LINEFORK (documentary film preview)
Added 2018-03-21 18:10:07 +0000 UTC"Lee and Opal Sexton are subsistence farmers living at the head of a hollow, at the end of Dead End Road in Linefork, Kentucky. Opal carefully preserves all that their garden produces. Lee, a retired coal miner and legendary banjo player, continues to perform at square dances and teach his distinctive style of playing to a new generation. They hail from a vanishing traditional culture. Lee is a vibrant, living link to the deep past of American music. The raw power of his banjo was featured on the landmark 1960 release Mountain Music of Kentucky (Smithsonian Folkways Records); of that group of musicians he is the only one left.
"The film follows the couple’s daily rhythms over the course of a year: their times together, their struggles, and the looming reality of ever-advancing age and frailty. "LINEFORK" brings Mr. Sexton to his proper place in the discourse of Appalachian music and, in so doing, to offer an honest portrait of the contemporary life and culture of the region, to highlight its significance to American musical heritage."
Comments
Here is a good one where he sings a little too. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMDvVi24Lj0" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMDvVi24Lj0</a>
Ken Taylor
2018-03-25 11:07:06 +0000 UTCAwesome love this.
louie goodwin
2018-03-22 19:17:17 +0000 UTCYou can find a bunch of outtakes at the Linefork website (www.linefork.com): <a href="http://linefork.com/trailer/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">http://linefork.com/trailer/</a>
Milwaukee Matzen
2018-03-21 18:17:01 +0000 UTC
