Sean of the South

The new Sean of the South Podcast season is here. This episode, recorded in Atlanta, along with our special guest, Hearts Gone South, North Carolina's classic country and Western band. Sean reads the mail and delivers a story about ordering his first beer in the Gate City of the South. 

Sean delivers his one-man show with a guitar in one hand, and his heart in the other. 

Sean tells the story of an American tradition common to the Southeast. Music by The Po Ramblin' Boys. 

The story of a son's love, a derelict camper trailer, the Bayou State, and the errors that lead us home. Traditional Cajun music by the Pine Leaf Boys. 

Sean delivers a story of elderly women, wayward young men, and quilted Bible covers. With music by Backline bluegrass band. 

A tale of sweet tea, Corningware dishes, and familiar faces. Sean tells of things he remembers. With music by Southern Raised bluegrass band. 

A story about porch swings, pocket knives, night skies, and good dogs. With music by Katy Lou and Penny Lea Clark, from the the Purple Hulls. 

Sean delivers a story of boyhood reminiscence, and the life and times of a backyard play toy. With music from the Fireside Collective. 

Sean delivers a story of gridlock, Alabamian sunsets, and equestrian sensibility. With music by John Reischman. 

Sean delivers a story of childhood recollections from the stage of the historic Tybee Post Theater in Tybee Island, Georgia. Music by Chosen Road. 

Sean delivers a story about the holidays from the historic Imogene Theater in Milton, Florida. Music by Trout Steak Revival.  

An episode about Samuel Clemens, Sean talks to Henry Sweets, curator of the Hanibal, Missouri Boyhood Home of Mark Twain, with special guest, Joe Ewers and his 2nd South Carolina String Band.

Sean visits with National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum curator, Michael Grauer, with special musical guest Hot Club of Cowtown.

Sean records from a cow pasture on the Florida-Alabama line, and reads some first-date stories sent in by listeners, with special guest Joe Ewers and his historic South Carolina string band.

An episode recorded at Garrison Creek, on the Natchez Trace Trail in Leiper's Fork, Tennessee, with special guest, Grant Ferris on the nylon string banjo and classical guitar. Sean tells a story to commemorate the life and death of Hank Aaron.

Happy New Year from everyone at Sean of the South. The first episode of a season featuring new locations, small towns, and places within America. Recorded in Walton County for a socially distanced audience of 5 and one half. Special guests Tricia Spencer and Howard Rains, Aaron Peters, Silivo Centemore, Dan DeLeon, and William Buchanan.

Sean enters the studio to play a handful of carols on an old guitar, to tell a few stories, and most of all, to wish you a very merry Christmas.

From live performances and recordings during a socially distanced COVID-era Christmas, and music by Aaron Peters, Billy Howell, Steve Gilmore, and Caleb Riley. Merry Christmas to all, and to all a safe year.

Sean Dietrich brings you a surprise podcast special, intended especially for Christmas Eve night. This episode is for young and old alike. For the socially distanced, the elderly, the quarantined, the newly homeschooled, the unemployed, the sick, and the downhearted. Meant to be savored from a comfortable chair, with eyes closed, lights dimmed, and the twinkly tree glowing in the dark. Whatever you do, do not listen to this episode before the Eve of Christmas. Save it for then.

Sean invites friends into the studio from near and far away to talk and sing about Christmas, with special guest and author Shawn Smucker, along with Aaron Peters on the mountain fiddle.

Sean dusts off one of his old short stories and reads a holiday tale about love, angels, and the magic found in Christmas, found in his upcoming Christmas book.

Live from the Black Box Theater in Columbiana, Alabama. Sean and friends are back for an hour podcast special of music played to an empty auditorium, pandemic-style. Music by Intermission, and special guest Aaron Peters.

This week's podcast, Sean reads a series of essays from the world we live in, with music from George Gershwin, and other classic American greats.

Back by popular demand, Sean reads more of his essays after receiving listener requests to read over the air. Music by the Tuskegee Institute Singers (c.1916).

Sean reads his essays about the turbulent world we are living in.

Just Sean and his antique guitar, filling the studio with the earsplitting sounds of truly mediocre music, singing several songs you've probably heard before, maybe a few that you haven't.

Sean talks about his favorite subject; Food. Poundcake, pimento cheese, deviled eggs, and congealed salads. Special guest, his mother-in-law.

A good old time is had by all on a Northwestern Florida Friday night with special guest Lana May, playing clarinet with the band, and Floyd the barber trimming Sean's hair.

Celebrate Mother's Day with Sean and friends who are in the studio playing special songs and hymns, and reading stories that were sent in from listeners from around the U.S. Musical guest, Aaron Peters.

Sean reads the mail from people around the U.S. who played in last week's book give-away contest, those who have been quarantining due to coronavirus. He also welcomes a special guest who just happens to be his mother-in-law. Music by Laney Lou and the Bird Dogs.

Take a trip to Mayberry, North Carolina, with Sean and the gang, listen while Sean gets a haircut from Floyd the barber, and chat with noted Andy Griffith Show expert, Allan Newsome. Music by the Family Sowell.

Sean salutes the old West, Texans, Mexico, and those whose lives have been touched by childhood cancer, giving you a sure fire method for becoming a legitimate cowboy. Music by Mariachi Nuevo Sonido.

Easter Sunday is upon us, and so is a quarantine, but that can't change the beauty of springtime. Music by the Pressley sister.

For the hopeless romantic in you, Sean describes a simple wedding. Musical guest Caleb Edwards.

Sean tries something new, recording the studio podcast in front of a camera thereby putting you to sleep more effectively.

Sean does what he does best, by telling a story that doubles as a medical-grade sleep aid. Music by Alan Barnosky.

Sean is back, and this time he's in the studio, talking to himself for the entertainment of none. You have to worry about a guy who talks to himself. Music by Nick Gonnering.

Sean brings his guitar into the studio again to underwhelm the microphone and bore you to death. Music by Sean Dietrich.

Sean is in the studio, talking to himself for the entertainment of none about old photographs and chubby childhoods. You have to worry about a guy who talks to himself. Music by the Krickets.

Sean is back, this time he's in the studio where he is talking to himself for his own entertainment. You have to worry about a guy who talks to himself. Music by the Blue Eyed Bettys.

Sean is back, and this time he’s in the studio, talking to himself for the entertainment of none. You have to worry about a guy who talks to himself. Music by Charles Latham.

Sean is in the studio with his 100-year-old guitar, underwhelming the microphone, singing, and playing a few old ones.

Sean is back, and this time he's in the studio, talking to himself for the entertainment of none. You have to worry about a guy who talks to himself. Music by Hope Griffin.

Sean is back, and this time he's in the studio, talking to himself for the entertainment of none. You have to worry about a guy who talks to himself. Music by Hot October.

Sean of the South's 3rd annual Christmas special, live from the historic Imogene Theater in Milton, Florida. Sean and friends share the stage for an evening you are sure to forget for the rest of your life. With bluegrass music, Christmas choirs, and a tale of Christmas in the country. Music by Blue Mullet and the Pensacola Children's Choir.

The 100th episode of the Sean of the South podcast, live from the Main Street Theater in Bradford, Pennsylvania, hometown of Case Knives. Music by Angela Autumn. The Sean of the South podcast is taking a sabbatical for the holidays and sincerely wants to wish all our listeners the best Thanksgiving, the merriest Christmas, and the happiest New Year. Thank you for believing in us, and making these 100 episodes possible.

The beauty of unexpected friends found in unlikely places, and the simple joys of camper trailers. Music by Matt Sellars.

Sean tells the story of old pickup trucks, friends, and the childhood moments that stick with us. Music by Vaden Landers.

Sean tells the story of trying, failing, and about the saving grace of a fall day. Music by Admiral Radio.

The rest found in a getaway bed and breakfast and the tight-knit places that remind us of home and childhood. Music by Jay Maloney.

The gentle pleasures of sitting on a front porch in Western Florida, on the Choctawhatchee Bay. The easy conversations and the things people say among family. Music by Bailey Bigger.