Speakin’ of the Blues: Larry Hoffman
Barry Dolins interviews Larry Hoffman on his Blues composition, accompanied by a performance of the composition from the New Millenium Orchestra String Quartet.
Barry Dolins interviews Larry Hoffman on his Blues composition, accompanied by a performance of the composition from the New Millenium Orchestra String Quartet.
An anti-strip mining rally in Nashville organized by SOCM, Save Our Cumberland Mountains, on April 8, 1975.
Interviews with inhabitants of a rural mountain about the devastation caused by strip mining to their land and to their community.
An anti-strip mining rally in Nashville organized by SOCM, Save Our Cumberland Mountains. The group attempts to meet with Governor Ray Blanton but is only granted a meeting with his aide, James Allen.
The aftermath of the 1965 Clinchmore Creek flood, as described by the area’s inhabitants.
In Mt. Sterling, KY, “Court Day” takes place the third Monday of October, bringing together tens of thousands of people to buy and sell goods.
Citizens, activists, and business representatives discuss the practice of strip mining for coal in rural Appalachia.