Invisible Ground

Immersive Historic Sites II

Sun, 25 Jan 2026 20:51:08 +0000

For this episode of Invisible Ground, we spotlight the other big piece of this project, our series of Immersive Historic Sites, now at 17 sites around the region. Hear all eight of the newest audio pieces from the Invisible Ground app, one for each of the new markers since the last time we did this. Each audio interpretation welcomes you to the location and lets you hear the story from someone directly connected to it. These can all be found in the Invisible Ground app for Apple and Android. You are encouraged to go use the app in person at these locations to view these historic images in augmented reality on your smartphone. This episode's sponsors include some of our other business sponsors and supporters who are not underwriters, including: Tony's Tavern, Just a Jar Design Press, Crane Hollow Nature Preserve, The Standard Salon, Athens Real Estate Company, West End Ciderhouse, Fullbrooks Cafe, Blue Eagle Music, Good Good Video, WOUB Public Media, and The Retreat at Willow Creek.

MUSIC:
Todd Jacops - "Rain Spring"
Daniel Bachman - “The Ache of August”
David Colagionvanni - “Woods” (live in New Mexico)
Dead Winds of Summer - “Mud Sock Cemetery, Amesville Ohio January 5, 2025”
Brian Harnetty - “Sophia Mitchell, Mayor”
Brian Harnetty - “Tecumseh Lake”
Todd Jacops - “Country Reprise”
Bill MacKay - “Setting the Stage”
Bill MacKay - “Twilight”
The Peel - “Creekside”

Athens Armory

Thu, 11 Dec 2025 05:00:00 +0000

This episode is all about the Athens Armory, covering everything from the National Guard's early days to the historic building itself and the people who passed through its walls. We learn about Black soldiers from southeast Ohio in World War I, go back to when the lot was part of the Athens Brick Company and hosted a few tent revivals before construction on the Armory began, and the connections of all of this to the First Christian Church which is now home to our friends at the Southeast Ohio History Center—lots to explore in this episode.

MUSIC:
Todd Jacops - "Rain Spring"
Bill MacKay - "Setting the Stage"
Bill MacKay - "Twilight"
Todd Jacops - "Country Reprise"
Disjointed Mike - "Equinox"
Todd Jacops - "Piece of Light"
Brian Harnetty - "Murray City"
Actual Maps - "Untitled 2"
Bill MacKay - "Lay of the Land"
Weedghost - "Live at NMF 2023"
Todd Jacops - "Solliloquoy"
Dead Winds of Summer - "(false memories)"
Weedghost - "Morning 04"

PRODUCTION:
Produced, mixed, and recorded by Brian Koscho
Assistant Producer - Aidan Neal
Audio Editing - Taylor Burnette, Tommy Stumpp, and Laccolith Media via Chad Reich

This episode's underwriters are WOUB Public Media and The Retreat at Willow Creek.

Amesville

Mon, 29 Sep 2025 04:00:00 +0000

For this episode, we head to the village of Amesville in Athens County, where this small town boasts a significant history, including one of Ohio’s first libraries, the American Revolution, the Underground Railroad, and some fascinating stories of people, places, and events.

MUSIC:
Todd Jacops - "Rain Spring"
The Peel - "Sunset Circus"
Sportfishing USA - "Feeling So Strange"
Dead Winds of Summer - "Mud Sock Cemetery, Amesville Ohio January 5, 2025"
The Peel - "Creekside"
Nate Scheible - "Untitled"
The Peel - "Woods"
Weedghost - "Ghost of a Weed"
Natural Sway - "57"
Todd Jacops - "Soliloquy"

PRODUCTION:
Produced, mixed by Brian Koscho
Recorded by Brian Koscho and Nicole Musgrave
Assistant Producers - Nicole Musgrave and Aidan Neal
Audio Editing - Taylor Burnette, Tommy Stumpp, and Laccolith Media via Chad Reich

This episode's underwriters are WOUB Public Media and COAD's Energize Appalachia

This episode is part of a project (with Immersive Historic Sites) funded in part by the Mayors Partnership for Progress, the Revada Foundation of the Logan Family, Athens County, Visit Athens Ohio, along with all of the supporters and contributors to the Invisible Ground project. Special thanks to Gary and the Village of Amesville!

This episode is dedicated ot the memory of my father Ken Koscho.

Rendville

Tue, 11 Mar 2025 04:00:00 +0000

In this episode of Invisible Ground we visit Rendville, a small town in Perrry County, Ohio a historic Black community. Hear about this community's story and the important people who called it home, and the work being done to preserve that legacy well into the future.

MUSIC:
Todd Jacops - "Rain Spring"
Brian Harnetty - "Rendville"
Daniel Bachman - "Blue Ridge Turnpike"
Brian Harnetty - "Corning"
Dead Winds of Summer - "Sunrise Carves Our Shadow Across the Face of Solaris"
Nate Scheible - "Untitled"
Dead Winds of Summer - "Untitled"
Brian Harnetty - "Adam Clayton Powell, Pastor"
Pete Fosco - "Ghost Loops One"
Disjointed Mike - "Invisible 1"

PRODUCTION:
Produced, mixed, and recorded by Brian Koscho
Assistant Producer - Aidan Neal
Audio Editing - Chad Reich, Tommy Stumpp

This episode's underwriters are WOUB Public Media and Casa Nueva and Cantina.

This episode is part of a project (with Immersive Historic Markers) funded in part by the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Revada Foundation of the Logan Family, along with all of the supporters and contributors to the Invisible Ground project. Thank you.

Stuart's Opera House

Wed, 11 Dec 2024 11:00:00 +0000

We head to Stuart's Opera House in Nelsonville, Ohio, a 145 year old historic theater and performing arts center that is the cornerstone of that town's Public Square. Dedicated to the arts and its community for its existence, learn about George Stuart and his Opera House, and the incredible stories of that building's history.

MUSIC:
Todd Jacops - "Rain Spring"
Bill MacKay - "Plaza Serenade"
Natural Sway - "Lying in the Grass"
Bill MacKay - "Setting the Stage"
Nate Scheible - "Piano Thing"
Dead Winds of Summer - "Snacks"
David Colagiovanni - "Improvisation 1" (live in New Mexico)
Lazy Susan - "Rock Andy"
Natural Sway - "New Moon"
Weedghost - "Live at Stuart's Opera House, 11/17/23"
David Colagiovanni - "Woods" (live in New Mexico)
Nate Scheible - "Phone Sesh Drone"
Natural Sway - "The Delaware Lightning Bug"
Pete Fosco - "Ghost Loops One"

PRODUCTION:
Produced, mixed, and recorded by Brian Koscho
Audio Editing - Chad Reich, Tommy Stumpp
Thanks to Aidan Neal for helping with Stuart's interpretative audio

Immersive Historic Sites

Fri, 5 Apr 2024 13:11:23 +0000

For this episode of Invisible Ground we spotlight the other big piece of this project, our series of Immersive Historic Sites at eight locations around Athens County. Hear all eight of the audio pieces from the Invisible Ground app, one for each of the markers. Each audio interpretation welcomes you to the location and allows you to hear the story from one person, someone who is directly connected to the story, place, and history. These can all be found in the Invisible Ground app for Apple and Android. You are encouraged to go use the app in person at these locations, to see these historic images in augmented reality right there on your smartphone or tablet device. This episode's sponsors are O'Nail Hartman Insurance and the 51st annual Athens International Film and Video Festival.

MUSIC:
"I Wonder (for Michael)" by Yasmin Williams*
"Amazing Grace" by Daniel Bachman
Gospel Voices of Faith recordings
"Untitled" by Dead Winds of Summer
"Winter" by Matthew J. Rolin
"Blue Ridge Turnpike" by Daniel Bachman
"Lost and the Saved" by The Peel
"Aster Blooms" by Powers/Rolin Duo
"Plaza Serenade" by Bill MacKay
"Song for the Setting Sun II" by Daniel Bachman
"Oakes Quarry" by Weedghost

*from the album Urban Driftwood (Spinster Records) licensed for use from Marmoset LLC

Athens Asylum

Wed, 10 Jan 2024 11:00:00 +0000

For this episode, we head to a very special place: the grounds of the Athens Asylum. It has held its place on a hill overlooking Athens and Ohio University for over 150 years, and its grounds and buildings, as well as the people who called it home, have many stories to tell. We will just scratch the surface this time, join us to learn more about Levi Scofield, the early days of the Asylum, Radar Hill, its cemeteries, and more.

Music:
Todd Jacops - "Rain Spring"
Matthew J. Rolin - "Winter"
The Peel - "Autumn"
Bill MacKay - "Setting the Stage"
Weedghost - "Carillion Park"
Keith Hanlon - "Blackburn Arms"
Bill MacKay - "Lay of the Land"
Dead Winds of Summer - "Zarek at the Door"
Daniel Bachman - "Untitled"
The Peel - "Jaunt"
Matthew J Rolin w/ Pete Fosco - "Glacier"
Powers/Rolin Duo - "Aster Blooms"
Cold Snack - "Edge of the Sea"
Todd Jacops - "Baritone 2"
Dead Winds of Summer - "Snacks"
Disjointed Mike - "Eternal Wind Above Us"

Photo courtesy of the Southeast Ohio History Center Digital Collections

Chauncey

Fri, 22 Dec 2023 13:52:35 +0000

We head up to the village of Chauncey in Athens County for this episode. We talk about the coal mine and tipple once found where the Chauncey-Dover Community Park (and soon an Invisible Ground Immersive Historic Marker) is today and its impact on the landscape past and present. There's a huge mine strike, Ivy League University presidents, retired Civil War generals heading to the bar, explosions, machine guns, murders in a cemetery, and even a fen full of skunk cabbages in this episode. Chauncey has some fantastic stories to tell, you just have to make sure you say the name of the town right.

Music:
Todd Jacops - "Rain Spring"
Brian Harnetty - "Glouster"
The Peel - "The Lost and the Saved"
Bill MacKay - "Plaza Serenade"
Powers/Rolin Duo - "Aster Blooms"
Weedghost - "Oakes Quarry"
Brian Harnetty - "Millfield"
Disjointed Mike - "The Unending Cycle"
The Peel - "Air Above"

The Monument and Milton Holland

Sun, 5 Nov 2023 14:18:31 +0000

Invisible Ground heads over to Ohio University's College Green in Athens, Ohio to learn all about one of the most prominent backdrops to all who have lived in this town: the Soldiers and Sailors Monument. We learn about why it's there, what it means, and the times that have changed around it, on it, and well... literally from its hands. And we hear about the life of Athens County's most important Civil War hero, Milton M. Holland.

Music from:
Todd Jacops - "Rain Spring"
Brian Harnetty - "Major Fountain"
The Peel - "Autumn"
Daniel Bachman - "Blue Ridge Turnpike"
Pete Fosco - "Improvisation 2"
Weedghost - "Standard Conclusion"
The Peel - "Air Above"
Dead Winds of Summer - "2"
Brian Harnetty - "Millfield"
Brian Harnetty - "Rendville"
Brandon Reisig - "The Ballad of the Incomplete"
Unmonumental - "The Brakeman"
The Peel - "Harmonics"

Support for this episode of Invisible Ground comes from the Ohio University Center for Community Engagement and Republic of Athens Records. Thank you for sponsoring this episode.

Thanks to audio production, and editing help from Todd Jacops, Tommy Stumpp, Taylor Burnette, and Sherri Oliver.

Albany Enterprise Academy

Sat, 15 Jul 2023 15:34:33 +0000

Invisible Ground travels to the small town of Albany, Ohio to learn about its important connection to the Underground Railroad, and early Black education in the United States. We learn about the Albany Enterprise Academy, and its predecessor, the Albany Manual Labor Academy: the legacies they leave behind, the forgotten places on the landscape, and the incredible people who walked through their doors.

Todd Jacops - "Rain Spring"
Michael Hurley - "Are You Here for the Festival?"**
Powers/Rolin Duo - "Aster Blooms"
Disjointed Mike - "Equinox"
Pete Fosco - "Untitled"
Dead Winds of Summer - "Zarek at the Door"
Weedghost - "Ghost of a Weed"
Cold Snack - "In the Dry"
The Peel - "Autumn"
Dead Winds of Summer - "For the Book"
Cold Snack - "Rocky Point"

**courtesy of No Quarter Records on behalf of Nelsonville Music Festival advertisement

Produced and recorded by Brian Koscho
Audio Editing by Brian Koscho, Tommy Stumpp, and Todd Jacops

Thanks to Brett Elliott for his work on this photo. Photo originally from Ohio University Libraries - Digital Archives, we love those folks too.

This episode is dedicated to the memory of Paul Logue.

Athens County Courthouse

Mon, 3 Apr 2023 19:55:16 +0000

Invisible Ground heads to the literal center of Uptown Athens to dive into the history of the Athens County Courthouse in this episode. The current Courthouse dates to 1880 and contains so many stories, we learn more about this building, the ones that came before it, and the connections inside and outside of Athens County. Plus, hear a bit more about the oldest buildings on Court Street in a special walking tour at the end of the episode. Support for this episode was provided by The Athena Cinema in Athens, Ohio.

Todd Jacops - "Rain Spring"
David Colagiovanni - "Adventure Club"
Matthew J. Rolin - "Dovetail"
Dead Winds of Summer - "Waves of Silt"
Weedghost - "Carillon Park"
The Peel - "The Lost and the Saved"
Cold Snack - "Edge of the Sea"
Matthew J. Rolin - "What Comes Next"
Brandon Reisig - "Pop Quiz Hotshot"
Disjointed Mike - "Empty Bucket of Flies"

The Music of Invisible Ground

Fri, 24 Feb 2023 14:47:22 +0000

No history or documentary storytelling in this episode, this time it is all focused on The Music of Invisible Ground! To celebrate the pre-order of our compilation of the same name on vinyl, cd, and digital download (which you should make sure to go pre-order and support at igg.me/at/invisiblegroundmusic) we are diving into the sounds you hear throughout the podcast. Music from Todd Jacops, Powers/Rolin Duo, Daniel Bachman, The Peel, Brian Harnetty, Bill MacKay, Brandon Reisig, Unmonumental, Weedghost, Disjointed Mike, Pete Fosco, and Dead Winds of Summer on the show! Some are on the compilation, some are on the podcast, some will be on the podcast, but all of these people have amazing music on the record. This special episode of Invisible Ground also serves as the 43rd episode of Brian's long-time Ohio music podcast, The Western Reserve. Thanks to The Union and Dinkey Coffee for being our sponsors this episode. Enjoy!

Todd Jacops - "Rain Spring"
Powers/Rolin Duo - "Aster Blooms"
Daniel Bachman - "Blue Ridge Turnpike"
The Peel - "Lucy's Song"
Brian Harnetty - "Major Fountain"
Bill MacKay - "Keep Your Spirits High"
Brandon Reisig - "The Ballad of the Incomplete"
Unmonumental - "Elephant"
Weedghost - "Carillon Park"
Disjointed Mike - "Untitled"
Pete Fosco - excerpt from "Invisible Ground Sessions"
Dead Winds of Summer - "Invisible 1"

The Andrew Jackson Davison Club Presents

Tue, 29 Nov 2022 11:30:00 +0000

Learn a bit more about the Berrys, the Davisons, Mount Zion, and the Westside of Athens in these short stories. Students from the Andrew Jackson Davison Club at Athens Middle School researched, interviewed, wrote their script, and recorded their narration in only a few weeks! This episode is part of a project for Tantrum Theater and their debut play Hotel Berry, and is a collaboration with Invisible Ground, the Andrew Jackson Davison Club, Mount Zion Baptist Church Preservation Society, the Southeast Ohio History Center, and Athens Photographic Project. This project is supported by a grant from Ohio Humanities, and a matching grant from the Ohio University College of Fine Arts Community Fund. Special thanks to Joshua Coy, Angela Hall, Evan Shaw, Nicki Mazzocca, Yaphet Jackman, Chad Reich, Tommy Stumpp, and all of our historians and collaborators for making this project happen.

Stories by the Andrew Jackson Davison Club at Athens Middle School.

Executive Producer: Brian Koscho

Assistant Producers: Yaphet Jackman, Nicki Mazzocca, and Evan Shaw

Editors: Chad Reich, Tommy Stumpp, and Brian Koscho

Music from: Todd Jacops, Pete Fosco, Matthew J. Rolin, Brian Koscho, Dead Winds of Summer, and Disjointed Mike

This episode is dedicated to the memory of my grandmother, Rita Terschak, who passed away on November 26, 2022 at the age of 95. Love you grandma.

Andrew Jackson Davison Club presents: Athens Westside Neighborhood

Tue, 29 Nov 2022 00:17:27 +0000

Enjoy this special story courtesy of the Andrew Jackson Davison Club at Athens Middle School about the Westside neighborhood in Athens and its West State Street Cemetery. The students researched, interviewed, wrote their script, and recorded their narration in only a few weeks! This episode is part of a project for Tantrum Theater and their debut play Hotel Berry, and is a collaboration with Invisible Ground, the Andrew Jackson Davison Club, Mount Zion Baptist Church Preservation Society, the Southeast Ohio History Center, and Athens Photographic Project. This project is supported by a grant from Ohio Humanities, and a matching grant from the Ohio University College of Fine Arts Community Fund. Special thanks to Joshua Coy, Angela Hall, Evan Shaw, Nicki Mazzocca, Yaphet Jackman, Chad Reich, Tommy Stumpp, and all of our historians and collaborators for making this project happen.

Story by: Carter Boeninger, Cohen Stadler, Simon Foehl, Theo Smucker, and Coltrane Parsons

Executive Producer: Brian Koscho
Producer: Nicki Mazzocca
Editor: Chad Reich

Music from: Todd Jacops, Dead Winds of Summer, Disjointed Mike, and Brian Koscho

Andrew Jackson Davison Club presents: Mount Zion

Mon, 28 Nov 2022 23:48:40 +0000

Enjoy this special story courtesy of the Andrew Jackson Davison Club at Athens Middle School about Mount Zion Baptist Church in Athens, Ohio and its historic importance to the Black community here in Athens and beyond. The students researched, interviewed, wrote their script, and recorded their narration in only a few weeks! This episode is part of a project for Tantrum Theater and their debut play Hotel Berry, and is a collaboration with Invisible Ground, the Andrew Jackson Davison Club, Mount Zion Baptist Church Preservation Society, the Southeast Ohio History Center, and Athens Photographic Project. This project is supported by a grant from Ohio Humanities, and a matching grant from the Ohio University College of Fine Arts Community Fund. Special thanks to Joshua Coy, Angela Hall, Evan Shaw, Nicki Mazzocca, Yaphet Jackman, Chad Reich, Tommy Stumpp, and all of our historians and collaborators for making this project happen.

Story by: JujuMae Anderson, Maddox Kinnison, Mekhi Perkins, and Iris Lee

Executive Producer: Brian Koscho
Producer: Yaphet Jackman
Editor: Tommy Stumpp

Music from: Todd Jacops, Pete Fosco, Dead Winds of Summer, and Brian Koscho/Mike Makosky

Andrew Jackson Davison Club presents: The Davisons

Fri, 18 Nov 2022 18:44:38 +0000

Enjoy this special story courtesy of the Andrew Jackson Davison Club at Athens Middle School about Andrew Jackson Davison and Eliza Brown Davison. The students researched, interviewed, wrote their script, and recorded their narration in only a few weeks! This episode is part of a project for Tantrum Theater and their debut play Hotel Berry, and is a collaboration with Invisible Ground, the Andrew Jackson Davison Club, Mount Zion Baptist Church Preservation Society, the Southeast Ohio History Center, and Athens Photographic Project. This project is supported by a grant from Ohio Humanities, and a matching grant from the Ohio University College of Fine Arts Community Fund. Special thanks to Joshua Coy, Angela Hall, Evan Shaw, Nicki Mazzocca, Yaphet Jackman, Chad Reich, Tommy Stumpp, and all of our historians and collaborators for making this project happen.

Story by: Enzo Servedio, Gaewelyn Krisher, Margaret Nunemaker, and Blaze Radcliff

Executive Producer: Brian Koscho
Producer: Evan Shaw
Editor: Chad Reich

Music from: Todd Jacops, Pete Fosco, and Weedghost

Andrew Jackson Davison Club presents: The Berrys

Fri, 18 Nov 2022 16:14:02 +0000

Enjoy this special story courtesy of the Andrew Jackson Davison Club at Athens Middle School about Edward and Martha Jane Berry! Learn a bit more about the Berry's, their story, what their hotel was really like, and their important legacy. The students researched, interviewed, wrote their script, and recorded their narration in only a few weeks! This episode is part of a project for Tantrum Theater and their debut play Hotel Berry, and is a collaboration with Invisible Ground, the Andrew Jackson Davison Club, Mount Zion Baptist Church Preservation Society, the Southeast Ohio History Center, and Athens Photographic Project. This project is supported by a grant from Ohio Humanities, and a matching grant from the Ohio University College of Fine Arts Community Fund. Special thanks to Joshua Coy, Angela Hall, Evan Shaw, Nicki Mazzocca, Yaphet Jackman, Chad Reich, Tommy Stumpp, and all of our historians and collaborators for making this project happen.

Story by: Marie Kelly, Emily Parsons, Nadia Smucker, Aji Sarr, and Scarlett Brobeck

Produced and edited by: Brian Koscho

Music from: Todd Jacops, Pete Fosco, and Matthew J. Rolin

Mount Zion Baptist Church

Mon, 14 Nov 2022 05:00:00 +0000

This episode is about the historic Mount Zion Baptist Church in Athens, Ohio, which is celebrating 150 years since the founding of its congregation. The church, the building, and the institution are a central part of the lives of the Black community in Athens County and beyond. A building that still remains with us, when so many others have been erased with their history, culture, and stories too. Learn all about the building's history from some incredible people who have preserved its past and are also seeing its future as a non-profit organization that will restore it as the Mount Zion Black Cultural Center.

Music:
Todd Jacops - "Rain Spring"
Daniel Bachman - "Amazing Grace"
Dead Winds of Summer - "One"
Dead Winds of Summer - "Two"
Weedghost - "Morning 04"
Pete Fosco - "Untitled 1"
Matthew J. Rolin - "Untitled 2"
David Colagiovanni - "The Ladder"
The Peel - "Canaanville Station Blues"

Special thanks to Yaphet and Nicole Jackman of Bent Street Films for providing some audio from their Black Wall Street Athens County documentary, and to Liz Pahl for providing some audio of both Dr. Francine Childs and the Gospel Voices of Faith from her film Legacy: Women of Southeast Ohio.

Invisible Ground is created and produced by Brian Koscho
Assistant Audio Editor: Todd Jacops

Little Cities of Black Diamonds

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 11:00:00 +0000

We journey to the Little Cities of Black Diamonds, a collection of company towns, villages, mines, and settlements in a region around the borders of Athens, Perry, Morgan, and Hocking County. A region that powered America's industrial revolution and created the environment and foundation for the United Mine Workers, and the modern labor union movement. We learn all about the area from the people who have preserved the histories of this place, the staff and volunteers of the Little Cities of Black Diamonds. We head to San Toy, New Straitsville, Payne's Crossing, Hamburg, Hobo, and everything in between. The episode finishes with an interview with interdisciplinary sound artist Brian Harnetty about his work and its inspirations from Perry County and Shawnee.

This episode features music from:
Todd Jacops - "Rain Spring"
The Peel - "Untitled"
Brian Harnetty - "Wayne National Forest"
Dead Winds of Summer - "Willow Creek 1"
Pete Fosco - "Untitled 1"
Powers/Rolin Duo - "Birdhouse"
The Peel - "A Cautionary Tale"
Weedghost - "Morning 04"
Matthew J. Rolin w/ Pete Fosco - "Glacier"
Brian Harnetty - "Tecumseh Theater"
Todd Jacops - "Lake Orange"
Weedghost - "Morning 02"
David Colagiovanni - "Adventure Club"
Brian Harnetty - "Robinson's Cave"
Brian Harnetty - "Boy"
Brian Harnetty - "Sigmund"
Brian Harnetty - "Jim"
Brian Harnetty - "Forest Listening Rooms"
Brian Harnetty - "John"
Brian Harnetty - "Rock Run"

Photo from the Little Cities of Black Diamonds archive, www.lcbdohio.org

Welcome to The Berry Hotel - Immersive Historic Marker Orientation

brian@aquabearlegion.com (Ada-Woodson Adams) — Sat, 14 May 2022 17:05:00 +0000

This is a bonus piece for Invisible Ground! It is the same audio orientation from Ada-Woodson Adams you will find in our Invisible Ground app (you can download it for Apple and Android!) for the first of our Immersive Historic Markers at the former site of The Berry Hotel at 15 North Court Street in Athens, Ohio. Be sure to go try it out! And to listen to the full episode about The Berry Hotel in our feed.

Voice:
Ada-Woodson Adams

Music:
"I Wonder (for Michael)" by Yasmin Williams from the album Urban Driftwood (Spinster Records) licensed for use from Marmoset LLC

The Berry Hotel

Wed, 6 Apr 2022 00:46:13 +0000

Music in this episode includes:

Todd Jacops - "Rain Spring"
Ummonumental - "Elephant"
The Peel - "Lucy's Song"
Weedghost - "Self-Indulgent"
disjointed mike - "reflections of a dawn meadow"
Yasmin Williams - "I Wonder (Song For Michael)"
Weedghost - "Ghost of a Weed"
Matthew J. Rolin - "Cabin"
Unmonumental - "Trail of Angels"
The Peel - "Autumn"
Powers/Rolin Duo - "Amaranth"
Matthew J. Rolin - "Depression"
Dead Winds of Summer - "(false memories)"

Special thanks: Adam Rich, Evan Shaw, Sherri Oilver, Ohio University Scripps College of Communication, and everyone who supported this project and contributed to this episode. Thank you.

Tablertown

Thu, 16 Sep 2021 15:55:00 +0000

In this episode of Invisible Ground, we head over to eastern Athens County to learn about Tablertown and the unique family history of David Butcher. In the middle, we have a short piece about a historical mystery in the backyard of some friends. And we wrap up this installment with a quick story about Rural Action and their Ride Through Time series, which takes public history and interpretation of regional culture and puts it into a two-wheeled tour.

Please subscribe, rate, and review. You can support our work through Patreon at patreon.com/invisibleground

Music in this episode includes:
Todd Jacops - "Rain Spring"
Matthew J. Rolin - "For Henry"
Daniel Bachman - "Song for the Setting Sun II"
Dead Winds of Summer - "(false memories)"
Matthew J. Rolin - "Stillness of Air"
Keith Hanlon - "Again and Again and Again"
Adam Remnant - "Ohio"
Weedghost - "Dirtbag"
no stars - "Evergreen"
Brian Harnetty - "Two"

Special thanks to Sherri Oliver who helped with audio on Tablertown and Bobby, and to Chad Reich for helping with the video on location at Tablertown.

Mound Cemetery

Tue, 4 May 2021 15:08:47 +0000

Marietta, Ohio was the first permanent white settlement in 1788 was thought of as the Western frontier of the "Old Northwest". Founded by early settlers from the Ohio Company, who had received land from the United States after their service in the American Revolution, they were not the first people to call the confluence of the Muskingum and the Ohio home. The large and mysterious mounds that dot the landscape tell the early white settlers that others were here before. Including the 35 foot mound named Conus by those settlers buried their own dead around, where heroes of the American Revolution lie in the shadow of the huge earthwork. Invisible Ground dives into the rich history of this important sacred space by talking with Scott Britton and Wes Clarke from The Castle, a historic home and museum a few blocks away, and Andrew Weiland from the Hopewell Culture National Historic Park in Chillicothe. Athens, Ohio's poet laureate Wendy McVicker reads from a well-known piece from Daniel Everett, buried here, a poet, writer, and newspaper owner and editor.

This episode is sponsored by Just A Jar Design Press in Marietta, Ohio.

Invisible Ground Theme: "Rain Spring" by Todd Jacops

Music (in order of sound appearance)
Todd Jacops - "Rain Spring"
OYO - "My Kind"
Keith Hanlon - "Dressed in Red and Yellow"
Daniel Bachman - "Long Nights I"
Weedghost - "Luxury Umbrella"
Weedghost - "Live at The Shire in Yellow Springs 8/15/10"
Brian Harnetty - "Tecumseh Lake"
Keith Hanlon - "Rushed to Reach the End"
Brian Harnetty - "Moonshine Festival"
Todd Jacops - "Bath Tub Gin and the Sailors Myth"

West State Street Cemetery

Sun, 25 Oct 2020 04:36:27 +0000

The history of Athens, Ohio and its neighborhoods and people told through the historic West State Street Cemetery. A public and immersive piece of history for Southeast Ohio that is the final resting place for veterans all the way back to the Revolutionary War, escaped slaves who came to Athens for freedom, town founders, and many other people who walked these streets before us. Brian talks to a whole bunch of local historians, experts, and storytellers to learn more about this unique location. You will learn about W.E. Peters and his research into the cemetery you can see just by walking around, and the legacy he left behind. The early importance of the Black settlers of Athens including the story of Andrew Jackson Davison (18:32) is told by a few special guests formerly of the Andrew Jackson Davison Club at Athens Middle School. The episode closes with another story from the town's history, involving the Currier Sisters and a railway detour told by Emily Beveridge. Along with commentary and interviews with Andrew Chiki (City of Athens), Jessica Cyders (Southeast Ohio History Center), Evan Shaw (WOUB Public Media), and Tom O'Grady (Southeast Ohio History Center), this episode also features the voice over talents of Emily Prince (Julia Cutler) and Dennis Delaney (W.E. Peters).

Invisible Ground Theme: "Rain Spring" by Todd Jacops

Music (in order of sound appearance)
Todd Jacops - "Rain Spring"
Daniel Bachman - "Farnham"
Todd Jacops - "Baritone 2"
Matthew J. Rolin - "Siren"
Weedghost - "In Accordance"
Dead Winds of Summer - " Nostalgic for the Wrong Things"
Daniel Bachman - "Levee"
Daniel Bachman - "Blue Mass"
Matthew J. Rolin - "Neverendingness"
Matthew J. Rolin - "One Day I Will Be Free"
Matthew J. Rolin - "Valley of the Morning"
Todd Jacops - "Moon Beam Riot"
Daniel Bachman - "Side A"
Dead Winds of Summer - "(lonely surfaces)"