Ferris, William
Summary: Throughout the 1960s and 1970s, folklorist William Ferris toured his home state of Mississippi, documenting the voices of African Americans as they spoke about and performed the diverse musical traditions that form the authentic roots of the blues. Now, Give My Poor Heart Ease puts a searing selection of the artistically and emotionally rich voices from this invaluable documentary record....
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of North Carolina Press 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 781.643 FERSummary: "Throughout the 1960s and 1970s, folklorist William Ferris toured his home state of Mississippi, documenting the voices of African Americans as they spoke about and performed the diverse musical traditions that form the roots of the blues. This DVD features seven films made by Ferris between 1968 and...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC EARSummary: This watershed release represents the life's work of William Ferris, an audio recordist, filmmaker, folklorist, and teacher with an unwavering commitment to establish and to expand the study of the American South. William Ferris was born in Vicksburg, Mississippi in 1942. Growing up on a working farm, Ferris began at a young age documenting the artwork, music, and lives of the people on the...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Dust to Digital 2018
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD FOLK VOISummary: "In 1910 Elinore Randall, a widow, and her seven-year-old daughter travel by train to face two great unknowns-- a strange land and life with a man they have never met. Elinore has contracted by mail to keep house for Clyde Stewart, a rancher living in the remote frontier near Burntfork, Wyoming. Captivated by the vast landscape, Elinore acts quickly on her secret passion: to homestead a piece...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Hen's Tooth Video 2000
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA HEAWillis, Terrie.
Summary: Describes the geography, history, plants and animals, economy, language, religions, culture, and people of Romania.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press 2000
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 949.8 WILWillis, Gerri.
Contents: The rules -- Buying. How much house can you afford?; Assess the market; Picking a real estate agent; Choosing a mortgage lender; Avoiding mortgage fraud; Narrowing your search; Finding the right house; Choosing the right mortgage; Negotiating the deal; Surviving the closing -- Maintaining. Managing your equity; Going green; Curb appeal: your yard and garden; Maintaining your investment --...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ballantine Books 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 643.12 WILContents: Called to the foreign field ; I am bound for the promised land ; Where we'll never grow old ; When they ring the golden bells ; To the work ; Do not wait 'till I'm laid beneath the clay ; The days of my childhood plays ; We shall be reunited (Alfred G. Karnes) -- Crossed old Jordan's stream (Bird's Kentucky Corn Crackers) -- I am on my way to heaven (Hill Brothers with Willie Simmons) -- Music...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: JSP Records 2005