- Collection:
- Georgia Folklore Collection
- Title:
- Video of the North Georgia Folk Festival, Part 2, Athens, Georgia, 1984 October 6
- Creator:
- Georgia Folklore Society
- Date of Original:
- 1984-10-06
- Subject:
- Folk festivals--Georgia--Athens
Gospel music--Georgia
Storytelling--Georgia
Guitarists--Georgia
Blind musicians--Georgia
African American musicians--Georgia
Gospel musicians--Georgia
Banjoists--Georgia
Fiddlers--Georgia
Eller Brothers
Pianists--Georgia
Folk music--Georgia
Songs
Singing
Mitchell, Fleeta, 1913-
Mitchell, Nathaniel, 1912?-
Barnes, Lucy
Brown, Ross, 1909-
Bruce, W. Guy - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Clarke County, Athens, 33.96095, -83.37794
- Medium:
- field recordings
- Type:
- Moving Image
- Format:
- video/mp4
- Description:
- Various musicians perform at the 1984 North Georgia Folk Festival in Athens, Georgia, including Willie Guy Bruce, Joe Rakestraw, Lawrence Eller, Ross Brown, and Fleeta and Nathaniel Mitchell. Part 2 of 2. First, a gospel group performs several songs. Joe Rakestraw follows then plays guitar a tells a few stories. Fleeta and Nathaniel Mitchell and Doc and Lucy Barnes perform gospel music, with Fleeta Mitchell on piano and Doc Barnes on guitar. Songs: Old Time Religion, You Got to Make Things Right That Is Wrong, You Better Mind, I Done What You Told Me To Do, I Know the Lord Laid His Hand on Me, Up Above My Head, It's My Desire, Jesus Will Make It Alright. Lawrence Eller performs on banjo with Ross Brown on fiddle. They are followed by a man who plays "Long-Legged Lula's Back in Town" and other songs on piano. His daughter also plays several songs on the piano. W. Guy Bruce performs last on banjo. Songs: Boil Them Cabbage Down, Cumberland Gap, Old Joe Clark, John Henry, Cindy.
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:ugabma_gfc_gfc-1965
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/ugabma/gfc/do:gfc-1965
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 1 film : circa 115 minutes
- Original Collection:
- Georgia Folklore Collection, Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection, University of Georgia Libraries, Athens, Georgia
- Holding Institution:
- Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection
- Rights:
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