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Announcing our cast for 2024 dates in Orlando, Ft. Lauderdale and Tampa

Family, we are thrilled to announce the cast and musical guests who will be joining us for our Aug 9-11 tour dates in Orlando, Ft. Lauderdale and Tampa!

TRACEY JOHNSTON-CRUM, who you know and love as the unforgettable voice of Pretty Polly Barrow.

BETSY PUCKETT, who has terrified audiences across our Patreon and the country as the voice of Granny White.

JACOB DANIELSEN-MOORE, whose rousing performances have thrilled audiences from coast to coast, and who you may also know as...

Announcing our cast for 2024 dates in York, Richmond and Bristol

Family, we are thrilled to announce the cast and musical guests who will be joining us for our Jul 25-27 tour dates in York, PA; Richmond, VA; and Bristol, TN!

BRANDON BENTLEY, who you know and love as the voice of Waylon Boggs.

DR. RAY CHRISTIAN, the unforgettable storyteller who brings you the voice of Brother Bartholomew.

LANDON BLOOD, the genius behind the show's various theme songs, including the haunting and heartbreaking Familiar & Beloved theme.

JON CHARLES...

Announcing our cast for 2024 dates in Boulder, Seattle and Portland

Family, we are thrilled to announce the cast and musical guests who will be joining us for our Jul 11-14 dates in Boulder, Seattle and Portland!

STEPHANIE HICKLING BECKMAN, the star of Asheville's theater scene who you know and love as the voice of Granny Underwood.

DR. RAY CHRISTIAN, the unforgettable storyteller who brings you the voice of Brother Bartholomew.

LANDON BLOOD, the genius behind the show's various theme songs, including the haunting and heartbreaking Familiar ...

Announcing Old Gods of Appalachia: Deeper Still, an expansion for the OGoA TTRPG

Our friends at Monte Cook Games were so pleased with how much y'all seem to love the Old Gods of Appalachia Roleplaying Game that they reached out and asked if we might wanna do a little expansion. And of course we said why not?

Old Gods of Appalachia: Deeper Still, coming this summer, brings new adventures, character options, and other content to the hit tabletop roleplaying game.

Sign up here to be notified when the crowdfunding campaign launches: 2024-04-11 14:00:33 +0000 UTC View Post

Announcing our cast for 2024 dates in New Orleans, Houston, Austin and Dallas

Family, we are thrilled to announce the cast and musical guests who will be joining us for our Jun 27-30 dates in New Orleans, Houston, Austin and Dallas!

SHASPARAY IRVIN, the Austin poet who you know and love as the voice of Granny Underwood's daughter, Nina Jennings.

ALLISON MULLINS, the unforgettable voice of the Spine of the Mountain herself, Glory Ann Boggs.

LANDON BLOOD, the genius behind the show's various theme songs, including the haunting and heartbreaking Familiar...

Announcing our cast for 2024 dates in Durham, Athens, Knoxville and Greenville

Family, we are thrilled to announce the cast and musical guests who will be joining us when we kick off our 2024 tour with dates in Durham, Athens, Knoxville and Greenville!

CECIL BALDWIN, who you know and love as the voice of Welcome to Nightvale and who most recently joined us for the west coast leg of our 2023 tour.

D.J. ROGERS, the poet laureate of Durham, who you know and love as the voice of Tobias Underwood.

LANDON BLOOD, the genius behind the show's various theme son...

Familiar & Beloved: Kith and Kin Part IV

Waylon and Digger both face down their fears in the old schoolhouse. 

CW: Discussion of the deaths of children and a stillborn child; depiction of grief, anger / rage related to grief, drowning / choking, monster sounds, cat sounds, storm sounds.

Written by Steve Shell and Cam Collins
Narrated by Steve Shell
Sound design by Steve Shell
Produced and edited by Cam Collins and Steve Shell
Intro and outro music: “Familiar and Beloved” by Landon Bl...

S4: Root & Branch – Episode 66: Night Comes to the Rock

Blood is shed as the sun sets.

CW: Gore, monster, death by monster, court proceedings, sudden and loud supernatural voices.

Written by Steve Shell and Cam Collins 
Narrated by Steve Shell
Sound design by Steve Shell
Produced and edited by Cam Collins and Steve Shell
The voice of D.L. Walker: Cam Collins
The voice of Rachel Harlow: Sarah Doreen MacPhee
Intro music: “The Land Unknown (The Bloody Roots Verses)” written and performed by Landon Blood...

Announcing our 2024 national tour

Old Gods of Appalachia is pleased to announce our 2024 national tour, Unhallowed Grounds!

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PATREON PRESALE ($15 tier and up): WED, APRIL 3, 2024 @ 10 AM VENUE LOCAL TIME

PUBLIC ON SALE: FRI, APRIL 5, 2024 @ 10 AM VENUE LOCAL TIME

TICKETS: oldgodsofappalachia.com/tour

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To answer some common questions:

Approximately how long is the live show?
We shoot for around 2 h...

Patreon Presale for our 2024 tour begins tomorrow

Our 2024 national tour, Unhallowed Grounds, will be announced to the public tomorrow, but we wanted to let our Patreon family know first, because presale for Patreon supporters at the $15 level and above ALSO begins tomorrow.

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WHEN: WED, APRIL 3, 2024 @ 10 AM VENUE LOCAL TIME
WHERE: Ticketing links will be posted at oldgodsofappalachia.com/tour
HOW: Use the code UGPATRON24

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To answer some common questions:

2024-04-02 16:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post

Slight delay for the Familiar & Beloved: Kith and Kin finale

Family, we are very sorry to let you know that, due to circumstances beyond our control, the final episode of Familiar & Beloved: Kith and Kin will be delayed until next week (as in this coming week, the first week of April).

We know. We're as disappointed as we're sure you are. BUT we have two bits of good news to help soothe the sting:

1. We just posted a brand new episode of Steve Reads that is sure to tickle your funnybone this weekend.

2. This Kith and Kin finale is...

Steve Reads – Episode 14: Steve Reads from the University of Virginia's College at Wise Alumni Magazine

*with comments.

S4: Root & Branch – Episode 65: Debt Collections

Paid in full. 

CW: Gore, monster/animal attack sounds, death by monster, pregnancy, birth of a child.

Written by Cam Collins and Steve Shell 
Narrated by Steve Shell
Sound design by Steve Shell
Produced and edited by Cam Collins and Steve Shell
Intro music: “The Land Unknown (The Bloody Roots Verses)” written and performed by Landon Blood
Outro music: “Atonement” written and performed by Jon Charles Dwyer

Merch code update

Hey family,

A couple of you have reached out to let us know that our discount codes weren't working for you. The way our TeePublic shop works, we have to remind our rep to renew our codes periodically, because apparently they don't have a mechanism for creating discount codes that don't expire. So when you let us know, we assumed that was the case here, and we contacted our rep to ask her to renew our codes.

Unfortunately, she got back to us with bad news. TeePublic is concerned a...

The Bloodletting – Episode 8

After a brief hiatus, The Bloodletting is back! You can listen live every Saturday at 10pm ET at our new, easier-to-remember home: pirateflagradio.com. You can also find a schedule of the other cool shows from my friends at WPFR.

Tonight's episode doesn't really have any particular theme. It's just some songs from artists I like, featuring a few tracks from recent or upcoming albums.

Track list:

• Don’...
  2024-03-11 14:00:08 +0000 UTC View Post

S4: Root & Branch – Episode 64: Last Stand at Copper Ridge

A stand is made, and the shadow falls.

CW: Gore, fire, disfiguring burns, sounds of burning, monster/animal attack sounds, death by monster, gunshot sounds, pregnancy.

Written by Cam Collins and Steve Shell
Narrated by Steve Shell
Sound design by Steve Shell
Produced and edited by Cam Collins and Steve Shell
Intro music: “The Land Unknown (The Bloody Roots Verses)” written and performed by Landon Blood
Outro music: “Atonement” written and performed ...

Not Worth the Bloodshed

How TailyPo became Mr. Poe.

CW: Gore, explicit sounds of human flesh and entrails being eaten by a monster, explosions, thunder and winter weather sounds, the sound of large animals running, monster noises, monster body horror, whispering monster sounds.

Written by Steve Shell
Narrated by Steve Shell
Sound design by Steve Shell
Produced and edited by Cam Collins and Steve Shell
Intro/Outro music by Landon Blood

Now available from our partners at Monte Cook Games: BEST LEAVE THEM GHOSTS ALONE

Best Leave Them Ghosts Alone is an Old Gods of Appalachia TTRPG adventure set in a small town full of memories, ghosts, and promises unpaid. This poignant adventure, rife with atmosphere, horror, and emotion, was an official Monte Cook Games event at Gen Con 2023, and is particularly well suited for use as a unique standalone experience. https://www.montecookgames.com/store/product/b...

S4: Root & Branch – Episode 63: The Ways of the Dead

Decisions are made in the place where the veil stands thin.

CW: References to the deaths of children in the practice of child labor, death of a parent, death in pollution-related circumstances, disfigurement, sex work, infertility. Loud animal noise, high pitched whistling, and sounds of emotional distress.

Written by Cam Collins and Steve Shell
Narrated by Steve Shell
Sound design by Steve Shell
Produced and edited by Cam Collins and Steve Shell
Intro music: ...

The Bloodletting – Episode 7: black hearts + bloody kisses

A very special Valentine from me to you.

Track list:

• “Burn” – The Cure
• “Red Flags and Long Nights” – She Wants Revenge
• “Love Will Tear Us Apart” – Joy Division
• “The Beast” – Concrete Blonde
• “Velvet Rope” – King Dude
• “That’s What I Get” – Nine Inch Nails
• “why are you here” – Machine Gun Kelly
• “Brain Eating Amoeba” – Polkadot Cadaver
• “Blood Stained Valent...
  2024-02-13 16:32:21 +0000 UTC View Post

S4: Root & Branch – Episode 62: Small Favors

Favors are called in and a journey begins.

CW: Discussion of firearms, paranoia, emotional breakdown, marital strife, children killed in industrial settings/child labor; automotive sounds; descriptions of mutilated ghosts.

Written by Steve Shell and Cam Collins
Narrated by Steve Shell
Sound design by Steve Shell
Produced and edited by Cam Collins and Steve Shell
Intro music: “The Land Unknown (The Bloody Roots Verses)” written and performed by Landon Blood...

The Bloodletting – Episode 6: Happy Birthday Alice!

On this week's episode of the Bloodletting, join me in celebrating the birth of a legend.

Track list:

• "Welcome to My Nightmare"
• "Bed of Nails"
• "I'm Eighteen"
• "I Love the Dead"
• "Desperado"
• "Clones (We're All)"
• "Teenage Frankenstein"
• "Dangerous Tonight"
• "Under My Wheels"
• "Poison"
• "Steven"
• "Pain"
• "Hallowed Be My Name"
• "Little By Little"
  

The Bloodletting – Episode 5: Witches & Wordsmiths: Women of Black Metal

Episode 5 offers a deep dive into one of my favorite genres (if not a comprehensive one given the length of some songs), focusing specifically on black metal fronted by women. Not all these bands are all women, but several are solo projects. 

Track list:

• "In the Shadow of Dead Gods" – Feminazgul
• "Damn the Night" – Ludicra
• "Divination" – Cadaveria
• "Hearken the End" – HULDER
• "Sentinel" – Black Table
• "Septem...
  2024-02-01 15:00:09 +0000 UTC View Post

Familiar & Beloved: Kith and Kin Part III

Waylon learns why his mama brought him to visit his uncle.

CW: Discussion of the deaths of children; depiction of grief, anger / rage related to grief, drowning / choking, coercion of a child, monster sounds, cat sounds; discussion of suicidal thoughts.

Written by Cam Collins

Narrated by Steve Shell

Sound design by Steve Shell

Produced and edited by Cam Collins and Steve Shell

Intro and outro music: “Familiar and Beloved” ...

The Bloodletting – Episode 4: Under the Covers

The third week of January, those of us in Tennessee faced the sort of frigid temperatures we live here to avoid, and we’ve all been hiding under the covers. So that’s the theme of this episode — Under the Covers: a little bit of fun to see us through these cold winter nights.

Track list:

• “The Boys of Summer” – The Ataris
• “Under My Thumb” – Social Distortion
• “Like a Prayer” – H2O
• “Sunday Bloody Sunday” – Evergreen Terra...
  2024-01-22 23:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post

The Bloodletting – Episode 3: Murder Songs

Episode 3 of my radio show features songs in the general theme of murder (so obviously you can see why these are inspiring!). I hesitate to say the episode is murder ballads, since they aren't technically all ballads, and there's a whole history to that particular style of songwriting that is very interesting and maybe something to cover at a later date. Anyway, hope y'all have fun listening. 

Track list:

• "For My Upstairs Neighbor (Mums the Word)" – El-P
...
2024-01-17 22:55:00 +0000 UTC View Post

Attention music fans: The Bloodletting is back in a new time slot!

After a brief hiatus during which older episodes were broadcast, Cam's radio show is back in all new time slot! The Bloodletting will now be broadcast on Saturdays at 10 PM ET on Pirate Flag Radio WPFR. You can listen on Radio King at www.radioking.com/play/pirateflagradio, or on the Radio King app (just search for Pirate Flag Radio). 

We will continue to post those episodes here the week after they are, and you can also catch replays on WPFR from ...

Thoughts on the year that was

Hi family, it's Cam. This is a bit of an update on what is and has been going on here at DeepNerd HQ TN, and a bit of a transparency post for those of you with questions about care package shipping.

2023 was, in many ways, a phenomenal year for Old Gods of Appalachia. We launched our first national tour, and it was just about everything we could have hoped for. It was wonderful to see so many of you in person and to have the opportunity to chat with some of you face to face. We got to t...

S4: Root & Branch – Episode 61: Mixed Blessings

Mine.

CW: Woodland ambiance, monster noises, gunshot (at low volume), discussion of hunting animals for food, pregnancy and possible complications, light mutilation.

Written by Steve Shell and Cam Collins
Narrated by Steve Shell
Sound design by Steve Shell
Produced and edited by Cam Collins and Steve Shell
The voice of DL Walker: Cam Collins
Intro music: “The Land Unknown (The Bloody Roots Verses)” written and performed by Landon
Blood
Outro music...

The long-awaited Bumper Crop tee

Merch drop! Friend of the show Sinerous created a beautiful portrait of the real hero of Bumper Crop: Simon! Fifteen pounds of fur and entitlement can now be found on shirts, hoodies, wall art, and more in our TeePublic store. https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/56373021-bumper-crop?ref_id=13755