Appalachias Moonshine King

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

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[@DanaWallace-i4k]

Another great story. Thanks JD for taking the time to research and write these stories, and help us remember our legacy, and give the flat landers and city folk a chance to wish they could claim to be from the tough stock that settled the Appalachians.

[@semigoth299]

Thanks for listing the music l was raised on good music like this bluegrass/country ones that you put with the stories

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

yes sir!@@semigoth299

[@nightlife7231]

Been a while remember me ?? Keep up the good work !!!

[@icantcook9998]

👍

[@beehungry6190]

America used to be so tough and rugged. Amazing stories and heritage.

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

well said

[@TheProcecution]

gyus invented american history in hollywood

[@timesthree5757]

Alot of us still are

[@cattywampusmcdoogle]

and then we let women vote, communist live, and a government move to a debt currency....

[@jasonnester9514]

Yup now we’re a soft ass society

[@ericjohnson8571]

Having grown up in south eastern Kentucky, these stories bring back memories of stories I heard as a child in the early 1960’s where moonshine was still the most important part of the local economy. The schools I attended had outhouses and were heated by pot bellied stoves. My friend’s fathers plowed their garden and tobacco fields with a mule because often it was too steep for a tractor.

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

thanks for sharing that memory!

[@EuleneWages4644]

Yes even in the 70s and 80s there were still alotta corn liquor and bootleggers across southeastern Kentucky.I was becoming a teen by this time and they began to make alotta cities legal to sell.But yet several did not and so the bootleggers remained.💯

[@madcrabber1113]

Need more people like him now.

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

You got that right this world needs more people who will stand up and fight for what’s right

[@Last_Chance.]

Amen brother

[@mountainjam27]

Damn right

[@survive323]

Absolutely!

[@musicsavessouls]

When Leo makes this into a movie, Everyone is gonna be making shine🥳

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

yup

[@musicsavessouls]

@@TheAppalachianStoryteller Recently subscribed! Really great content in every way! Just Awesome!!

[@chrisullery3386]

We still make shine 😂

[@charliepc56]

Hollywood made the Wild West famous, but Appalachia was a much wilder place. Great story! Thanks JD!

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

you said it Charlie, and those outlaws in the Wild West came from Appalachia.

[@adrianaaraujo8634]

@@TheAppalachianStoryteller As a Brazilian, I don't know the real history of the USA. The history of Brazil was written with toilet paper, you can throw it in the trash, all heroes were manufactured and the discovery, in 1500, was a great historical fraud. I was struck by the subliminal message that, in much of farwest's films, cities were ruled by bandits: 'One silver dollar', for example. After 911, only an idiot does not realize that the government is controlled by criminals and, it is a company that acts against the people, alienating and enslaving them. I think that this episode of yours has a subliminal message to be perceived, as in the film I mentioned. Grateful for the registration.

[@ricksrealpitbbq]

As a relatively new resident of Appalachia I thoroughly enjoy these stories. I’ve met many old timers who have shared their stories and history. This place embodies everything I believe in. My only regret is I wasn’t born and raised here. But I’ll surely live my last days among those who live free.

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Welcome Rick, some are born here, some are lucky enough to make their way here, it is a way of life, a way of thinking, and a state of mind. Glad you are here brother.

[@JenAmazed42]

Welcome home, sir.

[@P_RO_]

Glad to have you. You'll find us old-fashioned folks stick together and help each other like you will not find anywhere else. We may not have much but we're glad to share what we got.

[@jeffreyfreeborn6879]

same here!

[@sevenspecie592]

What a nice comment, Rick! Something about it just warmed my heart & maybe b/c I was born & raised on a mountain in WV...lol❤️🕊❤️

[@Hasselhoff25816]

God bless that man and his people. And God bless America!

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Amen

[@BuntingClipClop]

"I just couldn't get my mind right, knowing that $100 was layin in that lawman's pocket". What beautiful writing. Your whole narrative captures the era and the personalities. It's quite wonderful. Also, the production value is so high, with those precious vintage photos plus sound fx. You're far from a simple mountain man yourself, sir.

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Thank you for that! My father told me a million times when I was a boy “you gotta get cha mind right” that line was a tribute to his memory. Thank you for noticing ❤️

[@BuntingClipClop]

@@TheAppalachianStoryteller Oh, that's wonderful! The wisdom of each dad is so distinctive and unique. I'm in Sydney, Australia, and I have to say, listening to your vernacular in that accent of yours transports every single time. Your pacing, dialogue and descriptions are as smooth as silk. What with the music, animations, photos...please tell me you have a team working on each episode and you're not just that bloody gifted!

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

I wish I had a team, but every aspect of these stories are from my own creation. @@BuntingClipClop

[@jillianmunday7640]

@@TheAppalachianStoryteller wow, that's amazing. How long does it take to produce an episode? Even the research must take weeks and weeks.

[@paulrosebush9137]

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[@CassandraFay]

Another good one! My grandpa ran moonshine in the 50’a from northwest Arkansas Ozarks into southwest Missouri.

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Awesome!

[@marilynamy3823]

Another great story. I loved how he outran the Marshalls and helped the poor with their taxes. Sounds like Redmond was a kind and amazing man. Thank You for this history story. Loved it.

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Thank you so much ❤️

[@davidgraham7325]

Another Robin Hood not some greedy ass politicians 🙄 the hard working country people are what makes this world

[@terrancemitchell3420]

I understand the hard times and all that, but this discloses illegal activity and that is not something to be celebrated. My family was deep in the trade and I am not proud of that. There were ways to make a living. Not get rich but make a living.

[@davidbrooks799]

Oh yes. Another Robin Hood. Said he respected the authorities until he shot the poor hard working deputy in the throat. Typical story embellishing the scoundrel and disparaging government. Most folks have good in them, but the truly mean bastard is ready to stab you in the back. This dude was a scoundrel not some Saint whiskey of poor hill folk.

[@laura6796]

A true Robin Hood. Great story!

[@skidooshizel]

This is an account of a man who absolutely embodied the American spirit. I think it's one of the best I ever heard.

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Thank you so much!

[@ajarrell3919]

I was born in the blue ridge. Had my first white lightening at 6. Granpaw and 12 uncles ran shine throughout the hills. They used the lightening to boost the cars horsepower in the 50's & 60s. Grandpa was a hate filled Dutchman. He froze high in the mountains, sitting in his chair in a camper holding his shine in a Mason jar. Buster Wardon. Meanest man I ever saw alive. Check my facts, lol. There are two Bluefields in the Appalachia. I was born in one of them. Thanks for this story.

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Wow, what year did he freeze?

[@burninforests4203]

Those were the days the cops couldn’t ever catch up to there fast suped up cars I Need some apple pie shine or some peach

[@juliefoord262]

OMG! I loved this story! Why hasnt a movie been made about major Lewis?! It should be! A modern day robin hood, to be sure! Keep the stories comin - i cant get enough of them!

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Thanks Julie!

[@johnsmith7676]

Hollywood is cancer.

[@meltcmelinda4012]

Thank you for sharing that glorious story about Major Lewis Redmond. What a life he lived. Hats off to all the Moonshiners. Thank You

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

He was a legend!

[@Autobodyscotty]

That was an EXCELLENT STORY !.

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Thank you!

[@donnahays1534]

I love your account of history and love and admire the spirt of community of these people.

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Thanks so much for that Donna! I do my best to bring the stories to life

[@etiennejager8701]

Your channel is a gem. I love listening to your stories as i drift off to sleep

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Thank you, glad to have you here

[@richardliles4415]

Oh, that is one heck of a story, so glad you told it. Thanks, JD.

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

thank you Richard, hope all is well with you as we head into the cold fall nights. Thank you so much for your support the last couple years!

[@breebarry4422]

I'm so glad people like you have a platform on KZbin, instead of having to vie for airtime or documentary movie screens. You redeem this place🎉

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

I really appreciate that

[@scott236]

Finally, a lewis redmond video!!! He's one of my top favorite.

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Its a heck of a story!

[@scott236]

​@@TheAppalachianStorytellerI didn't know his mother was part Indian. I know his fathers line was irish, I believe.

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

I got the info about his mother being part Indian from an interview with Lewis Redmond in a newspaper back in the 1880s@@scott236

[@pinkywilliams8063]

A great story JD. That hit close to my heart for my step father who was born and raised in the mtns of NC made his money as a teenager delivering shine mid 40's. His story was that's how he learn to drive like a bat out of hell. He taught me to drive on those mtn roads, scared the crap out of me but thru out my life I have avoided danger's on the road. I thank him every time. God rest his soul. He's buried up there in NC in a memorial cemetery Thanks for sharing JD...❤✌🙏

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Thanks for sharing your fathers story Pinky. Terrible how generations of men were persecuted by imaginary laws and now its legal...

[@jujumulligan43]

Great story to tell! I hope so much that we can hold on to these stories and the history of The Appalachian mountains! We are from Western North Carolina too! I love it here. And unfortunately so many people are moving to the area. We have always cherished the beauty of the mountains and the quiet of a life, away from the big cities! Hang on to your heritage!

[@jujumulligan43]

I love this documentary about the beautiful mountains of my home here in Western North Carolina! Thank you for presenting this video. It's a time now past, in many ways, but a time worth memorializing. Thank you so much for sharing this with me. Much obligated.

[@gamingandmore8252]

My papaw Williams and great grandpa Williams and 2nd grandpa Williams were all moonshiners in NC/TN Mountains. They ran through Blount county and Monroe county Tennessee into yellow Creek Graham NC. My 2nd great grandpa Onley was also a preacher.

[@MarlinWilliams-ts5ul]

That's how stock car racing started.

[@arvettadelashmit9337]

This is a Great Story. I have never heard anything like it before. Thank you.

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Thank you, I do my best to bring them to life

[@timknotts4752]

I absolutely love this story.

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Thanks so much!

[@tattoo5187]

Thanks!

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Wow! You just made my day! Thank you SO MUCH! 😊

[@reneenicholson9089]

He most definitely was one of the baddest!!!!moon shining king one tough SON OF A GUN.....LOVED IT.

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Thank you Renee!

[@dlkline27]

What a surprise ending. I sure didn't expect that! I love these stories. Thank you!

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Thank you 😊

[@D-A-1776]

Great story, glad i came across it. Love the old moonshiner stories i grew up and lived in the Appalachian mountains my whole life in east Tennessee

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Greetings from Anderson Co. TN

[@D-A-1776]

@@TheAppalachianStoryteller . Greetings, I've been through Anderson County. I'm from Sullivan County but live in sevier now.

[@sandrae4515]

Yes Sir! This is a GREAT Story. Yes Sir! ONE of the BEST! Keep um coming JD.

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Thank you!

[@piratepete1961]

never heard of this man but being someone who likes to make his own shine i love it

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Have a sip for Major Lewis tonight

[@randallbreason8322]

That was an INCREDIBLE story. I loved it!!! R.I.P Major Lewis Redmond!!!

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Thank you so much, my friend major Redmond was a heckuva man

[@torsandmore]

WOW WOW WOW WHAT A LEGEND!! Brilliant tale!!

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Thank you so much!

[@janeyhazelwood9894]

Sure do love all your stories. I never miss one. Thank you for these stories of where my kin came from.

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Thank you Janey!

[@TroyFutureExpat]

Good Saturday morning to you JD. That was a awesome tale. He was the most famous outlaw I never heard of, but he's now one of my favorites. Listening on my lunch break doing the night shift. Take care JD.

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Thanks so much Troy!

[@donnahays1534]

Never heard of this outlaw before but I think I will remember this history now. Enjoy the freedom that us like minded Canadian's no longer have under the most demonic sell out of a leader.

[@tracicomstock3489]

This story fills my chest with a pride for my roots, my Country and Freedom!!

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Thank you Traci!

[@lisalayne4335]

I love stories like this. Lots of history. Feels like you’re there.

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Thanks for that Lisa! I try to bring them to life

[@riverbender9898]

Another great story, with fine pictures! Thank you.

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Thanks so much!

[@ezekielmoorejr3145]

Another great story of our colorful history, thanks for sharing Major Lewis R. Redmond story! May he R.I.P.

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

yes sir, im gonna take a sip or two in his honor tonight

[@RunIt615]

The outlaw spirit from that region will always stay alive. Thanks for the story

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Yes indeed

[@davidsavage2650]

Love it. These are the stories Hollywood should be making movies from. Instead of recycling the same stuff over and over. P.S. The music is awesome. Keep it up and thank you.

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Hey, I appreciate that, especially them music comments, I work just as hard on that as I do the story

[@davidsavage2650]

@@TheAppalachianStoryteller Well it shows for sure! Is there a place where we could hear the full song?

[@laserbeam002]

I'm from South Carolina and have lived here all my live...over 60 years. Never heard this story. Thank you for posting.

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Glad you enjoyed

[@Thoreau-e4l]

What county?

[@michaelcribb7205]

Me either i was born and raised in charleston south Carolina this is my first time hearing about him i live in camden now

[@laserbeam002]

@@Thoreau-e4l spartanburg

[@JohnDavis-yz9nq]

Wow. Another amazing story. Glad to see the stories are longer. It’s like when I am listening to your stories I don’t want them to end.

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Thanks brother

[@tommygulley2260]

What an awesome story of a moonshiner.

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Yes sir!

[@debralee1401]

Awesome story, and history lesson! Love the music!!

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Thanks so much Debra!

[@rubypayton4539]

This has got to be one of the best stories I've ever heard. The ending cracked me up. Thank you for my morning giggle.

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Im happy you enjoyed it Ruby!

[@pamhoosier8592]

Another great story! You just draw me in with these stories!

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

I do my best to bring them to life and make the listener feel like they are there

[@pamhoosier8592]

@@TheAppalachianStoryteller you sure do. And they're excellent stories! I love true stuff. I will always listen to your stories.

[@rachelrichards2999]

Great story enjoyed a lot so much history in your stories . Thanks for the hard work you do in getting these story God bless have a great weekend

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Thank you Rachel, I do work to make these stories the best I am able to. Thank you so much for your kind words!

[@melissavancleave8686]

Good morning JD. You did it again with your fine writing skills. Major was just a hard working good man. Everyone feels the same about those taxes. If they left him alone, they wouldn't have been embarrassed. Your video with all the shots and smoke was really exciting and made story come alive. Thanks for all the hard work.

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Thank you Melissa! And thanks for noticing the shots and smoke and such! There is so much work to those little things, but it helps bring the story to life. You're right about everyone feeling the same about taxes... as I wrote that section, the words came to me very easily!

[@pam190]

I love love these stories with such good endings.

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

You watched a lot is stories today

[@janetconnors3113]

Another great storytelling, I think a lot of people would sympathize with him during these times. Thank you

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Thank you Janet!

[@jae6335]

Your heartwarming stories are true celebrations of the strength of the human spirit! Thank you!

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

You are so kind :)

[@jae6335]

@@TheAppalachianStoryteller ❤️⚘️

[@EricHeffner]

This has been my favorite today. The Harper brothers come in at a close second thank you for everything you do.

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Thanks so much!

[@teereetina]

Love this guy, we need a few more Like him around today

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

amen, well said

[@mitologijaiokultizam7608]

Greetings. You, my good sir, are one of the best storytellers I've ever heard. I'm a historian and an anthropologist, and even that I'm living on the other side of the world, literally, I have always been fascinated with the history of the US. North Carolina's, and mountain history, people, and customs especially. And again, as an historian and anthropologist, I'm amazed how vividly and with how much spirit you are telling each and every one of your stories. My bow and respect to you sir, and all the best wishes from Serbia, southeast Europe. Igor🙏😇🇷🇸❤️🇺🇸🍻🌄

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Greetings from the mountains of East Tennessee. Thank you so much, I really appreciate that! Im so glad you found your way here, stay tuned, many more stories on the way!

[@mitologijaiokultizam7608]

@@TheAppalachianStoryteller Thank you so much, from my whole heart, my good sir. I will certainly do that. Truth to be told, I was searching some historical information about North Carolinian history, and among the you tube suggestions was your channel. And after I listened to just one story, I knew that I'm not going anywhere. And until now, I watched more than half of your videos. But I'm truly looking forward for your wonderful new stories my friend. Thank you once again, for bringing the amazing history of the Appalachian Mountains, and it's wonderful people and customs to the world, to all of us who enjoy it so much. I'm planning a trip to North Carolina for some time now, and after hearing your stories, I'm looking forward for it more then ever. Much love, respect, and the warmest greetings for you my brother, and all good people of US, North Carolina and East Tennessee from Serbia.🇷🇸❤️🇺🇸🍻😇🙏🌄

[@philm7017]

TRUTH can't be beat ! , Thanks! , Phil James Manley, Seneca, South Carolina !!!

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

👍🏼 ❤️

[@DD-mp9ok]

YES! Nothing makes my day any better than when "David slays Goliath" LOL. Hat tip to Major Redmond! Another awesome story, JD!

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Id gonna have a sip or two in Major Redmonds honor this evening

[@jeffreybunch3959]

I live here in Raleigh West Virginia , I love these stories. 👍 Popcorn here.A good men.👍

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Thank you!

[@EverettJames]

Thanks man. Appalachia's Moonshine King made me smile and laugh more than once, I love the history, and I paused on those old photos of the cabins and the people and just studied them, because it takes me back in time. You truly are The Appalachian Story Teller.

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Thanks so much for that my friend! Preciate your kindness!

[@janellejanjan]

I sent this to daddy for him to listen. When he was young but could drive he was a runner ;)

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

love this!

[@AnnacolleenEtters]

It was their corn! They should've been able to do what they wanted to do with their crops! I suppose I've never agreed with the feds, still hate the tyranny of the IRS. I have absolutely no respect, given what is going on even now. Thank you for this wonderful story. I feel so strongly about taxes and the wars our money is going for, instead of helping our people. God Bless you for telling the stories of what could very well be my ancestors.

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Thanks so much for sharing that, lots of good points

[@hillbilly4christ638]

Popcorn Sutton said: I paid tax on that copper, sugar and so on, so I don’t reckon I owe them any tax on what I am making. Think about it, you go through all that trouble and someone comes along wanting a cut of what you have done. That is some mafia stuff right there.

[@rebeccasblingingboutique4762]

Wonderful story. My husband is a direct desendant of general. Robert E Lee ❤

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

❤️

[@jamtraveler1]

This is the best story that I have watched....Thanks

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Thanks so much for that my friend

[@davidlancaster8152]

The Appalachian Story Teller is awesome! Thanks delivering consistent quality content....consistently! Lololo

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

thank you!

[@nancybode6159]

I did an internet search and apparently you can purchase Lewis Redmond Bourbon Whiskey from a distillery in South Carolina. I wonder if it's as good as the original recipe!

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

yes you can purchase it, I didn't mention it in the video. Maybe I should have offered a sponsorship with them. 🤔

[@jaynaswenson6570]

I randomly found you and have to say HAPPY that i did! Ur voice is what sold me , as i normally just listen and not watch but...I love the old photographs used for these! So educational , KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK!

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Thank you, so glad you found your way here!

[@algentry1]

Some of my Uncles ran moonshine in South Carolina. Most of 'em finally grew up. They were hard men, and I still love 'em even though they're dead and gone. They taught me how to be, so I'm forever grateful. They used to put heavy springs in the back of the car so the cops wouldn't see it sagging under the load. But, they would see it raised up when it was empty, and keep an eye out for the car. Nobody had a spare car then. My Uncle Lander had a kerosene smoke screen rigged up to use when he was almost home, so they couldn't see where he went. There was already a dust cloud behind him, so the smoke, even though it ruined the engine kept him free. My Mother told me the stories but they never talked about it in front on the little kids. I'm 76 years old, so it was a long time ago. Chester County, S.C. Strike a blow for Liberty. Scots Irish Whiskey and Branch Water.

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Thanks for sharing those memories

[@deecooper1567]

WOOOHOOOO Mr. Redmond 👍👍. The tables sure turned in this one 🤪🤪🤪🥃👵🏻👩‍🌾❣️

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Yes they did

[@karenroot450]

Wow what a turn of events for the ‘notorious’ outlaw! This was a riveting story JD! I love the stories. I really loved how Redmond paid his neighbors back taxes! He was a slippery criminal then hired to take over a legal distillery! I hope he lived a long prosperous life after this turn of events! Thank you JD! Love all your stories!

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Thanks so much Karen, he never fully recovered 100% from those 6 bullets he received, had to use a cane after that and he struggled with his health, but he had a house full of young'uns and a loving wife. That's as good a life as any.

[@karenroot450]

@@TheAppalachianStoryteller I’m glad he had a family!

[@karenroot450]

@@TheAppalachianStoryteller I’m glad he had a family!

[@davidgraham7325]

But I and many other people don't consider 😕 him criminal he was just doing what it took to survive in the wild country and to take care of the family and friends which many would not have survived without his kind heart

[@davidbrooks799]

Nobody is a hero in this story. Robin Hood is a scoundrel just like any criminal that would shoot somebody in the throat. He was a lying scoundrel.

[@ruthrecord8196]

Puppies woke me again at 3:00 am. Thankfully for your stories in the dark hours of morning ❤

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

❤️

[@bettyfeliciano7322]

What an awesome story! I love hearing your narration of these amazing stories of the Appalachian people! Blessings always! ❤️✝️

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Thank you 🙏!

[@bettyfeliciano7322]

@@TheAppalachianStoryteller I absolutely love your voice and I have never seen the Appalachian mountains except in videos from Donnie Laws. What a beautiful place! God’s handiwork abounds!

[@hrhqueene]

This is one of your best! Transports me right back to the coal country of WV, where I was born & grew up. We would’ve loved Major Redmond!

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Thank you so much my friend. This is a powerful story.

[@StuartAnderson-xl4bo]

Another beautifully narrated great story sir thankyou

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Thank you so much Stuart! preciate you watching and commenting. Hope everything is going well in your neck of the woods

[@jamesdeen3011]

Stories of the underdog prevailing against all odds has always been my favorite. It strikes me that when the government passes a law against a particular thing like shine, gambling {lottery} that they would pass another law making it legal as long as they get thier cut. This feels like something organized crime would do you know, a shake down. No wonder everybody hates the government.

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

That’s exactly what it is James!

[@thegrey8643]

It is organized crime. But when you write the “laws” theft and ransom are called “taxes”.

[@ravenzyblack]

It IS organized crime. That is WHY they wanted to get rid of the competition.

[@dehypnotizebroadcast14]

It is organized crime. The government is run by the tiny hat mafia. They invented usury...

[@richardwhitten531]

Exactly

[@carolet17]

Loved the narration, felt like I was there

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Thank you, I do my best to bring the stories to life!

[@GlamGam1964]

Wow, that was a riveting story. Kept me on the edge of my seat.

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Thanks so much! Appreciate you!

[@jonni1960]

loved it, he sounded like a Robin Hood!!! thanks again JD!!

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Thank you Jonni! Have a blessed day my friend

[@KathysTube]

I have to admit I liked his attitude (not the killing, but...🤫) especially how he helped his neighbors. Great story JD 😎👍

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Thanks Kathy, he just wanted to be left alone, and the government just wanted his money or he would have to fight for his freedom and his life to keep it. Crazy how taxes work.

[@KathysTube]

@@TheAppalachianStoryteller I think it's beyond crazy and into the realms of criminal 😁👍

[@lindabriggs5118]

Great story! I live in the Appalachian's near many of the places Redmond lived. It's wonderful to hear about the old timers and what they got up to. But you're correct, I'd never heard of Major Lewis Redmond. Maybe because he and his band were east of the Mississippi and not part of the west. He was a "Robin Hood" of the Southwestern Appalachian's. Thank you for the history and I love the background music you play. ❤️

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Thanks Linda! Lots of folks don't know it, but im a lifelong musician, I put a "major" (pun intended) emphasis on music in these stories :)

[@lindabriggs5118]

@TheAppalachianStoryteller I'm a history buff. In high school I remember having to write a paper of a significant time in the Civil War. I wrote about the Battle of Shiloh. You should do a video about the last skirmish of the Civil War. It's a bit humorous, as the Confederate forces in the area around Sylva, NC had not heard of the recent surrender of the Confederacy and encountered a group of Union Soldiers and fought them. What makes it humorous, is not that their skirmish was after the surrender, it was the the Confederats actually WON the battle! 😁 Oh, I should mention, I don't know about others, but I would love for you to do a full video playing some of the music of the Appalachian's with possible back stories. Such as Celtic origins or religious.

[@deletalunstrum86]

WONDERFUL STORY!!!

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Thank you so much!

[@msbeth420]

Loved the story

[@nicholasmonahan7102]

What an awesome story demonstrating the perseverance of the Appalachian people and their will to survive and fight for what they believe in.

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Thanks so much!

[@frostyfrances4700]

Loved that one too, JD. Fascinating days but so glad I wasn't born until 1946.

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Thank you Frosty! Hope all is well in your neck of the woods! JD

[@frostyfrances4700]

@@TheAppalachianStoryteller - Hope I haven't said this too many times before, JD; but my best friend, a mere lass of 60, has been researching her family tree a lot lately and found out her own great-granddad ran shine in TN, and that his business ran a long ways up north - into the southern reaches of my own great-grandad's similar business. We might well have an earlier connection than we could've guessed.

[@frostyfrances4700]

BTW, I still make my own wine in a glass jar with fruit juice, sugar, and yeast inside and a balloon for a stopper. Simplest thing in the world. When the baloon starts to swell, the brew's working. When it deflates, the wine's done although it doesn't hurt to leave it there a little longer too. At least when you make your own, you know what's in it.

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

what a simple method! wow@@frostyfrances4700

[@begbieyabass]

Brilliant . I love how you tell the story I felt that I was there watching from the side.

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Thank you so much!

[@jcmass41]

Great job, JD. It seems the more things change, the more they remain the same. Hats off to these men who’s vision remained clear, despite the unwelcome changes and encroachments of powers that be

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

absolutely well said!

[@michaelcribb7205]

This is my first time hearing of lewis redman i love to hear stories like theae about shiners i was born and raised in south Carolina and Florida for a while outlaw stories have been my favorite to listen to the most famous I've heard of quite a bit was popcorn sutton ,the bondurants so finding new people to hear about is always great

[@bigiron8831]

Good morning JD, man that was a great story to start off my Saturday. Makes me wish my grandpa was still alive so he could share his moonshine history with me. Y'all stay safe my friends 🙏

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Thanks big iron, the ole timers sure could tell em, I miss those days

[@owenjones3612]

The first 2 minutes of this buddy, hits a nerve inside me..its so powerful it made me well up with tears. I was born in the wrong era man. The wrong century!

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

❤️

[@pamelabradford4728]

I love these stories. I love learning new information no matter what the content.

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Glad to have you here!

[@jaaches]

A wonderful story told by a real storyteller! Fantastic!

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Glad you enjoyed it, Happy Thanksgiving!

[@jbgibson2026]

Incredible work, sir. My momma would've rightly enjoyed your storytelling. Much like I do.

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

That means a lot to me, thank you for that ❤️

[@davenee8799]

fekkin brilliant! Thanks Dude. That guy was, nae, IS a legend! Thanks so much for these stories about real men, who faced the odds, and often beat them.🤙

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Thank you so much!

[@arohacecil5235]

A true hero. Love it❤

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

He really was

[@sandyschannel6917]

Wow! I didn't see the end of this story coming! Great job of telling this one. Terrific story.

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Thank you so much!

[@drmarkintexas-400]

Thank you for sharing 🏆⭐🤗🇺🇸🙏

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Thank you!

[@JamesSmith-xm8zt]

I never heard of this man and his story thank you I really enjoyed it!

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Thanks brother

[@kyleoemcke8002]

You have so many interesting and fascinating stories…. I believe, this by far is the best one I have heard yet. Please keep them coming and thank you.

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Wow, thank you!

[@StMiBll]

This may be my favorite story so far-or, if not, it’s the other one. I am rather ashamed I do not know Major Lewis R Redmond but I will be looking up some literature presently. Thank you for telling this hero’s story! Great work as always!

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Thanks so much, his story deserves to not only be remembered, but told again and again.

[@StMiBll]

@@TheAppalachianStorytellerthat is the truth. Freedom is the greatest tradition of all Americans for sure! But none have exercised freedom so fully as the Appalachian people. They are an example to all.

[@debbiefrye7187]

Great story and I absolutely love the music you play hered. Thanks for the story J D.

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Thank you so much Debbie, happy pre thanksgiving weekend!

[@davidhall-yq8rr]

That's a good one JD, Milton Higgins used to put on a play called The prince of dark corners about Redmond

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

How bout that, I didn’t know that

[@rowankeith]

I wondered if anyone was going to mention this. Also, most definitely worth mentioning, is that it was written by Sylva, North Carolina's own folklorist, storyteller and playwright Gary Carden.

[@rowankeith]

Also, the play was recorded as a film version for PBS and used to run quite a bit. These days it can be found on KZbin as well as segments of Gary Carden talking about his research on Redmond prior to writing the play.

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

thanks for sharing this! Ive never seen it!@@rowankeith

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Ill definately look into it, ive never heard of it! Thanks for sharing everyone!@@rowankeith

[@dannyjenkins3672]

Great mountain history and stories….thank you….

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

thank you!