This transcription captures a phone conversation between John Parris, the celebrated journalist and storyteller who spent decades chronicling the people, traditions, and culture of the North Carolina mountains, and Billy Edd Wheeler, referred to as “Ed” in this call. Wheeler, a creative professional involved in producing Appalachian-themed music and storytelling projects, discusses his process of creating a musical narrative inspired by the Hatfields and McCoys. The project incorporates traditional Appalachian instruments such as the hammered dulcimer and features a Buck stove in the narrative. Ed explains the recording process, which included collaboration with musician David Holt, Nashville-based performers, and a clogger, while recounting the story’s plot and musical elements. Additionally, Wheeler references his 1968 outdoor musical drama Hatfields & McCoys, staged at Grandview State Park in West Virginia, which dramatized the feud through Appalachian storytelling, music, and dance. The conversation highlights and demonstrates the process of blending Appalachian history, music, and storytelling for a contemporary audience, as well as Parris’s ongoing role in documenting and preserving these regional traditions.