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Title:

American patchwork [videorecording] : songs and stories of America / Association for Cultural Equity.

Format:

[videorecording] :

Publisher:

Media Generation,

Copyright Date:

c2006

Description:

5 videodiscs (DVD) (ca. 300 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

Subject:

Popular culture--United States.
Jazz--New Orleans--New Orleans
Dixieland music.
African Americans--New Orleans--New Orleans--Social life and customs.
Cajun music--Louisiana.
Cajuns--Louisiana--Social life and customs.
Songs, Cajun French--Louisiana.
Blues (Music)--Delta Region.--Delta Region.
African Americans--Delta (Region)--Delta (Region)--Social life and customs.
Folk music--Appalachian Region.
Appalachians (People)--Social life and customs.
Older musicians--United States.
Documentary television programs.
United States--European influences.--European influences.
United States--African influences.--African influences.
New Orleans (La.)--Social life and customs.

Other Authors:

Lomax Alan, 1915-2002.
Dibb, Michael.
Kidel, Mark.
Association for Cultural Equity.
Dibb Directions (Firm)
Media Generation (Firm)

Notes:

Pt. 4-5 produced by Dibb Directions for Channel Four. Series originally aired on PBS in 1990. Host: Alan Lomax.

Contents:

[pt. 1]. Jazz parades : feet don't fail me now -- [pt. 2]. Cajun country : lache pas la patate! = Don't drop the potato! -- [pt. 3]. The land where the blues began -- [pt. 4]. Appalachian journey -- [pt. 5]. Dreams & songs of the noble old.

Summary:

Alan Lomax explores America's diverse cultural heritage through song, dance, story and festival, tracing these creative traditions back to their European and African roots.

OCLC:

(OCoLC)71801608

Locations:

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

UTAX115 -- Buena Vista University Library (Storm Lake)