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American Patchwork: Songs and Stories of America

19901 seasonTV SeriesDocumentary

From 1978 to 1985 Alan Lomax traveled the American South and Southwest with a television crew to document regional folklore with deep historical roots. From the resulting 400 hours of footage came the five-program series American Patchwork, which aired on PBS in 1991.

DirectorAlan Lomax
WriterAlan Lomax
ProducerAlan Lomax

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Seasons & Episodes

E1
Jazz Parades: Feet Don't Fail Me Now
Jul 6, 1990
E2
Cajun Country: Don't Drop the Potato
Jul 13, 1990
E3
The Land Where the Blues Began
Jul 20, 1990
E4
Appalachian Journey
Jul 27, 1990
E5
Dreams and Songs of the Noble Old
Aug 3, 1990

Cast · Directed by Alan Lomax

ALAlan Lomax
Alan Lomax
Self - Host

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