Radio Free Daufuskie
Salt water drowns and saves
CityTrex and Lowcountry author Roger Pinckney combine talents to tell two stories about one constant: the salt water that surrounds us can sustain us but also can take away our loved ones.
The water took away a good man, Willis Frazier, 50, of Hilton Head, during a storm offshore.
A river of the same water helps us save our souls.
In this dispatch of Radio Free Daufuskie, Roger Pinckney reports on two current events on our barrier islands.
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about 6 minutes
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Autumn in the Lowcountry means Shrimp Season
Author, tour guide, and Lowcountry legend Roger Pinckney broadcasts on Radio Free Daufuskie.
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About 2 minutes
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In this episode we hear about the early part of shrimp season, autumn 2010.
Hunting on an island with more deer than people.
In this episode of Radio Free Daufuskie we hear author, tour guide, Lowcountry legend and avid deer hunter Roger Pinckney amid a season of plenty, autumn 2010. Recession? Economic woes? Maybe on the mainland.
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About 3 minutes 33 seconds
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Coffin Point: The Strange Cases of Ed McTeer, Witchdoctor Sheriff
Ed McTeer was the boy-sheriff of island-bound Beaufort County, South Carolina, for thirty-six years. After an epic battle with the famous Dr. Buzzard, McTeer, a white man, claimed he was the "last remaining tie to the true African Witchcraft."
He was telling it true.
Beaufort, SC will showcase her gullah roots (as in root Doctor voodoo) this holiday season when author Baynard Woods tells stories about the legendary Boy Sheriff Ed McTeer in Beaufort at the County Council Chambers from 5:30-6:30 Tuesday Dec. 14, 2010.
Don't miss this event. Click and hear Radio Free Daufuskie field correspondent and author Baynard Woods talk about his book, including time spent with Roger Pinckney gathering rich material. You know that's a nice job to have, gathering stories from Roger Pinckney...
About 6 minutes
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Known as the "High Sheriff of the Lowcountry," and well known as a White Witch Doctor.
A barefoot sandfiddler reports
Before the bridges and golfers, when the notion of a Lowcountry "lifestyle" was just our way of life, being a wild child meant living as Mother Nature's Son, spending summer months barefoot and 16 miles by boat away from parents, rules, laws, and cares. It really was that way, people!
Roger Pinckney shares the childhood of a Lowcountry writer and we learn why he's such a sought-after tour guide. Authenticity and true love shines through.
Click to hear what being wild in the 60's meant to a teenager on an isolated barrier island in the intracoastal waterway. Imagine the Beaufort County, South Carolina that was.
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About 6 and a half minutes
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Daufuskie Daredevil, a late night tale
A coastal Sea Island storyteller and singer-songwriter, Wendell Matthews shares a tale of the nonchalance found in South Carolina islanders.
"Even after the music fades, the stories live on," he says.
Appearing by popular demand on this episode of Radio Free Daufuskie, click to hear a ballad of a truck run wild.
About 4 and a half minutes
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For more such tales and tunes, see Reverbnation.com/WendellMatthews
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Spiritual Power of Blue (Radio Free Daufuskie)
"The day ain't over til the sun go down."
In this episode our Lowcountry tour guide and Southern storyteller turns a sad tour into a glad tour.
3 minutes 20 seconds
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Savannah River Super Port, via Radio Free Daufuskie
A happy day for the Daufuskie locals, their barrier island has breathing room from upstream spoils. The port of Savannah has gotten them once already, so maybe the ecological stomp of economics will skip a generation this time. . . Better tour it while you can. Pristine locales don't last long once the money boat steams in.
Author, tour guide, and Lowcountry legend Roger Pinckney broadcasts on Radio Free Daufuskie.
About 4 minutes
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Wendell Matthews plays Tybee and Daufuskie Islands
Pirate Fest is a three day event on Tybee Island, GA. A top-notch singer songwriter, Wendell Matthews, performs on Saturday Oct 9, 2010. The next day, Sunday Oct 10, 2010, Wendell plays the Old Daufuskie Crab Company, which leads us to . . . Here's an audio of his song for the book (and soon to be film) "Reefer Moon."
"Beneath the Reefer Moon"
Any problem with the above player, go straight to ReverbNation/WendellMatthews.
Old Daufuskie Crab Company 256 Cooper River Landing Rd Daufuskie Island, SC 29915 (843) 785-6652
Ferry access ONLY.
For transit, contact Broad Creek Marina, Hilton Head Island (843) 681-3625 Doors Open at 2:00 PM
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The Whiskey Speech
From the archives of Radio Free Daufuskie, we found a vinyl album of a political speech about the contradictions of whiskey. Told to a crowd that's loving every minute of it, sober and stewed.
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About 4 and a half minutes
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A Happy Christmas to all, everything in moderation (including moderation).
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