Aug 9, 20261h 5m
Folk artist Abe Partridge, spurred by the Covid lockdowns, pursued Signs Following songs for six long years. These songs (which mention the handling of serpents and consumption of deadly poisons) have been performed for...
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Alabama Astronaut
Hosted by Abe Partridge & Ferrill Gibbs · society · EN
About this Podcast:
Alabama Astronaut is a podcast featuring Alabama songwriter & artist Abe Partridge. Abe discovers a set of undocumented songs in the hills of the Appalachians, and believes they are undocumented because of the subject matter: lyrics that speak of the consumption of poison, and the handling of venomous snakes. These are the songs of the serpent handlers. To capture their music, Abe must first capture the hearts and the minds of the people who wrote it...and in the process, they capture his.
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Guest openness
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What is Alabama Astronaut about?
Alabama Astronaut is a podcast featuring Alabama songwriter & artist Abe Partridge. Abe discovers a set of undocumented songs in the hills of the Appalachians, and believes they are undocumented because of the subject matter: lyrics that speak of the consumption of poison, and the handling of venomous snakes. These are the songs of the serpent handlers.
Who hosts Alabama Astronaut?
Alabama Astronaut is hosted by Abe Partridge & Ferrill Gibbs. The show has published 10 episodes to date.
What has Alabama Astronaut covered recently?
Recent episodes include "A.A.R.T. (The Alabama Astronaut Radio Transmission)" (9 August 2026, 65 minutes), "Ep 1: The Glenn Summerford Case: "The Snake Beat"" (13 May 2025, 43 minutes), and "Foreword: The Glenn Summerford Case (by Alabama Astronaut)" (19 March 2025, 37 minutes).
How often does Alabama Astronaut publish?
Alabama Astronaut publishes roughly monthly, with episodes averaging 45 minutes across 10 episodes.
How hard is it to get booked on Alabama Astronaut?
Booking probability for Alabama Astronaut is 27%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Alabama Astronaut requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Alabama Astronaut's contact route on record: public web form.
About the host
Abe Partridge & Ferrill Gibbs hosts Alabama Astronaut, a society podcast with 10 episodes published.
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Recent episodes
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May 13, 202543 minS0<p>In Anniston, an Alabama newspaper attributes a mystery felony to serpent handling preacher Glenn Summerford. </p><p>The claim initiates a new quest for podcasters Abe Partridge and Ferrill Gibbs, tipped off about the...
Mar 19, 202537 minS0<p>Over the years, Abe Partridge and Ferrill Gibbs have maintained a steady appetite for hunting down songs of the serpent handling people.</p><p>New information – courtesy of a serpent handling preacher from Gray...
Episode #11
Bonus Episode: Alabama Astronaut Live!
Feb 2, 202325 minS0<p>This episode attempts to recreate the warmth surrounding Abe’s artist reception, "With Signs Following, featuring dozens of Abe's paintings that depict characters from the serpent handling faith. Many events...
Jan 6, 202311 minS0<p>In two weeks, January 21st! Abe and Ferrill (along with some special guests) will descend upon downtown Mobile for an artistic explosion depicting so many of the events that occurred in the podcast, Alabama...
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Episode #11
Bonus Episode 2
Sep 28, 202216 minS0<p>Regarding Glenn Summerford: the serpent-handling preacher from Episode 4 found guilty of forcing his wife's hand into a box of rattlesnakes... a listener emailed with a question about his first two felonies. Her name...
Episode #10
Bonus Episode 1
Sep 21, 202215 minS0<p>When Abe first decided to co-produce a podcast about his music-documenting journey, he approached the serpent handlers and told them of his plans. <br> <br>Knowing they'd been the subject of ridicule in the past (and...
Episode #9
"All Over Me" Part 2
Sep 14, 20221h 7mS0<p>Abe and Ferrill prepare for an interview with Dennis Covington. <br> <br>Abe lists out the questions, which include a surprising claim about Loretta Lynn and her (if true) connection to the serpent handling faith...
Episode #8
"All Over Me" Part 1
Sep 14, 202254 minS0<p>Ferrill tracks down Dennis Covington, author of Salvation on Sand Mountain, only to discover that Mr. Covington suffers from a condition brought about by his own quest for faith, detailed in a 2014 autobiography...
Episode #7
"Jesus On My Mind"
Sep 14, 20221h 4mS0<p>Abe and Ferrill return from the Coots' recording session in Middlesboro, Ky., then conduct an extensive internet search to verify that they are truly the pioneers of recording these songs. They are surprised to...
Episode #6
"Jesus Made the World"
Sep 14, 202258 minS0<p>After months of corresponding with Cody and Cassy Coots, Abe decides to make a studio album for them. It's to feature serpent-handling songs that have been sung in Cody's church for generations. <br> <br>Abe enlists...
Episode #5
"Preach the Word, Preacher Man!"
Sep 14, 202254 minS0<p>The story takes a turn. Jimmy Morrow, founder and preacher of Edwina Church of God in Jesus' Name, invites Abe into his home. Sensing that Abe has a “good spirit,” Jimmy shows Abe his poetry, art, and a comprehensive...
Episode #4
"Little David, Play On Your Harp!"
Sep 14, 20221 hourS0<p>The “calling out” of Abe (and his friends) at church services reaches a boiling point at the famed “Old Rockhouse Holiness” in Section, Alabama. It's the church where author Dennis Covington of the hit book Salvation...
Sep 14, 202238 minS0<p>As the coronavirus finally arrives in Mobile and, most detrimentally to Abe, the Mobile music scene, Abe’s gigs begin to drop. <br> <br> With more free time on his hands, he travels to Jackson County, Kentucky, to...
Episode #2
"Brush Arbor"
Sep 14, 202237 minS0<p>While on the road to a Panama City show, Abe tells Ferrill about his recent trip to a small church in desolate, southern West Virginia – House of the Lord Jesus. There, Abe captured audio of their worship: a...
Episode #1
Foreword
Sep 14, 202227 minS0<p>Abe Partridge, a folk artist from Mobile, Alabama, approaches Ferrill Gibbs, a podcaster from Texas, in mid 2020. </p><p>With his gigs canceled due to coronavirus, Abe spends time at serpent-handling churches across...
Sep 14, 202238 minS0<p>As the coronavirus finally arrives in Mobile and, most detrimentally to Abe, the Mobile music scene, Abe’s gigs begin to drop. </p><p>With more free time on his hands, he travels to Jackson County, Kentucky, to meet...
Episode #9
"All Over Me" Part 2
Sep 14, 20221h 7mS0<p>Abe and Ferrill prepare for an interview with Dennis Covington. </p><p>Abe lists out the questions, which include a surprising claim about Loretta Lynn and her (if true) connection to the serpent handling faith...
Episode #6
"Jesus Made the World"
Sep 14, 202258 minS0<p>After months of corresponding with Cody and Cassy Coots, Abe decides to make a studio album for them. It's to feature serpent-handling songs that have been sung in Cody's church for generations. </p><p>Abe enlists...
Episode #4
"Little David, Play On Your Harp!"
Sep 14, 20221 hourS0<p>The “calling out” of Abe (and his friends) at church services reaches a boiling point at the famed “Old Rockhouse Holiness” in Section, Alabama. It's the church where author Dennis Covington of the hit book Salvation...
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Abe Partridge
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Ryan Engelberger
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Sarah
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Billy Summerford
Old Rockhouse Holiness Church
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