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Albert Collins
1989 | 56mins
Albert Collins
1989 | 56mins
Portrait of Albert "Hap" Collins of South Blue Hill, Maine. Hap Collins was a poet, painter, fiddler, lobster fisherman, storyteller, and craftsman.
Alex Green Tours Markham
2014 | 16mins
Alex Green Tours Markham
2014 | 16mins
Alex Green, a long time store keeping and post master in the small Virginia town of Markham, tells stories about the town with his daughter Mary Blake Green.
Appalachian Journey
1991 | 58mins
Appalachian Journey
1991 | 58mins
Alan Lomax travels through the Southern Appalachians investigating the songs, dances, and religious rituals of the descendents of the Scotch-Irish frontiers people who have made…
Ballad of Frankie Silver
1996 | 47mins
Ballad of Frankie Silver
1996 | 47mins
In 1833 Mrs. Frances Silver was hanged in Morganton, North Carolina, for the ax murder of her husband Charles. Tom Davenport's film explores the case through the singing and…
Being A Joines
1981 | 55mins
Being A Joines
1981 | 55mins
John E. "Frail" Joines was a master tale teller from Wilkes County, N. C., on the eastern slope of the Blue Ridge Mountains. His hunting tales, stories from World War II, and…
Bessie Eldreth
1996 | 28mins
Bessie Eldreth
1996 | 28mins
Bessie Eldreth (1913-2016) was fond of saying, “Singing is my life,” and she told engaging stories not only about her singing but also about the rewards and challenges she…
Blow the Tannery Whistle
1994 | 34mins
Blow the Tannery Whistle
1994 | 34mins
Playwrite Gary Carden's story of growing up in Sylva, North Carolina.
Born for Hard Luck
1976 | 29mins
Born for Hard Luck
1976 | 29mins
A film portrait of the last Black medicine-show performer, Arthur "Peg Leg Sam" Jackson, with harmonica songs, tales of hoboing, buckdances, and a live medicine-show performance.
Cooperative Grocery
2008 | 17mins
Cooperative Grocery
2008 | 17mins
This is a remarkable "inside" glimpse into Southern folk culture and the roots of Southern "raconteurship" at it’s most authentic and best.
Cowboy Poets
1988 | 53mins
Cowboy Poets
1988 | 53mins
American cowboys have been writing poetry for more than a century. Cowboy Poets profiles three cowboy reciters--Waddie Mitchell, Slim Kite and Wally McRae--representing three…
Elijah Pierce
1974 | 18mins
Elijah Pierce
1974 | 18mins
Hundreds of people must remember going to Elijah Pierce's barbershop on Long Street, seeking Pierce's latest woodcarvings, spiritual conversation, or simply a haircut and gossip.…
Elijah Pierce Sermons in Wood
1980 | 27mins
Elijah Pierce Sermons in Wood
1980 | 27mins
An interview with Elijah Pierce in his barbershop on Long Street in Columbus. He talks about his work and his life and shows how his carvings express his experiences and beliefs.
Finah Misa Kule
2015 | 41mins
Finah Misa Kule
2015 | 41mins
In Search of Finah Misa Kule chronicles the quest of poet Kewulay Kamara to reconstitute an ancient epic handed down in his family.
Free Show Tonite
1983 | 58mins
Free Show Tonite
1983 | 58mins
Presents a nostalgic tribute to the American medicine shows of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Shows a re-creation of a typical medicine show by veteran performers,…
Hamper McBee: Raw Mash
1978 | 29mins
Hamper McBee: Raw Mash
1978 | 29mins
A candid portrait of the Tennesse ballad singer, story-teller, and part-time moonshiner Hamper McBee.
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