When “My Old Kentucky Home” plays at the track, who doesn’t get a little choked up? It’s tradition, its nostalgia, it’s pure Kentucky. The man behind that iconi ...

You'll hear My Old Kentucky Home sung at Churchill Downs as you usually do before the Kentucky Derby, but did you know that the Kentucky state song is actually controversial?. You will now. The ...

Ashley Judd speaking about mountaintop removal at the National Press Club. Cross-posted from onearth. I love and am proud of being a hillbilly. I trace my family in the mountains of eastern ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A $4 million renovation project is underway at My Old Kentucky Home State Park in Bardstown. Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear's Office said in a news release Tuesday that the ...

Country artist Alex Miller performs My Old Kentucky Home. Posted: December 28, 2024 | Last updated: April 23, 2025. None. More for You ...

Kentucky hip-hop artists KD and Demi (Villebillies), in collaboration with B. Stille (Nappy Roots), have released their latest single, “My Old Kentucky Home.” We wanted to use the song to ...

My Old Kentucky Home State Park is located in Bardstown in Nelson County. “It’s a very unique place because we’re in the right in the middle of the bourbon industry, but it’s a sanctuary ...

Stephen Foster wrote "My Old Kentucky Home" in between the years of 1852 and 1853. More than 170 years later, controversy still surrounds the track, which is a staple at the Kentucky Derby.

While it's the Kentucky state song, the ballad carries with it a good bit of controversy for its origins. The song was written by Foster in 1853… BetFTW NFL NBA NHL MLB WNBA Newsletter ...

Opinion: KY's state song, 'My Old Kentucky Home,' evokes a racist past and should be banished to the archives of historical shame. We need a new song.

Opinion: KY's state song, 'My Old Kentucky Home,' evokes a racist past and should be banished to the archives of historical shame. We need a new song.

Before the next Kentucky Derby, the state should adopt a better state song than “My Old Kentucky Home,” one that doesn’t celebrate slavery.