At the Dawn of a New Spring, a Confession of Sorts from an Ozarks Storyteller

KSMU | By Marideth Sisco

Published April 4, 2014 at 7:48 AM CDT

Marideth Sisco is the author of the KSMU montly series "These Ozarks Hills" and a singer in The Blackberry Winter Band. (Photo

In this segment of our monthly program These Ozarks Hills, regional storyteller and musician Marideth Sisco reflects on two of her notoriuos relatives from days gone by. As she shares, the spunky, spirited blood that ran through their veins is hers, too.

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Marideth Sisco

Marideth is a Missouri storyteller, veteran journalist, teacher, author, musician and student of folklore focusing on stories relevant to Ozarks culture and history. Each month, she’s the voice behind "These Ozarks Hills.” Sisco spent 20 years as an investigative and environmental writer for the West Plains Quill and was well known for her gardening column, “Crosspatch,” on which her new book is based. Sisco was a music consultant and featured singer in the 2010 award-winning feature film “Winter's Bone.”

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