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Old Believers
1981 | 29mins
Old Believers
1981 | 29mins
Hixon\'s film documents a real-life wedding in the Old Believer settlements of Marion County, Oregon, in the years 1979 and 1980. The film briefly touches on a wealth of…
Red Alexander
1998 | 25mins
Red Alexander
1998 | 25mins
This video documents the passions of 80 year old "Red" Alexander: building ships (both model and real), wood working, and story telling. Red was encouraged by the sale of one of…
Mouth Music
1981 | 25mins
Mouth Music
1981 | 25mins
Boot-camp count-off chants, jump-rope rhymes, and carny barks are featured in this fast-moving sampler of “proto-music” from the imaginations and versatile mouths of southern folk…
Bodhidharma‘s Shoe
2008 | 23mins
Bodhidharma‘s Shoe
2008 | 23mins
Tom Davenport\'s account of a seven day intensive Zen sesshin or retreat at Bodhi Manda Zen Center, Jemez Springs, New Mexico.
Medicine Fiddle
1991 | 1h 21mins
Medicine Fiddle
1991 | 1h 21mins
Fiddlers and dancers from Native and Metis families of the northern United States and Canada carry on the musical traditions passed down from early settlers. The film weaves…
Celebracion del Matrimonio
1986 | 29mins
Celebracion del Matrimonio
1986 | 29mins
This film records a rural wedding in the American Hispanic community of El Rito, New Mexico, with reminiscences and commentaries that show continuities, changes, and meanings in…
Memories of Prince Albert Hunt
1974 | 29mins
Memories of Prince Albert Hunt
1974 | 29mins
An experimental film by Ken Harrison, Dallas filmmaker, in the use of Super 8 film for television production. The film is a study of a Terrell, Texas, blues singer/fiddler of the…
Zydeco
1986 | 55mins
Zydeco
1986 | 55mins
Nick Spitzer film on African American dance-hall music in French-speaking southwest Louisiana, with Dolon Carriere, Armand Ardoin, and Alphonse “Bois Sec” Ardoin.
Banjo Spirits
1998 | 29mins
Banjo Spirits
1998 | 29mins
Banjo Spirits explores the legacy of the banjo through the eyes of Don Stover and Stephen Wade who assess the central role the banjo plays in their lives as a tool for creative…
Music Masters and Rhythm Kings
1993 | 59mins
Music Masters and Rhythm Kings
1993 | 59mins
A celebration of the rich heritage of southern traditional music and the people who created it. This performance documentary focuses on three different styles of blues, stringband…
Anything I Catch
1990 | 30mins
Anything I Catch
1990 | 30mins
This film examines the thrilling regional phenomenon of Cajuns who wade in murky bayou waters to catch huge catfish and turtles by reaching into hollow logs and stumps with their…
Lawrence Older: Adirondack Minstrel
1976 | 20mins
Lawrence Older: Adirondack Minstrel
1976 | 20mins
Lawrence Older [1912-1982] is a relaxed, direct and engaging performer who spent the majority of his life working in the woods. His songs and fiddle tunes are mostly from his…
Why The Cowboy Sings
2002 | 58mins
Why The Cowboy Sings
2002 | 58mins
The cowboy's job has always been dangerous, lonely, dusty, gory and low-paying. So why do cowboys make music, and why do they need to tell their story? Why the Cowboy Sings is a…
From Shore to Shore
1993 | 57mins
From Shore to Shore
1993 | 57mins
A film on Irish immigrant musicians and their offspring, tracing the influences of family and community, ethnic identity, and American popular culture on the traditional music…
Performed Word
1982 | 58mins
Performed Word
1982 | 58mins
The Performed Word is African American folklorist Gerald L. Davis’ guided tour of African American expressive culture. Although he claimed to be “unchurched,” Davis explores with…
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