Tommy Jarrell and Fred Cockerham (1971, Blanton Owen)

This 1971 film by folklorist Blanton Owen captures rare footage of Tommy Jarrell on fiddle and Fred Cockerham on banjo, playing together on Cockerham's front porch in Low Gap, North Carolina.
Original film elements found in the Blanton Owen Collection #20027 (finding-aids.lib.unc.edu/20027/), Southern Folklife Collection, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Laboratory film preservation work by Colorlab (colorlab.com/). Funding provided by the National Film Preservation Foundation (www.filmpreservation.org/).
Learn more about the preservation grant and the film on the Southern Folklife Collection’s blog, Field Trip South:
blogs.lib.unc.edu/sfc/2019/07...

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This is the best thing to happen in 2020 so far

[@timroodvoets6168]

My Russian violin teacher would have a stroke if she saw all that resin on Tommy’s fiddle. Lol!

[@clawhammer704]

I heard that wood screen door close. That brought back memories of my youth of the kids running in and out. Even the cat could open the door and go in and out.

[@donhuber9131]

Great to see Fred's finger-picking style on Reuben's Train.

[@kieranmoomin5826]

What a cultural treasure.

[@marstime3712]

This is wonderful, I felt like I was hanging on the porch with them! It made me happy and sad to see two of my favorites in these forgotten days!

[@davidgunter6106]

Love it! ❤️🎵❤️

[@zachb8012]

What an amazing video. I'll be lucky man if this is how I spend my twilight years.

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This is my favorite thing on the internet.

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This you so much for this work of art. 😄😁😃🎻🪕❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

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The Tunes

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Thank you for uploading

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Only guy i know that says "Wish i was nine hundred more"

[@OneOfManyOfOne]

I hadn't seen this one before until now, thank you so much for sharing it!!!!!!!!!!!!

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g o a t

[@dorindacontreras1094]

May we never forget!

[@marylyncoffey3527]

Amazing

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😎

[@KM-om1dy]

I bet a few Foxfire books were written on the porch.

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