Lily May Ledford materials, c.1988
Sub-Series (ap.afc.06.21)
- Extent
- 43 Video cassettes
- 3 Photo prints
- 1 Boxes
- Part of
- Appalshop Films Collection, 1969-2015 > Series VI. Appalshop Films/Headwaters Television, 1984-1990 > Lily May Ledford materials, c.1988
- Scope and Contents
- Contains material related to the color documentaryLily May Ledford, a 1988 release. The film is a portrait of banjo player and National Heritage Fellowship Award-recipient Ledford, who led the Coon Creek Girls, the first all-woman string band to be played on the radio. The band played their own instruments and expanded the repertoire of what was considered acceptable material for women at the time. Includes interviews with Ledford about growing up in Red River Gorge in Kentucky, how her style developed, and her experiences breaking into show business. Also included are interviews with scholars and musician friends on the conflict between personal and professional fulfillment that existed throughout her career, her struggle for autonomy in the music business, and the role she played in the "commercialization" of mountain folk culture. Subjects include Appalachian women, women musicians, folk music, fiddle music and banjo music of the Appalachian region.
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