Masters Of Traditional Music

Program Title:
Masters Of Traditional Music
PRA Archive #: 
SZ0711a
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Masters Of Traditional Music / hosted by Nancy Lamb| produced by Alan Govenar. 52 mini-documentaries about individuals who discuss and perform music which reflects the culturally diverse traditions in the United States. CONTENT: pt.1. Mexican-American accordionist : San Antonio, TX / Valerio Longoria (4:47) -- pt.2. Appalachian ballad singer : Marshall, N.C. / Douglas Wallin (4:59) -- pt.3. Finnis accordionist : Mass City, MI / Art Moilanen (5:00) -- pt.4. French-American fiddler : Smyrna Mills, ME / Simon St. Pierre (4:55) -- pt.5. African-American blues pianist : Dallas, TX / Alex Moore (4:54) -- pt.6. Appalachian banjo player-singer : Coeburn, VA / Ralph Stanley (4:56) -- pt.7. Apache fiddle maker-singer : Tucson, AZ / Chesley Goseyun Wilson (4:55) -- pt.8. Hmong musician : Portland, ORG / Bua Xou Mua (4:59) -- pt.9. Cowboy singer-storyteller : Mountain View, ARK / Clenn Ohrlin (4:57) -- pt.10. African-American songster : Fairfax Station, VA / John Jackson (4:57) -- pt.11. African-American gospel singer : St. Louis, MO / Willa Mae Ford Smith (4:58). BROADCAST: Satellite, 3 June 1992. Funded by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Texas Commission on the Arts.

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Non Pacifica Programming
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Item duration: 
55:00
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