my mawmaw had 21 ...( 4 months ago by lennonlives1980)
my mawmaw had 21 kids and boy are they proud where they come from, i am to. and i hear so many storys and the more you hear the more you want to hear god bless my family for working so hard.cause the young people today would not know what to do or even how to pick and snap green beans. love your vid.
Wow! 21 kids??? How ...( 4 months ago by ziegfeldgrrl)
Wow! 21 kids??? How did she ever survive? One was enough for me hahaha! I lived on a farm upstate NY for awhile and I'll tell you, picking green beans and tomatoes and such and having to can them and can them and can them is hot hard work. Best to you and all of yours! Nice to meet you and thanks, jane :)
pure americana( 4 months ago by blablawhatev1)
pure americana
Thanks for watching ...( 4 months ago by ziegfeldgrrl)
Thanks for watching and commenting, jane :)
yeaaaaa( 3 months ago by bezmolvie)
yeaaaaa
I'm hoping that ...( 3 months ago by ziegfeldgrrl)
I'm hoping that means you liked the way this was put together :) Thanks so much for watching, jane :)
Great stuff, thanks ...( 3 months ago by wiremu)
Great stuff, thanks... I love Dock Boggs, and this was well done.
Thanks very much :) ...( 3 months ago by ziegfeldgrrl)
Thanks very much :) Glad you felt it was well presented. Love Dock Boggs too! Best, jane :)
My old Kentucky ...( 3 months ago by chono2008)
My old Kentucky home...
I am reminded of ...( 3 months ago by tutsman)
I am reminded of Walker Evans documentation...tru
Yes, that's true. I ...( 3 months ago by ziegfeldgrrl)
Yes, that's true. I received a wonderful book of Evan's photos for xmas. Incredibly touching. Thanks for the reminder, jane :)
Thank you, very ...( 3 months ago by melcina)
Thank you, very much, for sharing these photos and Dock Boggs' music. I heartily second your op/ed, too!!
Thanks so much for ...( 3 months ago by ziegfeldgrrl)
Thanks so much for your kind words, melcina, much appreciated! Some dislike that I made a statement but how could I not? So glad you like the way this was put together. Nice to meet you, jane :)
i love these pics ...( 2 months ago by rapidrampuri)
i love these pics and the song i live in easttt ky my beautiful ky home go big blue
Thanks, great to ...( 2 months ago by ziegfeldgrrl)
Thanks, great to hear such nice comments from someone in Kentucky :) I bet it's so beautiful there! Best, jane :)
This type of living ...( 2 months ago by Banjomountain)
This type of living is still around in North Georgia. Believe me, I've seen it.
Oh, I believe you. ...( 2 months ago by ziegfeldgrrl)
Oh, I believe you. I know it's still around in Georgia and in North and South Carolina because I used to run a very large website on Outsider Art and included Southern Folk Potters on it. I went to visit twice and it was shocking that these icons of American Folk Art were living in such conditions. Shameful in this day and age that citizens are left in such poverty while the fat cats in D.C. are living large off our taxes and ill-gotten money and lobbyists.
I think the reason ...( 2 months ago by Banjomountain)
I think the reason poverty like this still exists is a combination of poor circumstances, dead-economy areas, accustomed ways, and sometimes lack of motovation.
Hmm, true. In many ...( 2 months ago by ziegfeldgrrl)
Hmm, true. In many cases, if one has no money to escape to a better situation then apathy sets in and hence what appears to be a lack of motivation. It's a circle of hell. The billions of dollars spent elsewhere should be spent on our own country's infrastructure and people first. Education here is pathetic, health care... what is that? This country is headed towards another Great Depression thanks to you know who. There will be a lot more people living in these sorts of conditions.
hauntingly ...( 1 month ago by lisalacy)
hauntingly beautiful music and photos. I love the angles of the shots-- they draw you in. Makes me want to work so much harder on my own photos so they may endure for so many years. Because you are aware of rural poverty in the US I'd appreciate you viewing my video. I live in Eastern Kentucky and work with low income families.
This way of living ...( 1 month ago by bojames25570)
This way of living is still away life in West virginia
Could someone ...( 1 month ago by 7Matahari7)
Could someone message me and let me know where to find more of this slower, ballad style oldtime music? I play clawhammer but hard to come across this style and I don't always like playing the fast dance tunes. Thanx, this is a wonderful video and this lifestyle is style to be found here in the Ozarks as well.
I am so thankful to ...( 1 month ago by DustyPigeons)
I am so thankful to discover a Dock Boggs
music video great compilation
Its hard to believe so much hardship has been and continues to be endured by so many in the forgotton areas of this great country
Its amazing how such hardship can still produce such feeling as expressed in theses photos and the raw music from these remote places and experiences
Excellent video. It ...( 3 weeks ago by quantumhillbilly)
Excellent video. It looks like my old family photo albums. I'm Appalachian born and bred and though poverty and lack of opportunities are still a persistent problem, I feel blessed to live in such a beautiful, diverse environment with some of the friendliest people in the world. Also, you can't go wrong with Dock Boggs.
