American Patchwork: Songs and Stories of America
tv show
5 total episodes
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1 seasons
First Aired July 06, 1990
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Overview
From 1978 to 1985 Alan Lomax traveled the American South and Southwest with a television crew to document regional folklore with deep historical roots. From the resulting 400 hours of footage came the five-program series American Patchwork, which aired on PBS in 1991.
Appalachian Journey
Season 1 - Episode 4 - 1h 57m
Air Date
July 27, 1990
Overview
Investigating the songs, dances, and religious rituals of the descendants of Scotch-Irish settlers of the Southern Appalachian mountains. Preachers, fiddlers, moonshiners, cloggers, and square dancers recount the good times and the hard times of rural life. Performances by Tommy Jarrell; Janette Carter; Ray and Stanley Hicks; Frank Proffitt, Jr.; Sheila Kay Adams; and Ray Fairchild, the man reputed to be the fastest banjo-picker in the world.
Crew
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Mark Tobin
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Editor
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Jim Brown
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Director of Photography
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Mark Kidel
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Director
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Jack Gordon
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Sound
Mike Dibb
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Director
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Penny Forster
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Producer
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Nicolás Echevarría
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Director of Photography
Mike Dibb
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Producer
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Howard Sharp
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Editor
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Phil Gries
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Director of Photography