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Sean of the South

Fourth of July | Sean of the South

Sean of the South

Sean Dietrich

Personal Journals, S-town, Music, Alabama, Garrison Keillor, Storytelling, Story, Garden And Gun, Southern Living, Serial, Southern Culture, S Town, Old Radio, Lake Wobegon, Stories, Prairie Home Companion, Arts, Society & Culture, Live From Here, Story Podcast

5.0546 Ratings

🗓️ 7 July 2018

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

Sean sits behind a grand piano and performs with his band of 16 years, the Boiled Peanuts, then tells the story of a hometown 4th of July among Southern Baptists who eat too much potato salad. Music by the Boiled Peanuts.

Transcript

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0:00.0

This episode of Sean of the South is brought to you by Case Knives, a tradition of my family dating back to my granddaddy, the fisherman to woodcarver, and the Southern Baptist, who always said the best cure for idle hands is to build something.

0:12.9

So keep your hands sharp with a case knife.

0:16.8

Hey, you're listening to Sean of the South.

0:19.7

I'm your host, Sean District, and it is going to be a fun show.

0:22.9

We are here to celebrate the 4th of July tonight,

0:25.6

and this band who is with me up here on the stage is a band that's been with me for 16 years.

0:29.7

The Bull Peanuts, everybody.

0:31.2

Let's play you a patriotic song and kick in this holiday.

0:36.5

One, two, one.

0:38.8

You're a grand old fly, you're a high fly and fly and forever in peace may you wave.

0:52.8

You're the emblem

0:55.3

of the land

0:58.6

I love

1:00.1

the home of

1:02.4

the free and the bread

1:06.1

every heart

1:08.7

beats true

1:10.4

for the red, white and blue, where there's never a boast of pride.

1:19.6

And should all of plainness be forgotten, keep your eye on that ground. unwaiteless people God

1:28.3

Keep your eye on

1:30.3

That grand

1:31.3

Oh,

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