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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.
Amish: A People of Preservation
1975 | 54mins
Amish: A People of Preservation
1975 | 54mins
The Amish keep surprising their technology-programmed neighbors by keeping alive ways and beliefs that many modern Americans wish they could recapture. Mennonite historian John…
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…
Barbecue & Home Cooking
2004 | 56mins
Barbecue & Home Cooking
2004 | 56mins
The filmmaker is joined by SC folklorist, Saddler Taylor in this “road film” that travels a spontaneous investigating-and-recording-as-you-go journey through the farm roads 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…
Blues Houseparty
1989 | 57mins
Blues Houseparty
1989 | 57mins
John Jackson, John Dee Holeman, Friz Holloway and others perform and reminisce about old-time houseparties in North Carolina and Virginia
Brunswick Stew; Georgia Named Her, Georgia Claims Her
2005 | 56mins
Brunswick Stew; Georgia Named Her, Georgia Claims Her
2005 | 56mins
The Governor, two Georgia State Senators, a “man-on-the-street” in Atlanta, and folklorist John Burrison speak in one voice, pronouncing Brunswick stew as a most beloved folk…
Brunswick Stew: The Pride of Brunswick County Virginia
1999 | 56mins
Brunswick Stew: The Pride of Brunswick County Virginia
1999 | 56mins
This film travels the viewer pot-side where we see the work of artisans of many different stewmasters and learn how these stews are sold and the money used to meet needs in the…
Burgoo
2008 | 56mins
Burgoo
2008 | 56mins
From pioneer days in Kentucky came a stew prepared by farmers and hunters. They called it Burgoo. No one knows where the name came from, but one thing is very clear, the passion…
Cajun Country
1991 | 56mins
Cajun Country
1991 | 56mins
Alan Lomax's wonderful documentary about the bayous of Louisiana which have combined French, German, West Indian, native American and hillbilly ingredients into a unique cultural…
Company Town
1983 | 25mins
Company Town
1983 | 25mins
The former coal town of Widen, West Virginia. Once a model of paternalistic domination, Widen had been sold to the Pittston corpration in 1963.
Covered Bridges
1998 | 11mins
Covered Bridges
1998 | 11mins
This film examines the vernacular architecture of Indiana’s many covered bridges, including their use as a key symbol of local identity.
Cowgirls: Portraits of American Ranch Women
1985 | 29mins
Cowgirls: Portraits of American Ranch Women
1985 | 29mins
The cowgirls in this documentary are contemporary women aged six to sixty, who ride, rope and tough out the elements just as well as their more famous cowboy counterparts. The…
Cowhand‘s Song
1981 | 30mins
Cowhand‘s Song
1981 | 30mins
This evocative documentary examines the plight of the ranchers of Nevada and California, who find their grazing areas increasingly threatened by many groups (even…
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