Fixin' to Tell About Jack materials, c.1975
Sub-Series (ap.afc.04.05)
- Extent
- 22 Film containers
- 27 Audio tapes
- 3 Video cassettes
- 6 Photo prints
- 1 Boxes
- Part of
- Appalshop Films Collection, 1969-2015 > Series IV. Appalshop Films, 1973-1977 > Fixin' to Tell About Jack materials, c.1975
- Scope and Contents
- Contains material related to the color documentary Fixin’ To Tell About Jack, a 1975 release. The film documents storyteller and National Heritage Fellowship Award-winner Ray Hicks, a mountain farmer from Beech Mountain, North Carolina who tells traditional folktales that have been passed down in his family for generations. Hicks is shown working on his farm, gathering herbs in the woods, and describing his family's tradition of storytelling and his theories of human and natural continuity. Hicks is also heard telling a traditional Jack tale called "Whickity-Whack, Into My Sack" (also known as "Soldier Jack"). Subjects include mountain life, Jack tales, folklore, and storytelling in the Appalachian region.
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