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Appalachian journey : from the original ballad of Tom Dooley to the origins of bluegrass
- Title
- Appalachian journey : from the original ballad of Tom Dooley to the origins of bluegrass / a Dibbs Directions production for Channel Four ; in association with Alan Lomax ; producers, Mike Dibb, Penny Forster ; directors, Mike Dibb, Mark Kidel.
- Publication
- United States : PBS : Vestapol ; Cambridge, MA : Nationally distributed by Rounder Records, ©1998, ©1990.
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- Description
- 1 videocassette (VHS)(approximately 57 min.) : sound, color & black and white; 1/2 in.
- Summary
- Alan Lomax hosts a visit to the Smoky Mountains, discussing the influences of British and African-American cultures, urban society, and Cherokee Indians on the ballads, legends, country bluegrass music, and dancing of the region. Includes fiddling, banjo-picking, flatfoot dancing, and "lonesome songs."
- Series Statement
- American patchwork
- Alan Lomax collection
- Uniform Title
- American patchwork (Television program)
- Alan Lomax collection.
- Subject
- Note
- This series was developed by the Association for Cultural Equity at Columbia University and Hunter College.
- Reference sources used: Dallas morning news, 7/6/90; PBS Video catalog, 1991-1992, p. 121.
- Credits (note)
- Original material recorded and directed by Alan Lomax ; Camera, Phil Gries ; editors, Howard Sharp, Jenny Campbell ; associate producers, Mark Kidel, Howard Sharp.
- OCLC
- ocm39900714
- SCSB-3781761
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries