Title Work: Discovering American folk music

Title No: 4880

Title: Discovering American folk music

Medium: Moving Image

Original Medium: Film

Date: 1969  (Release)

"Reviews the two main influences--African and English--on the development of American folk music. Traces the history of one ballad from its original British version through its journey across America to its emergence in the American West as the cowboy song, The streets of Laredo, and later in a Negro blues version entitled The St. James infirmary."--WorldCat.

Countries of Origin: U.S.A.

Duration: 22 min 

Genres: Educational

Subjects: African Americans--Music ; Folk music--United States--African influences ; Folk music--United States ; Folk songs, English--United States