July 6, 1990 • 58m
A celebration of New Orleans’ musical culture — from its piano bars and barrelhouses to brass bands and street parades, with their...Read more
July 13, 1990 • 57m
The bayous of Louisiana have combined French, German, West Indian, native American and hillbilly ingredients into a unique cultura...Read more
July 20, 1990 • 58m
Alan Lomax, John Bishop, and Worth Long explore the enduring African-American performance traditions of the Mississippi Delta. Fea...Read more
July 27, 1990 • 57m
Investigating the songs, dances, and religious rituals of the descendants of Scotch-Irish settlers of the Southern Appalachian mou...Read more
August 3, 1990 • 58m
Examining the talents and wisdom of elderly musicians, singers, and story-tellers, who perform not for fame or fortune but to pres...Read more