Appalachian Mountain Dreams

Sesame Street – Appalachian Mailman

“A Stool for Me” is here: www.youtube.com “New Shoe for Bill” is here: www.youtube.com Film segment from 1974 about a rural mailman who delivers mail on horseback in the mountains of Kentucky. This is a song about kids growing up in the mountains of Kentucky and my perception of how a Mentally handicapped person was treated because of our lack

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American Jean Ritchie Singing Appalachian Folk Song Sweet William and Lady Margaret

This is a video I made featuring Jean Ritchie, The Mountain Queen, singing “Sweet William and Lady Margaret” from her 1961 album “Ballads from Her Appalachian Family Tradition” Jean Ritchie is from Appalachian Kentucky. She was born in 1922 in the Cumberland Mountains of Kentucky and has had a very accomplished career in music. She is a real American Treasure

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