The first episode of The Frontier Partisans Podcast is up an on the trail. It’s a 20-minute exploration of the culture that borned Kit Carson: The Scots-Irish were a frontier people. Hailing from the contested borderlands of England and Scotland, they migrated in the 17th Century to Ulster (Northern Ireland); and many then moved on to the … [Read more...] about Podcast Episode 1 — Kit Carson’s People
A Tip O’ The Hat To Lynn Woodward
Look, we’ve all heard the saying that you can’t judge a book by its cover — and we all know it’s BS. Doesn’t matter how brilliant your words are if the presentation doesn’t catch they eye and maybe get the pulse rate up a bit. It’s a cinch that Frontier Partisans would not be what it is without the work of Lynn Woodward. She designed this blog … [Read more...] about A Tip O’ The Hat To Lynn Woodward
‘A Gun To Ride The River With’ — The Cult Of The Revolver
I’m a revolver man. My EDC pistol is a slick-sided, striker-fired, light-weight, high-capacity polymer-framed 9mm semi-automatic for all the reasons that it should be. But if I’m carrying a belt gun out in the woods, it’s the S&W 686 stoked with six 158 grain .357 Magnum loads. Or if I want to do a little stump shooting, it’s the little … [Read more...] about ‘A Gun To Ride The River With’ — The Cult Of The Revolver
Frontier Partisans Plunder!
The Trading Post is operational at Frontier Partisans. Look to your right. There it is. A (VERY) limited number of Warriors of the Wildlands; a rogues gallery poster; morale patches; three of Jim's songs recorded by the Anvil Blasters — and the first-ever, limited edition Frontier Partisanship t-shirt. My guitar-slingin’ buddy Mike Biggers … [Read more...] about Frontier Partisans Plunder!
The Bunkhouse Sessions
The past couple of days, the Muse has thrown music in my path that brightens the day. Like a lot of folks, I run on music as fuel; it’s as vital as a bracing cup of coffee in the morning. Things are kind of dark in the world of music these days. Independent venues are under existential threat. My outfit just finished the last of three gigs we … [Read more...] about The Bunkhouse Sessions
Frontier Partisans Situation Report
Thanks to many generous contributors, we’re right about halfway to the $3,000 goal for the Frontier Partisans GoFundMe Campaign (link to the right). My pard Lynn Woodward is hard at work on getting the Trading Post swept out, running off the loafers, getting the chinking between the logs filled in and the plunder organized. I am still nailing … [Read more...] about Frontier Partisans Situation Report
Taking Aim At A Frontier Partisans Trading Post And Podcast
We’ve got two significant irons in the fire at Frontier Partisans: First, we’re opening a long-overdue Frontier Partisans Trading Post — plunder and foofaraw to help you represent and celebrate the frontier spirit in the 21st century. We promise good value for your plews — not rendezvous prices — and we won’t ply you with busthead whiskey … … [Read more...] about Taking Aim At A Frontier Partisans Trading Post And Podcast
1885 Courteney Stalking Rifle
Our own Dave Allen has scouted up a most enticing tribute to one of the greatest of the Frontier Partisans. As those who frequent this campfire know, I am deeply enamored of Frederick Courteney Selous. The great hunter was, in many ways the archetype and ideal of the Frontier Partisan, playing a role similar to that of Daniel Boone in Kentucky, … [Read more...] about 1885 Courteney Stalking Rifle
Day Of The Tomahawk
Cut the sign of some interesting doin’s around the all-purpose frontier tool/weapon, the tomahawk. Today, the Cornplanter tomahawk is being formally repatriated to the Seneca Nation. The tomahawk was a gift from George Washington to the Seneca war leader. The son of a Dutch trader and a Seneca woman, Cornplanter was a highly effective partisan in … [Read more...] about Day Of The Tomahawk
Stuff That Works — Yuletide Plunder
’Twas a fine Yule celebration here at the Clan Cornelius homestead. We have a set of Christmas traditions that we cleave to: tamales and tortilla soup on Christmas Eve; a roast beast for Christmas dinner. An easy ramble on Christmas Day afternoon. Ice skating on Christmas night. We are not extravagant in the gifting, and tend toward the … [Read more...] about Stuff That Works — Yuletide Plunder
