{"id":899,"date":"2020-11-20T20:00:55","date_gmt":"2020-11-21T00:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?p=899"},"modified":"2022-05-13T18:02:16","modified_gmt":"2022-05-13T22:02:16","slug":"appalachian-travellers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?p=899","title":{"rendered":"Appalachian Travellers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/caravan-1147978_1920-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/caravan-1147978_1920-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/caravan-1147978_1920-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/caravan-1147978_1920-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/caravan-1147978_1920-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/caravan-1147978_1920.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>At one time it was a common sight to see a traveling group of Roma, known then as gypsies, come through Appalachia.  Folks would barter with them for livestock, utensils and services.  Along with the Roma, the Irish travellers were also present, providing stories and repairs for the locals they met.  <\/p>\n<p>Today we tell their story, a part of the history of Appalachia.<\/p>\n<p>You can subscribe to the audio version of the Stories podcast at Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Spotify, IHeart Radio, Amazon Music and more.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wk1SGk6Ms2A?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Be sure to click that &#8220;Subscribe&#8221; button for all our video podcasts&#8230;and give us a like, too.  <\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_8568\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-899-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/api.spreaker.com\/v2\/episodes\/49746713\/download.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/api.spreaker.com\/v2\/episodes\/49746713\/download.mp3\">https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/api.spreaker.com\/v2\/episodes\/49746713\/download.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/api.spreaker.com\/v2\/episodes\/49746713\/download.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?powerpress_pinw=899-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/api.spreaker.com\/v2\/episodes\/49746713\/download.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"download.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?feed=podcast\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p><!--powerpress_player-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At one time it was a common sight to see a traveling group of Roma, known then as gypsies, come through Appalachia. 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