The Complete Bascom Lamar Lunsford Bluegrass Story [VHS]

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Product Description Bascom Lamar Lundsford started the first bluegrass and mountain folk music festival in 1929. He was also a superb mountain musician. Lunsford recorded 100’s of mountain songs for the Smithsonian. This very early synch sound film tells the story of his life and times and presents an amazing variety of songs, performers, and performances along the way. For most of the program, Lunsford is on the road introducing backcountry pickers, singers and clog dancers to the filmmakers. It includes music performed by some of the best, (including Mountain Dew, which Lundsford wrote), clog and square dancing never before seen and very early archival footage from Southern Mountains musicians, as well as Bluegrass and Mountain music legends like Obray Ramsey (banjo), Artus Moser, Mike Seeger, Alan Lomax, Tommy Hunter (fiddle), Roger Sprung (banjo), " Red" Raper, and Ray Lundsford. Review "They say that Lunsford would cross hell on a rotten rail for a good song." -- Bill Morrison, The News and Observer, Raleigh North Carolina.Lundsford would cross hell on a rotten rail for a good song. This film captures him and the great songs. -- Bill Morrison, The News and Observer, Raleigh North Carolina.