- Collection:
- Georgia Folklore Collection
- Title:
- Video of the McIntosh County Shouters, McIntosh County, Georgia, 1985 December
- Creator:
- Georgia Folklore Society
- Date of Original:
- 1985-12
- Subject:
- Ring shout (Dance)--Georgia
Church music--African American churches--Georgia--McIntosh County
African Americans--Georgia--McIntosh County
Sea songs
McIntosh County Shouters (Musical group)
Songs
Singing - Location:
- United States, Georgia, McIntosh County, 31.48381, -81.37557
- Medium:
- field recordings
- Type:
- Moving Image
- Format:
- video/mp4
- Description:
- Interviews with Deacon Jim Cook, Lawrence McKiver, and Oneitha Ellison of the McIntosh County Shouters. Cook talks about working on steam ships and sings a shanty they used to sing on the ship. He also discusses "shouting," a religious dance that started with African slaves. Ellison and McKiver also discuss shouting and its history and McKiver sings a couple songs. The McIntosh County Shouters perform some shouting at a church in McIntosh County, Georgia.
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:ugabma_gfc_gfc-2031
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/ugabma/gfc/do:gfc-2031
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 1 film : circa 29 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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