![]() ![]() Lomax sees shape-note singing as characteristically American, places it in a global multi-melodic choral context, and predicts its increasing popularity. To view the other two titles, and for more information on the series, visit the FolkStreams website.Īlan Lomax, with Phil Summerlin and Buell Cobb, discusses the emotional, historical, and musicological dimensions of Sacred Harp. There are five films made from footage that Lomax shot between 19 for the PBS American Patchwork series, three of which are included here. You can find his complete biography and more information about his work here. ![]() He was a folklorist, ethnomusicologist, archivist, writer, scholar, political activist, oral historian, and film-maker. Here are a collection of videos featuring Alan Lomax, one of the great American field collectors of folk music in the 20th century.
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