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Ray Lum
Ray Lum
1972 | 18mins
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Ray Lum
1972 | 18mins
Ray Lum (1891--1977) was a mule skinner, a livestock trader, an auctioneer, and an American original.
Prairie Crosses
Prairie Crosses
2002 | 56mins
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Prairie Crosses
2002 | 56mins
Prairie Crosses follows the traditional iron art form that crossed continents and oceans and survived famine and war to be reborn on the Great Plains of America and Canada.
Pioneer Axe
Pioneer Axe
1965 | 10mins
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Pioneer Axe
1965 | 10mins
This is a short film made by Peter Vogt in 1965 about axe making in Oakland, Maine. It documents the process of creating fine axes in the Emerson Stevens shop -- the last axe…
Other Side of Eden trailer
Other Side of Eden trailer
2018 | 1mins
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Other Side of Eden trailer
2018 | 1mins
On a hot July night in 1932 a black tenant farmer in Northern Virginia slipped into his landowner’s home “Edenhurst,” beat him unconscious with a piece of stove wood, and dragged…
Old Believers
Old Believers
1981 | 29mins
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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…
Nothing To Prove, Part 2
Nothing To Prove, Part 2
2009 | 1h 28mins
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Nothing To Prove, Part 2
2009 | 1h 28mins
Southpaw bassist and South Carolina native Mac Arnold was only ten years old when he and his brother built a guitar out of a gas can, a couple strips of wood, a handful of nails,…
New England Fiddles
New England Fiddles
1983 | 28mins
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New England Fiddles
1983 | 28mins
This 1984 film by John Bishop and Nicholas Hawes presents seven of the finest traditional musicians as they play in their homes and at dances and contests, passing their styles to…
Music Masters and Rhythm Kings
Music Masters and Rhythm Kings
1993 | 59mins
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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…
Mountain Talk
Mountain Talk
2003 | 56mins
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Mountain Talk
2003 | 56mins
Language and Life in Southern Appalachia – The people of Southern Appalachia survived for centuries in a rugged and remote landscape. Their historic isolation promoted the…
Morel Mushrooms
Morel Mushrooms
1998 | 17mins
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Morel Mushrooms
1998 | 17mins
This film explores the secretive traditions surrounding morel mushroom hunting, including legends, search strategies, tall tales, festivals, superstitions and family recipes.
Memories of Prince Albert Hunt
Memories of Prince Albert Hunt
1974 | 29mins
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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…
Medicine Fiddle
Medicine Fiddle
1991 | 1h 21mins
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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…
Madison County Project
Madison County Project
2005 | 24mins
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Madison County Project
2005 | 24mins
This video examines the tradition of unaccompanied ballad singing in Madison County, North Carolina and how both documentary work and the power of family and community have…
Louisiana Blues
Louisiana Blues
1992 | 55mins
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Louisiana Blues
1992 | 55mins
A look at Cajun and Zydeco music that was started in Louisiana. Many artists are featured in the film.
Looking for Trouble
Looking for Trouble
31mins
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Looking for Trouble
31mins
Violence at Cajun dances, bars, and night clubs increased exponentially after the Civil War. Locals coped with economic collapse and the horrors of war by formulating an honor…

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