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I've Endured: The Music and Legacy of Ola Belle Reed
2025 | 50mins
I've Endured: The Music and Legacy of Ola Belle Reed
2025 | 50mins
I've Endured: The Music and Legacy of Ola Belle Reed documents the life and music of Appalachian singer, songwriter, and banjo player Ola Belle Reed through archival materials and…
Me and Stella
1976
Me and Stella
1976
Geri Ashur’s Me & Stella traces the life of blues musician, folk singer, and composer Elizabeth Cotten—and her guitar, Stella—who is best known for writing the folk standard…
Pete Seeger: The Power of Song
2007 | 1h 32mins
Pete Seeger: The Power of Song
2007 | 1h 32mins
Pete Seeger helped introduce America to its own musical heritage, devoting his life to using the power of song as a force for social change. With his deeply-held beliefs, Seeger…
Dance to the Music and Listen to the Calls
1987 | 29mins
Dance to the Music and Listen to the Calls
1987 | 29mins
Larry Edelman produced this video in 1987 while studying square dance calling with Jerry Goodwin. Recorded at the Prosperity Fire Hall in western Pennsylvania the video features…
Catching the Music
1987 | 54mins
Catching the Music
1987 | 54mins
An hour-long WETA-TV documentary on musician Stephen Wade. Catching the Music describes the passing of the banjo from one player to the next. The film includes footage of Kirk…
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…
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…
Dance Like A River
1986 | 45mins
Dance Like A River
1986 | 45mins
Dance Like a River is a documentary portrait of Odadaa!, a remarkable drumming and dance troupe from Ghana West Africa, in the early years of their residence in the United States.
Put Me Down Easy
2013 | 29mins
Put Me Down Easy
2013 | 29mins
The Charlie McClendon Story explores the life and career of one of Norfolk, Virginia’s most talented Rhythm & Blues and Gospel artists. Though largely unknown to the general…
Music District
1996 | 56mins
Music District
1996 | 56mins
The Music District is a one-hour documentary profiling four African American traditional music groups practicing and performing for fans and congregants in the neighborhood…
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