Alabama Astronaut: The Podcast

Songs of Them Who Believe The Signs...

In the pandemic summer of 2020, singer-songwriter/visual artist Abe Partridge found what he believed to be undocumented music in a string of holiness churches across Appalachia.

He made it his mission to attempt to properly record these songs.

What transpired as he set out on this mission ended up changing his life.

His dear friend, Ferrill Gibbs, produced a podcast about it.

released on Wednesday, 9/14/22, The podcast hit Top 10 on Apple Podcast documentaries within days of its release. It currently has a 4.9-star rating on Apple Podcasts.

Watch the trailer and Listen Below or on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts at.

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Abe's Book is here!

Abe's book is here!

and ferrill wrote the foreword!

The book Abe was making in the podcast is finished and you can have one of your own!

First Edition of the "With Signs Following - Portraits + Stories from the Serpent-Handling Faith" 12 x 12 hardcover art book by Abe Partridge. Foreword by Ferrill Gibbs.

Only 500 hardback copies were made. All books are numbered and signed, complete with red ribbon, and gold foil embossed "First Edition" label. The book also comes with a CD in the back, exclusive to the book, of field recordings and digitized old VHS tapes gifted to Abe by those of the faith.

It is truly a treasure...

All paintings in this book were displayed at the Alabama Contemporary Art Center, Mobile, AL January 13 - May 20, 2023. Curated by elizabet elliott.

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Songs of Them Who Believe The Signs...

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Abe's Book is here!

Abe's book is here!

and ferrill wrote the foreword!

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