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American Patchwork: Songs and Stories of America

★ N/A 1990 1 Seasons

From 1978 to 1985 Alan Lomax traveled the American South and Southwest with a television crew to document regional folklore with deep historical roots. From the resulting 400 hours of footage came the five-program series American Patchwork, which aired on PBS in 1991.

Documentary
Episode 1

Episode 1

Jazz Parades: Feet Don't Fail Me Now

Episode 2

Episode 2

Cajun Country: Don't Drop the Potato

Episode 3

Episode 3

The Land Where the Blues Began

Episode 4

Episode 4

Appalachian Journey

Episode 5

Episode 5

Dreams and Songs of the Noble Old

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