Audio and text excerpt of an interview with Lynn Kelly where she discusses childhood memories of family recreation on Mount St. Helens and the dramatic, lasting changes caused by the eruption. Duration 4:16.
Video interview with Langston Longley co-leader and co-founder of the Bahamas Junkanoo Revue. Based in South Florida, Bahamas Junkanoo Revue practices junkanoo, a Bahamian parade tradition that occurs on Boxing Day (December 26) and New Year’s Day.
Interview with Leandro Rojas, a master musician and instrument builder who specializes in the tres, a guitar-like instrument with three pairs of strings, and the primary instrument in the Cuban son genre.
The tres guitar originated in Cuba, and its sound has become a defining characteristic of Cuban son music. The instrument gets its name, meaning “three” in Spanish, from its three pairs of strings. Leandro Rojas is a master musician and instrument…
Audio and text excerpt from an interview with Vermont farmer Gertrude "Gert" Lepine of Morristown, VT where she talks about the freedom afforded by farming. in 1935. Recording duration 0:54.
Audio and text excerpt from an interview with Vermont dairy farmer Gertrude "Gert" Lepine describing how her father first acquired their farm. Recording duration: 2:19.