The land is rich with coal, yet its residents are denied adequate food, housing, or medical care. This, the Appalachian region, was the nation’s first designated poverty area. This film focuses upon Eastern Kentucky where mechanization of the mines is replacing people and jobs. A lack of education and other working skills makes these residents prisoners of the land, as seen by a discerning interview with a local family. Filmed in 1968
Dr. Ralph Stanley’s Funeral
Dr. Ralph Stanley's Funeral courtesy of WYMT Television WYMT Mountain News https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2dXshh7yiqs
Down In The Willow Garden (With Lyrics)
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Lord Thomas and Fair Ellender – The Brown Girl
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Morehead Old Time Music Festival
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Morehead Old Time Music Festival 2015 Photo Gallery
Photo gallery from the 10th Annual Morehead Old Time Music Festival in Morehead, Kentucky. July 24 - 25, 2015
The Rail Splitters ~ Red Barn Radio Feb 11
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Ohio County Feud Over The Use Of Bill Monroe’s Name Nearing End
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Tony Pence & Big Ugly On Poppy Mountain In 2013
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Homer Ledford Concert Series Presented by the Leeds Center for the Arts
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The 12th Annual Cowan Creek Mountain Music School
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New CD From Dave Adkins & Republik Steele
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