Appalachian Journey

Name: Appalachian Journey
Released: 1991-07-19
Rating: 8.3

8.3/10 (3)

·1991· 58 min

Director: Alan Lomax

Appalachian Journey is one of five films made from footage that Alan Lomax shot between 1978 and 1985 for the PBS American Patchwork series (1991). It offers songs, dances, stories, and religious rituals of the Southern Appalachians. Preachers, singers, fiddlers, banjo pickers, moonshiners, cloggers, and square dancers recount the good times and the hard times of rural life there. Performers include Tommy Jarrell, Janette Carter, Ray and Stanley Hicks, Frank Proffitt Jr., Sheila Kay Adams, Nimrod Workman and Phyllis Boyens, Raymond Fairchild, and others, with a bonus of a few African-Americans from the North Carolina Piedmont.

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Cast

Alan Lomax

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In brief

Appalachian Journey (1991) is a documentary film. With an average rating of 8.3/10 from 3 votes, it's one of the higher-rated titles. The film runs 58min. Check current streaming availability in the "Where to watch" section above.

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Appalachian Journey runs 58 minutes (58min).

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Appalachian Journey has an average rating of 8.3/10 based on 3 viewer votes on TMDB.

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Appalachian Journey was released in 1991.