Me and the Red Bird River

Pin up my hair, there's company coming.
We'd better get some biscuits in the oven.
You know I'll fry this meat and when I'm through
You set the table and I'll sing a song for you.

Named in honor of Red Bird of the Cherokee Nation, the Red Bird River is a tributary of the Kentucky River located in the Daniel Boone National Forest. The land surrounding the river, in what is today known as Clay County, has been home to Indigenous people for thousands of years. The river runs deep with history, and...