Cas Wallin: Pretty Saro (1982)

Cas Wallin at the home of his sister-in-law, Dellie Chandler Norton, in the Burton Cove, Sodom Laurel, Madison County, North Carolina. Shot by Alan Lomax and crew, September 1982. For more information about the American Patchwork filmwork, Alan Lomax, and his collections, visit http://culturalequity.org. [03.16.08]

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Music

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• Cas Wallin
• Dellie Norton
• folk music
• Appalachian music
• ballad
• traditional music
• Alan Lomax
• American Patchwork
• Dillard Chandler
• Cecil Sharp
• Maud Karpeles

[freestonew]

I understand, when I lived there, that *this* is the original mountain music. wails, single instrument, keening vocals. goes right to the heart.

[bhickman0174]

Beautiful in a way I can't put in to words. Thank you for posting.

[The4truthSEARCH]

is there a real life songcatcher?

[The4truthSEARCH]

FTW this song makes me break down and cry.

[IceCreamm65]

im a 33yr old chicano in cali. and this is some of my favorite music to listen to. its so fucking real!

[inyobill]

75 likes, 0 dislikes, fairly resounding.

Making music for the love of it, not to be a star or get rich.

[swamppossumo]

It's Irish Scotish with a bit of African mixed in... atleast bluegrass is.. here in the hills all I gotta do is go down the mountain every other sunday to hear the old timers sing and pick for hours out side an old gas station er inside according to weather... every year there's less of 'em and fewer young folks to take up their place... it's sad..

hollywood can make fun of us all they like but I assure you we'll be missed when we're gone.

[zyxwut321]

@SirCoughsalot:

It's good because it's real.

[SirCoughsalot]

I'm not gonna say something pretentious, I will simply say that this is good, and I like it a lot.

[manolosolo53]

Where this tradition comes, from the Irish ? The Welsh ?