University Libraries

(dead?) The music section of a projected thirty-section, comprehensive online reference on the natural resources, history, and culture of Appalachia.

"The recordings, which range from the late 1930s to recent times, are especially strong in the areas of fiddle, banjo, harmonica, and dulcimer tunes; secular ballads and songs; gospel songs, and the unaccompanied lined-out and shape note singing styles.

A four-hour video series, narrated by Sissy Spacek. For more info, see the film's website.

Videos uploaded to Vimeo from this Whitesburg, KY-based organization.

A major PBS documentary from 2005.

Appalshop is a media collective located in Whitesburg, KY. Over the years, Alden Library has purchased a number of their films and videos, which the link above leads to.

A list showing the results of a keyword search for appalachia*.

Links here to streaming videos and lists of favs.