- Collection:
- Southwind recordings
- Title:
- Southwind No. 120
- Creator:
- Lewis, Boyd, 1944-
- Date of Original:
- 1984-10-18
- Subject:
- Indians of North America
Theaters--Georgia--Atlanta
Folk music
Folklore - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
United States, Tennessee, Anderson County, 36.11844, -84.19846 - Medium:
- radio programs
- Type:
- Sound
- Format:
- audio/mpeg
- Description:
- This recording opens with an introduction of the program by Boyd Lewis. The first segment, which begins at 1:39, is a feature about a rehearsal for "The Imagemakers" a production to be presented at the Alliance Studio Theater in Atlanta. The production tells the story of the Vision Quest, a tradition among Western Indian tribes. The program features audio excerpts from Woodrow and Pauline Haney, Western Cherokee Native Americans who were there to teach actors on specific parts of the production; costume designer Michael Hickey, and director Sandra Hughes. The second segment, which begins at 15:50, is a feature about an East Tennessee cultural celebration featuring cooking, artifacts, and authentic mountain music. The program features audio excerpts from author Alex Haley; teacher Elliott Wiggenton, and Loyal Jones of Berea College. The program ends with a sign off by Boyd Lewis.
"Southwind" was a radio program about the issues, people, and culture of the South that aired on WABE-FM, Atlanta's public radio station. The series, which aired from 1980 to 1987, was conceived, produced, and reported by journalist Boyd Lewis. - Local Identifier:
- MSS 1118.120.001
ahc.1118.120.001 - Metadata URL:
- http://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/cdm/ref/collection/p17222coll4/id/51
- Additional Rights Information:
- Copyright is held by Boyd Lewis. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons, Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivsCC BY-NC-ND license https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
- Extent:
- 7 in. reel-to-reel audio tape, 3 3/4 ips
30:29 minutes - Original Collection:
- Southwind recordings
- Holding Institution:
- Atlanta History Center
- Rights:
-
