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Musician Blanche Coldiron

(#313) from Kentucky Life Program 313 (1996)

Traditional Appalachian-style banjo player Blanche Coldiron, who had a brief professional career as “Blanche the Mountain Girl” in the 1930s, recalls the family responsibilities that led her to put that career on hold and talks about playing for audiences again after a 50-year hiatus. Segment introduced by series host Byron Crawford.

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