{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/663b9ce758fda10012c1bdc3/69d55058086c93c18b43a7a7?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Episode 117:  A Musical Version of Shepherd of the Hills? Stan Beard and Hayden Head Talk about Their Collaboration on the Beloved Novel of the Ozarks","description":"<p>Back in 2010, Hayden sent the script and lyrics for a musical version of <em>Shepherd of the Hills</em> to longtime SDC music director, Stan Beard. Stan caught the vision, and how! In a marathon of musical composition, Stan wrote the melodies for Hayden's songs, and <em>Shepherd the Musical</em> was born. Then came the journey: From the stage of Gittinger Auditorium at College of the Ozarks to the magnificent home of Rick and Dee Uebel to San Diego and finally, to the Ripley Rehearsal Center in New York City, Stan and Hayden went all in on a story they love and wanted to tell. The dream is still alive as this episode of the Chronicles clearly demonstrates, and we know that in the end, you'll also believe in Shepherd the Musical. </p>","author_name":"Ozarkian Folk Chronicles"}