- Collection:
- Georgia Folklore Collection
- Title:
- Video of the Tennessee Banjo Institute, 1992 November
- Creator:
- Rosenbaum, Art
- Date of Original:
- 1992-11
- Subject:
- Tennessee Banjo Institute
Banjoists
Folk music
Women folk musicians
African American musicians
Minstrel shows
Harmonica players
Harmonica music
Songs
Singing
Jay, Abner
Mainer, Wade, 1907-2011
Thompson, Tommy, 1937-2003
Hartford, John - Location:
- United States, Tennessee, 35.75035, -86.25027
- Medium:
- field recordings
- Type:
- Moving Image
- Format:
- video/mp4
- Description:
- Banjoists perform at the 1992 Tennessee Banjo Institute, including Abner Jay, Wade Mainer, Tommy Thompson, Pheobe Parsons, and John Hartford. Includes Abner Jay discussing his music background and working in minstrel shows. Songs include: John Henry, Pretty Polly, Cluck Old Hen, Tom Dooley, Down the Road, Old Black Joe, Blue Mountain Bells, Get Along Home Cindy, Grandfather's Clock, The Backbone of American is a Mule and Cotton, Gentle on My Mind.
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:ugabma_gfc_gfc-2002
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/ugabma/gfc/do:gfc-2002
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 1 film : circa 74 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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