Folkstreams

Albert Collins of South Blue Hill

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST

Portrait of Albert "Hap" Collins of South Blue Hill, Maine. Hap Collins was a poet, painter, fiddler, lobster fisherman, storyteller, and craftsman.

Mermaids, Frog Legs, and Fillets

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST

1978 film about the Eastern Fish Market in Washington DC, contrasting a family of fishermen from the Eastern Shore with an inner city black family who also worked in the Fish Market.

We Shall Not Be Moved

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST

During the Great Depression, Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal was supposed to give sharecroppers a chance at land ownership. But for Black farmers in Tillery, North Carolina, government intervention only added to their long struggle for economic and social justice.

Navajo Talking Picture

Sat, 30 Jan 2010 00:00:00 EST

Film student Arlene Bowman (Navajo) travels to the Reservation to document the traditional ways of her grandmother.

Bill Monroe

Mon, 11 Jan 2010 00:00:00 EST

I�d like for them to remember me as the father of Bluegrass music, the man that originated this music. �Bill Monroe

United States Public Folklore: The Watershed Years

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 00:00:00 EST

The intimate stories of how a few dedicated people changed US public policy and brought recognition and financial support to folk and traditional artists in the United States by creating and leading federal government efforts to support and present folk artists and folk cultures.

The Cradle is Rocking

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 00:00:00 EST

George "Kid Shiek" Cola and the Olymbia Brass Band are featured in this rare film about New Orleans Jazz, directed by Frank DeCola.

In the Rapture

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

A religious drama staged by members of the Second Baptist Church in Bloomington, Indiana.

Well Known Stranger: Howard Finster's Workout

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

Well Known Stranger: Howard Finster's Workout takes an intimate look at artist Howard Finster as he conducts a workshop or a "workout" as he calls it, at Mountain Lake, Virginia. Finster talks at length about his many and varied methods of art making. He also sings and picks a mean banjo

The Rapture Family

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

Bill Wiggins film about a family�s dedication to producing the religious drama �In the Rapture�; accompanies his film of that drama