My grandparents were all born in the third and fourth quarters of the 19th century and used to scare us to death talking about "haints". Almost everybody in rural areas believed in haints and were nearly paralyzed with fear to go outside after dark for fear that they might encounter a haint! My grandmother also told about how scared people were of wild animals, too. Bears, hogs, packs of wild dogs, etc. Her family lived very primitively- they didn't have a well, a privy, or a stove. Her mother cooked on the hearth and they toted water from a spring. Eastern North Carolina.
A friend/ cousin of ours from Mississippi once told us about an apparition called 'bugbear'. The bugbear or "buggy bear" was an evil, dark, misty creature that could come after you if you were out at night. The creature could steal your breath. The monstrous thing looked like a thick, dark cloth that rippled as it moved. I was surprised when I learned that the Choctaw People of Mississippi and Louisiana also had a term for this horrific phantasm that likely predated the Europeans, nan lusa chito, meaning 'black shroud'. This entity can enter homes, slide across the ceiling, and drop down on you as you sleep. The wisps of dark energy along its edges can slither out and enter your nose and mouth, robbing you of oxygen, as you sleep. I hope you never encounter one. Beware of the woods at night.
There's a strong connection between Appalachian folklore and their music. Many of the old murder/ghost ballads came over with them England, Ireland. "Polly Vonn" by the Dillards is a great example. Morgan Sexton is an absolute American folk hero.
I love the word Haint . It sounds scarier than haunt. I know haint is really not an English word but I like it much better. I wish it could be adapted to the English language.
From my understanding haints are different than ghost. Haints are unexplainable things that scare you or things that give you goosebumps and ghosts are wondering spirits of the dead.
My grandparents were all born in the third and fourth quarters of the 19th century and used to scare us to death talking about "haints". Almost everybody in rural areas believed in haints and were nearly paralyzed with fear to go outside after dark for fear that they might encounter a haint! My grandmother also told about how scared people were of wild animals, too. Bears, hogs, packs of wild dogs, etc. Her family lived very primitively- they didn't have a well, a privy, or a stove. Her mother cooked on the hearth and they toted water from a spring. Eastern North Carolina.
Hearing Morgan Sexton describe what modern people would call a ufo encounter is mind blowing...
So many memories flood my soul listening to this sweet lovely old timer god bless him
A friend/ cousin of ours from Mississippi once told us about an apparition called 'bugbear'. The bugbear or "buggy bear" was an evil, dark, misty creature that could come after you if you were out at night. The creature could steal your breath. The monstrous thing looked like a thick, dark cloth that rippled as it moved. I was surprised when I learned that the Choctaw People of Mississippi and Louisiana also had a term for this horrific phantasm that likely predated the Europeans, nan lusa chito, meaning 'black shroud'.
This entity can enter homes, slide across the ceiling, and drop down on you as you sleep. The wisps of dark energy along its edges can slither out and enter your nose and mouth, robbing you of oxygen, as you sleep.
I hope you never encounter one. Beware of the woods at night.
Outstanding video 👍 love the old story tellers
Simply Awesome!!
I like these old stories now
There's a strong connection between Appalachian folklore and their music. Many of the old murder/ghost ballads came over with them England, Ireland. "Polly Vonn" by the Dillards is a great example. Morgan Sexton is an absolute American folk hero.
I love the word Haint . It sounds scarier than haunt. I know haint is really not an English word but I like it much better. I wish it could be adapted to the English language.
This is just lovely
Lovely song. Other world.
Bless his Heart
I wouldn't worry about it
Good stuff!!!
Bravo!
He can play those strings, wonder if he was self taught? pretty song too
lord sent me to your page
That's buitiful
so can u play
Haints = Ghosts
From my understanding haints are different than ghost.
Haints are unexplainable things that scare you or things that give you goosebumps and ghosts are wondering spirits of the dead.