Country Stars Share Ghost Stories on Central Indiana Radio

Residents of Central Indiana tuned to 97.1 Hank FM on Thursday for a Halloween segment hosted by Annie and Cole. The pair discussed whether they believe in ghosts, with one host expressing a clear preference for keeping the paranormal at a distance. "I don't have a Ouija board out or anything like that," the host said. "Just don't bother me." The other host adopted a more optimistic view, borrowing a phrase from the television show Ted Lasso to suggest that ghosts should "believe in themselves."

The conversation shifted to specific reports from the country music world. The hosts cited Kacey Musgraves, who has described staying at the Joshua Tree Inn in California. That motel is where country rock pioneer Gram Parsons died in 1973. Musgraves has written about the experience in her song "Dime Store Cowgirl," which references sleeping in a room with his ghost. The radio hosts recounted a detail from her account: a painting on the wall reportedly moved on its own, dropping from a high position to the couch. One host joked, "Not staying there anymore."

The second major story involved Loretta Lynn's home in Hurricane Mills, Tennessee. Family members have long reported seeing spirits from the Civil War era at the property. These claims gained wider attention when they were featured in a 2003 Travel Channel special. The hosts reacted with humorous dismay to the prospect of living in such a house. "I am moving out of that house so fast," one host declared. "I'll hire movers. I'm not going back."

After covering the celebrity accounts, the hosts shared a personal experience closer to home. One host revealed that their sister claimed to hear their late grandmother humming a favorite song. The grandmother had passed away in a nursing home, but her sister heard the humming in the basement of the family residence. The hosts agreed that this specific type of apparition is less frightening than the alternative. "Much creepier," one noted, if it had been a soldier instead.

The segment aired on the 97.1 Hank FM YouTube channel. Listeners were invited to share their own ghost stories in the comments section of the video or call in during the broadcast. The discussion took place on October 30, 2026, coinciding with the Halloween holiday.