Three Mountain Tales materials, c.1982
Sub-Series (ap.afc.05.09)
- Extent
- 22 Filmstrips
- 30 Audio cassettes
- 4 Video cassettes
- 1 Photo prints
- 1 Boxes
- Part of
- Appalshop Films Collection, 1969-2015 > Series V. Appalshop Films, 1978-1983 > Three Mountain Tales materials, c.1982
- Scope and Contents
- Contains material related to the color production Three Mountain Tales, a 1982 release directed by Roadside Theater. Originally produced as a filmstrip and later made into a video release, this production presents mountain folk tales as interpreted by Appalshop’s Roadside Theater, and illustrated with pastel drawings by taleteller Angelyn DeBord. The tales are told in mountain dialect and are accompanied by fiddle, banjo, and guitar. Stories include: "Fat and Lean", a ghost story with a comic twist; "Little Fish Story" a tale from the Smoky Mountains about friendship and the origin of rainbows; and "The Big Toe", the story of a boy's encounter with a goblin whose toe looked too much like a potato. Subjects include mountain life, folklore and folk tales of the Appalachian region.