High Lonesome Sound

Duration: 30

Genre: Educational

Year Published: 1963

Creator: Cohen John

Format: 16mm

Color: B&W

Sound: sound

Credits: Cohen, John.; Jaffé, Patricia.; Agee, Joel.; Brandon Films, inc.; University of California (System). Extension Media Center.

Description: CREDITS: Photography, John Cohen; editor, Patricia JaffeeSUMMARY: Presents folk music and spirituals sung by the mountain people of eastern Kentucky: an unemployed worker, coal miners, church congregations, and members of a miner's family. Explains that these songs are the means by which the people hold to their traditions and dignity while living in a depressed area. Includes performances by banjo-player Roscoe Holcomb and Bill Monroe

Complete Record: CREDITS: Photography, John Cohen; editor, Patricia Jaffee SUMMARY: Presents folk music and spirituals sung by the mountain people of eastern Kentucky: an unemployed worker, coal miners, church congregations, and members of a miner's family. Explains that these songs are the means by which the people hold to their traditions and dignity while living in a depressed area. Includes performances by banjo-player Roscoe Holcomb and Bill Monroe

Metadata Source:BERKELEY ART MUSEUM AND PACIFIC FILM ARCHIVE