HOMEMADE AMERICAN MUSIC

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A history of rural southeastern traditional American music, as told and played by Mike Seeger and Alice Gerrard. Mike and Alice recount their own involvment with this music, and briefly trace its history as we meet their mentors: the late Tommy Jarrell, Lily May Ledford, Roscoe Holcomb, Elizabeth Cotten and many other musicians.

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Filmed in 1978 and 1979 in the states of Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina, Washington and California, the film follows Mike and Alice home, and to folk music festivals where a new generation of musicians are picking up and passing on American traditional music. The filmmaker grew up with this rich and beautiful music and wanted to share it with younger generations who might not be aware of it and its role in American cultural history.

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Category:

Music

Tags:

• Alice Gerrard
• Tommy Jarrell
• Lily May Ledford
• Roscoe Holcomb
• Elizabeth Cotten
• banjo
• bluegrass music
• fiddle
• live music
• Folk
• Concert
• Folk Music

[KEZANNA]

Wonderful film, so sad that mike is no longer with us but he left a great legacy, thanks Mike you are sorely missed.

[wayfaringstoner]

made me feel a little sad when he said it used to be lonely finding old time players and that it would never be that way again. It's still pretty lonely where i live!

Fantastic documentary

[wayfaringstoner]

made me feel a little sad when he said it used to be lonely finding old time players and that it would never be that way again. It's still pretty lonely where i live!

[ArkRed1]

It just don't get no better than this. Thanks everyone for making this documentary. We'll never see the likes of these wonderful artists again. It's a vanishing part of America and it makes me sad to see it go. Love those old songs. So much soul.