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Discoveries...America Special Edition Artist Profiles, Musicians & Their Music |
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Discoveries...America, Special Edition focuses on an extraordinary element of American culture. Talented people, interesting places and unusual things. Producers Jim & Kelly Watt introduce you to gifted musicians they encountered while filming the award winning Discoveries... America DVD & Television series. ?Experience the unique thrill in the diversity of music all over the USA. Music defines this country’s social & cultural identity through class, race, ethnicity, geography, religion, language & gender. This program celebrates the remarkable variety of music and musicians all over America. From Bluegrass, Mountain Music & Cajun to Gullah Spirituals, Jazz, Rock, Country, Barbershop & everything in between! Features include: ?Mount Rogers Combined School in Whitetop, VA (String Band Mountain Music); Rex Theater in Galax, VA (Old Time & Bluegrass Music); Luthier/Performer Wayne Henderson in Mouth of Wilson, VA (Top Notch Finger-Picking); Music City USA in Nashville, TN (Country ); Holladay Fiddlers Jamboree in Holladay, TN (Old Time Bluegrass); Cowboy Poetry & Music Rendezvous in Dillon MT (Old West Cowboy Music/Poetry); Bar J Wranglers in Jackson Hole, WY (Stand-Up Comedy & Classic Old West Cowboy Music); Folk Music Capital of the World in Mountain View, AR (American Folk & Gospel Music); Pickin’ in the Park in Elkins, WV (Bluegrass & Americana); Sandy Ridge Bluegrass Park in Sandy Ridge, MS (Bluegrass & Gospel Music); Young’s Mountain Music in Burnsville, NC (Mountain Music); Jam Session in Hannibal, MO (Folk Music); Mardi Gras Run & Liberty Theater in Eunice, LA (Cajun & Zydeco Music); Funky Butt & Street Jazz in New Orleans, LA (Jazz & Blues Music); Voices Only in Milwalkee, WI (Barbershop Quartet); Magnolia Singers in Charleston, SC (Rhythm & Improvisational Gullah Music & Spirituals); Jazz Museum in Kansas City, MO (Jazz Music); Proto-Kaw in rural Kansas (Rock Music)
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