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Hill Billy
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WickedWitch
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Waldo,
I think this is what you're looking for.
"Silver John
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Silver John is a fictional character from a series of fantasy stories by Manly Wade Wellman. Though fans refer to him as Silver John or as John the Balladeer, the stories call him simply John.
The stories are set in the Appalachian mountains of North Carolina. The time is never explicitly given but seems to be the middle of the twentieth century. John is a wandering singer who carries a guitar with silver strings. He is a veteran of the Korean War and resembles a young Johnny Cash. He frequently encounters creatures and superstitions from the folk tales and superstitions of the mountain people. Though John has no special skills or weapons, his courage, wit and essential goodness always allow him to triumph over supernatural evils. He has an implied mystic link of some sort to John the Baptist.
The stories are rich in the customs and lore of the region and many of the folk songs John sings are authentic as well. Wellman did introduce some original songs and legends but his creations blend seamlessly with the traditional material. The short stories of John have been collected three times, as Who Fears the Devil (1963), John the Balladeer (1988), and Owls Hoot in Daytime and Other Omens (2003). In addition, there are five novels about John. Wellman was planning an additional novel, to be titled The Valley So Low, but died before writing it. The title would be used for a collection of his stories, instead.
Silver John Novels
The Old Gods Waken (1979)
After Dark (1980)
The Lost and Lurking (1981)
The Hanging Stones (1982)
Voice of the Mountain (1984)
The Legend of Hillbilly John, a low-budget movie about John, was released in 1973. The novel Old Nathan by David Drake, a friend of Wellman's, was inspired by the Silver John stories."
By the way, Waldo, hillbilly is often used as an insulting or deregatory term. I know you are just repeating a term that you heard from someone else, but the mountain folk are VERY TOUCHY about being called hillbillies. I know that you don't mean anything at all by the use of "that term". Really, I'm not upset. I am sorry I can't think of a more tackful way of expressing this. This whole paragraph sounds harsh, and I don't mean that at all. I'm just trying to explain that you probably want to find another way to express that thought.
I think this is what you're looking for.
"Silver John
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Silver John is a fictional character from a series of fantasy stories by Manly Wade Wellman. Though fans refer to him as Silver John or as John the Balladeer, the stories call him simply John.
The stories are set in the Appalachian mountains of North Carolina. The time is never explicitly given but seems to be the middle of the twentieth century. John is a wandering singer who carries a guitar with silver strings. He is a veteran of the Korean War and resembles a young Johnny Cash. He frequently encounters creatures and superstitions from the folk tales and superstitions of the mountain people. Though John has no special skills or weapons, his courage, wit and essential goodness always allow him to triumph over supernatural evils. He has an implied mystic link of some sort to John the Baptist.
The stories are rich in the customs and lore of the region and many of the folk songs John sings are authentic as well. Wellman did introduce some original songs and legends but his creations blend seamlessly with the traditional material. The short stories of John have been collected three times, as Who Fears the Devil (1963), John the Balladeer (1988), and Owls Hoot in Daytime and Other Omens (2003). In addition, there are five novels about John. Wellman was planning an additional novel, to be titled The Valley So Low, but died before writing it. The title would be used for a collection of his stories, instead.
Silver John Novels
The Old Gods Waken (1979)
After Dark (1980)
The Lost and Lurking (1981)
The Hanging Stones (1982)
Voice of the Mountain (1984)
The Legend of Hillbilly John, a low-budget movie about John, was released in 1973. The novel Old Nathan by David Drake, a friend of Wellman's, was inspired by the Silver John stories."
By the way, Waldo, hillbilly is often used as an insulting or deregatory term. I know you are just repeating a term that you heard from someone else, but the mountain folk are VERY TOUCHY about being called hillbillies. I know that you don't mean anything at all by the use of "that term". Really, I'm not upset. I am sorry I can't think of a more tackful way of expressing this. This whole paragraph sounds harsh, and I don't mean that at all. I'm just trying to explain that you probably want to find another way to express that thought.
