A Free Trove of Celluloid Folk Wonders

Copious gratitude to Adam Lore, whose link in another section of Bags led me to Folkstreams.net. The site contains an extensive archive of documentary films dealing with a wealth of folk culture-related subjects. Several titles like Alan Lomax’s Land Where the Blues Began and Tom Davenport’s Remembering the High Lonesome are fairly well known. The majority of others are unjustly obscure; a condition the internet seems the perfect vehicle in changing. Most amazing, all of the content is available free via RealPlayer and QuickTime streaming. Just a few clicks and any given title cues up for perusal in full. The site also contains convenient forms of regional and title indexing to further aid in access. A cup of Licorice Spice tea steeped & poured, I’m several minutes into Born For Hard Luck: "Peg Leg" Sam Jackson and loving learning more about my favorite Medicine Show-era performer. My docket of writing projects lies neglected on the desk, but damn if this doesn’t seem a more important and rewarding pursuit at the moment.