Homes on the range / produced by Audrey Coleman.

Four half-hour programs that blend spicy interviews with poetry, storytelling and song, plus plenty of gritty location sound.|HOMES ON THE RANGE Produced by Audrey Coleman – SERIES: Worklore : stories, songs, poems, and traditions of the workplace| no. 3 Four half-hour programs that blend spicy interviews with poetry, storytelling and song, plus plenty of gritty location sound. – CONTENT: We often hear of endangered species, but what about endangered occupations? The percentage of Americans living and working on the land is shrinking. Yet cultural traditions still pay tribute to them – from Indian legends to cowboy poetry to Mexican corridos. Taking us from New Mexico, to Colorado, Texas, and Nevada, this program shows how the current environmental debate is influencing people like rancher-poet Vess Quinlan who says independent ranchers are “the new Indians.” Restricted distribution rights. Contains copytighted music. BROADCAST: Satellite, Aug. 1993
|We often hear of endangered species, but what about endangered occupations? The percentage of Americans living and working on the land is shrinking. Yet cultural traditions still pay tribute to them — from Indian legends to cowboy poetry to Mexican corridos. Taking us from New Mexico, to Colorado, Texas, and Nevada, this program shows how the current environmental debate is influencing people like rancher-poet Vess Quinlan who says independent ranchers are “the new Indians.”