The Life and Times of Joe Thompson (2004)

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Joe Thompson was one of the last old time African American fiddle players in North Carolina whose unique style of music was passed down in his family for over three hundred years. A farmer from Mebane, North Carolina, Joe played in Carnegie Hall and across the south. Winner of the NC Heritage Award, Joe Thompson was 88 yr. old when this film was made in 2004. He died in 2012. https://www.folkstreams.net/co...

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Awards

  • NC Heritage Award, Telly Award

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