1964COUNTRY MUSIC
DOCUMENTARY ON EARLY RURAL COUNTRY " HILLBILLY" MUSIC FROM THE ASHEVILLE REGION OF THE SMOKEY MOUNTAINS. STORY OF FAMOUS BLUEGRASS MUSICIAN - BASCOM LAMAR LUNSFORD. "THE MINSTREL OF THE APPALACHIANS".
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BW - TWO EARLY COUNTRY MUSIC PERFORMERS - BASCOM LAMAR LUNSFORD AND GEORGE PEGRAM SINGING AND PLAYING TRADITIONAL BLUEGRASS IN BEAUTIFUL BACKDROP OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS. EARLY 1900'S.
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| 01:01:02 62.79 |
OPENING TITLE OVER PAN OF BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS AND BLUEGRASS MUSIC. "MUSIC MAKERS OF THE BLUE RIDGE". STORY OF "THE MINSTREL MAN" BASCOM LAMAR LUNSFORD.
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| 01:01:31 91.83 |
BW - LATE 1800S PHOTOS OF GREAT BLUEGRASS MUSICIAN, BASCOM LAMAR LUNSFORD. BABY PHOTOS THROUGH ADULT
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| 01:02:26 146.46 |
MORE OLD PHOTOS FROM THE 1920'S OF VAR BLUEGRASS MUSICANS , NEWSPAPER ARTICLES ABOUT THE "MINSTREL OF THE APPALACHIANS".
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| 01:03:00 180.18 |
HIGH ANGLE - WOMAN IN 50'S STYLE DRESS AND MAN GETTING IN VINTAGE CAR. CAR PULLS AWAY DRIVES DOWN DIRT COUNTRY ROADS PASSING BY OLD BARNS AND FARMS. BASCOM LAMAR LUNSFORD NARRATES STORIES ABOUT BLUEGRASS MUSICIAN FRIENDS AND MAKES STOPS ALONG THE WAY AT THEIR HOMES.
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| 01:04:33 273.61 |
BANJO PLAYER, OBRAY RAMSEY, CASUALLY PLAYING BANJO AND SINGING "GROUNDHOG" SONG ON FRONT STEPS OF HOME WITH LADY FRIEND.
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| 01:04:54 294.63 |
BEAUTIFUL SCENIC SHOT OF SMOKY MOUNTAINS
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| 01:04:59 299.06 |
MAN WALKING DOWN DIRT ROAD WITH CIGARETTE HANGING FROM MOUTH. HUNTER LOADING RIFLE AND AIMING AT PREY. HE AIMS AND SHOOTS RIFLE AT FLYING BUZZARD. CU INSPECTING THE CATCH. HUNTER WITH CIGARETTE WALKS PROUDLY AWAY
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| 01:06:42 402.76 |
OBRAY RAMSEY SITTING ON LARGE ROCK PLAYING BANJO AND SINGING.
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| 01:07:23 443.48 |
BASCOM LUNSFORD SHOWING OFF HIS CLOGGING PROWESS IN IMPROMPTU SOLO PERFORMANCE OUT IN THE COUNTRY.
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| 01:08:01 481.72 |
PAN OF STONE HOME OUT IN THE COUNTRY, CLOTHESLINE OUT BACK.
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| 01:08:13 493.39 |
OLD COUNTRY GUY (BILL MACREATH) WITH CIGARETTE HANGING OUT OF HIS MOUTH CLOGGING ON PORCH OF STONE HOME WITH BLUEGRASS MUSICIANS. FEMALE JOINS IN. LOTS OF AWESOME BLUEGRASS PICKIN' , SINGING, CLOGGING, AND JAMMING GOING ON.
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| 01:13:11 790.89 |
BASCOM AND FRIENDS IN CAR CONTINUE DOWN THE ROAD. COUNTRYSIDE SCENERY, COUNTRY HOMES, BIKE RIDER ON SIDE OF THE ROAD AS BASCOM NARRATES AND TALKS ABOUT WHISKEY MAKING IN THE CAROLINAS.
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| 01:14:14 853.86 |
CU FOX NEWS NEWSPAPER CLIPPING ABOUT CONDEMNED MOONSHINE IN ASHEVILLE, NC
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| 01:14:21 861.11 |
DISPLAY OF CONFISCATED "MOONSHINE" AND MOONSHINE MAKING EQUPMENT OUTSIDE COURTHOUSE . SMASHING BOTTLES OF ILLEGAL WHISKEY. BUNCOMBE COUNTY SHERIFF TALKS ABOUT
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| 01:15:33 933.1 |
COUNTRYSIDE SCENERY FROM MOVING CAR. BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS, OLD BARNS, WATERFALLS, OLD GARAGE, SCARECROW.
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| 01:16:27 987.64 |
MARGARET WINTER ON PORCH WITH HER MOUNTAIN DULCIMER TALKS ABOUT HER INFLUENCERS. SHE PLAYS "THE PRODIGAL SON" AS BASCOM AND FRIENDS LOOK ON.
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| 01:18:05 1085.46 |
BEAUTIFUL RENDITION OF TRADITIONAL FOLK SONG "BLACKJACK DAVEY" BY HAROLD AND MARGARET WINTERS.
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| 01:20:37 1237.7 |
HAROLD WINTERS SINGS TRADITIONAL FOLK SONG, "LIE DOWN LIE DOWN" SHOT OF WOMAN (MARGARET) DOWN BY THE LAKE FEEDING THE FISH.
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| 01:22:18 1338.03 |
BASCOM VISITS ELDERLY FARMER TILLING HIS FARM WITH DONKEY. EXHAUSTED OLD FARMER SITS DOWN TO REST AND TALKS WITH BASCOM.
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| 01:24:38 1477.71 |
DRIVING DOWN DIRT ROAD, OLD "MADISON COUNTRY" SIGN
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| 01:24:59 1498.87 |
FANTASTIC OLD TIME FIDDLE AND BANJO PLAYERS JAMMIN' IT UP AS YOUNG CLOGGERS DANCE UP A STORM IN LIVING ROOM OF PRIVATE HOME. CLOGGERS SQUARE DANCE WITH PARTNERS AND IN A BIG CIRCLE AROUND THE ROOM.
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| 01:31:50 1910.42 |
BEAUTIFUL WIDE ANGLE SHOT OF ROLLING FARM LAND WITH HORSE DRAWN TILLER.
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| 01:32:06 1926.22 |
BASCOM PLAYING FIDDLE ON PORCH, DRINK PEPSI SIGN AND OLD GUY IN OVERALLS LISTENING INTENTLY.
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| 01:33:39 2018.73 |
DRIVE CONTINUES PAST OLD FARM HOMES AND SHACKS, WINDY ROADS AND MOUNTAIN SCENERY
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| 01:34:41 2081.22 |
CUT TO CAROLINA JUBILEE. MC ANNOUNCING SHOW. KIDS AND FOLKS EATING POPCORN IN AUDIENCE. BLUEGRASS BAND PLAYS ORANGE BLOSSOM SPECIAL. VAR. BLUEGRASS BANDS PLAY. BASCOM LUNSFORD ON STAGE WITH WIFE CLOGGING AUDIENCE CLAPPING.
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| 01:37:53 2273.27 |
GUYS HANGING OUT IN FRONT OF THEATRE, VINTAGE CARS DRIVING BY PAN OF STORE FRONTS.
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| 01:38:15 2294.59 |
DRIVING ALONG COUNTRY ROADS AGAIN WITH BASCOM. HE TALKS ABOUT THE OLD AUTHENTIC TUNES AND HOW THE NEW YOUNG FOLK CAN'T PLAY THEM. THEY PASS UNUSUAL SIGN FOR THE AREA "KOSHER PASTRAMI FRANKS". BASCOM RECITES VERSE FROM THE BIBLE.
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| 01:39:16 2356 |
BASCOM AND FRIENDS IN FRONT YARD PLAYING SOME GREAT TRADITIONAL BLUEGRASS WITH SOME OLD FIDDLER FRIENDS - GAP TOOTHED JESSE "LOST JOHN" RAY AMONG THEM.
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| 01:42:47 2566.68 |
CU OF GREAT FIDDLER, JESSE "LOST JOHN" RAY
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| 01:43:40 2620.24 |
BACK OUT ON THE ROAD WITH BASCOM HEADING HOME AS HE SINGS "BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAIN BLUES", AND HIS WIFE CHIMES IN. MORE OLD FARM HOMES, MOUNTAIN SCENERY OF BLUE RIDGE.
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| 01:44:58 2697.74 |
W/S BW MAN HOLDING HAT STANDING BESIDE A COW NEXT TO TREE.
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| 01:45:17 2716.89 |
COUNTRY SCENES AS BASCOM RECITES POETRY, UPSIDE DOWN OLD WAGON, OLD TIN CANS, MAN WALKING DOWN ROAD WITH DONKEY, PAN OF SMOKYS, OLD COUNTRY HOMES AND HJUTS, GATE WITH "L", NICE WHITE COUNTRY HOME.
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| 01:47:20 2839.3 |
CREDITS ROLL OVER BASCOM LAMAR LUNSFORD SINGING IN HIS LIVING ROOM AT PIANO WITH WIFE.
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| 01:48:36 2915.91 |
END REEL.
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