- Collection:
- Georgia Folklore Collection
- Title:
- Video of Mabel Cawthorn, Part 1, Carnesville, Georgia, 1986 May 22
- Creator:
- Rosenbaum, Art
- Date of Original:
- 1986-05-22
- Subject:
- Women folk musicians--Georgia--Carnesville
Banjo players--Georgia--Carnesville
Banjoists--Georgia--Carnesville
Older musicians--Georgia--Carnesville
Old-time musicians--Georgia--Carnesville
Folk music--Georgia--Carenesville
Old-time music--Georgia--Carnesville
Women pianists--Georgia--Carnesville
Cotton manufacture--South Carolina
Textile mills--South Carolina
Dolls--Georgia--Carnesville
Collectibles--Georgia--Carnesville
Photographs--Georgia--Carnesville
Decoration and ornament--Georgia--Carnesville
Square dancing--South Carolina
Dance parties--South Carolina
Marijuana--Law and legislation--Georgia--Carnesville
Pardon--Georgia--Carnesville
Governors--Georgia
Governors--Powes and duties
Sisters
Brooches--Georgia--Carnesville
Songs
Singing
Harris, Joe Frank - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Franklin County, Carnesville, 34.36983, -83.23516
- Medium:
- field recordings
- Type:
- Moving Image
- Format:
- video/mp4
- Description:
- Video of Mabel Cawthorn at her home in Carnesville, Georgia on May 22, 1986, part 1 of 5. She performs old-time songs on banjo, including "Trouble in Mind" and "Shout Lulu". Between songs, she talks about the decorations, memorabilia, dolls and photographs that are in her house. The camera focuses on a photograph of Cawthorn in her early 40's, posing with a banjo. She speaks about playing the banjo as a young woman, at square dances and house dances. She explains that people would both square dance and buck dance at these gatherings. Cawthorn herself liked buck dancing, and husband gave her the nickname "Buck." As a young woman she worked in cotton mills in South Carolina. Cawthorn talks about the ornament that is on her banjo, a breast pin that belonged to her older sister. Cawthorn speaks about the Governor pardoning her for her conviction for selling marijuana. She speaks about her disposition, and her tendancy to be good to people. The interview concludes with Cawthorn performing a song on the piano.
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:ugabma_gfc_gfc-2121
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/ugabma/gfc/do:gfc-2121
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 1 film : circa 20 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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