The End of an Old Song

Name: The End of an Old Song
Director: John Cohen
Genre: Documentary, Music
Released: 1969-06-01
Duration: 30 min
Rating: 9
Cast: Dillard Chandler, Lloyd Chandler, Ernest Franklin, George Landers, Dellie Chandler Norton

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The End of an Old Song

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Status

Released

Production

Smithsonian Folkways

Aired

1969-06-01

The End of an Old Song

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.

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