The End of an Old Song
“I recall back instead of going forward.”
1969•30m•9.0•Released
DocumentaryMusic
John Cohen, founding member of the ‘50s folk troupe the New Lost City Ramblers, started making films in order to bring together the two disciplines he was heavily active in: music and photography. The End of an Old Song brings us to North Carolina, and demonstrates the power of old English ballads sung with gusto while soused in a saloon.
Director
John Cohen
Languages
English
Studio
Smithsonian Folkways
Cast
Dillard Chandler
Lloyd Chandler
Ernest Franklin
George Landers
Dellie Chandler Norton
Berzilla Chandler Wallin
Production
Company
Smithsonian Folkways
Producer
John Cohen
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