Frontier Partisans

Murder ballads are a staple of the mythos of Frontier Partisans. From Matty Groves to the Dreadful Wind and Rain, and on down to Cocaine Blues and Carrie Brown, love, lust, jealousy and rage — often fueled by alcohol and drugs — are a staple of the themes that form the taproot of American roots music. HP at Hillbilly Highways has scouted up an … [Read more...] about Can’t Kill The Murder Ballad

The third episode of the Kit Carson series is up and you can access it here or on Spotify or Google podcasts. In the 1840s, with his days as a Mountain Man over, Carson put his vast knowledge of the geography of the Far West to work for U.S. Army officer John C. Fremont. Guiding Fremont’s first three expeditions would make Kit the most famous … [Read more...] about Podcast Episode 3 — Kit Carson, Explorer

We had us a pretty decent little gullywhumper Friday night that left the woods soggy and sloppy. Nevertheless, Saturday dawned lovely and  felt a very strong need to be out in it. My intention was to ramble about three miles or so, then retire to The Pit for my kettlebells-and-shooting bit. Perhaps I was inspired by watching the biathlon pursuit in … [Read more...] about The Muddy Morning Ramble

Thanks to an early-morning text from Captain Schwertfeger, I got to catch some biathlon action from Hochfilzen, Austria. We’re witnessing something remarkable. Norwegian rookie Sturla Holm Laegreid won his first race of the season — a big accomplishment that kinda shocked the biathlon world. He hasn’t stopped shocking the world. He won the 10km … [Read more...] about Shoot Straight, Ski Fast

The second episode of The Frontier Partisans Podcast is up. This episode focuses on Kit Carson’s decade in the Rocky Mountain Fur Trade, where he became a member of the elite — a Free Trapper. He traveled, trapped and fought across enormous swaths of the American Far West, which would later make him the ideal choice for a guide for John C. … [Read more...] about Podcast Episode 2 — Kit Carson, Mountain Man