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John Cohn's remarkable documentary explores the lives of Appalachian mountain people in a depressed area of Kentucky through spiritual and folk music. Presents songs by revivalist church congregations, coal miners, an unemployed worker, and members of a miner's family.
Jan 18, 2019 · An original documentary made by Charlie Overman, a student at our high school. Special thanks to all the people involved in this film.
- 11 min
- 17.4K
- Station Studios
Jul 29, 2023 · Watch the entire 1963 film at https://www.folkstreams.net/films/hig... . The film features the noted Appalachian banjo picker Roscoe Holcomb and places him firmly in the context of the land and...
- 1 min
- 268
- folkstreamer
With Sam Bush, Curly Ray Cline, Pat Enright, Lester Flatt. Traces the music and sounds from its Appalachian roots to the present. The rise, fall, and consistent revival of bluegrass chronicled through oral history and visual record.
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- Documentary, Music
- Rachel Liebling
- 1992-04
Incredible Appalachian banjo picker Roscoe Holcomb in the documentary The High and Lonesome Sound (1963). Stream the full film for FREE on our website: folkstreams.net/films/high-lonesome-sound - The poignant songs of church-goers, miners, and farmers of eastern Kentucky express the joys and sorrows of life among the rural poor.
In the early 1960s, the multitalented musician, filmmaker, and photographer John Cohen journeyed to eastern Kentucky to document the songs of church-goers, miners, and farmers, and the rural community that produced and sustained their uniquely American sound.
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Jun 23, 2021 · A Yale-educated New York City native, Cohen made The High Lonesome Sound while seeking out authentic Southern sounds which he hoped that his own folk band, New Lost City Ramblers, might harness.
