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Sourwood Mountain Dulcimers/John Jacob Niles - S1 E10

Premiered On: 03/10/2011

I.D. Stamper, a master dulcimer builder and player from Letcher County, Ky., and John McCutcheon, a young musician, play together, swap tunes, discuss musical traditions, and demonstrate the difference between hammered and mountain-style dulcimer. And, a portrait of John Jacob Niles, the adding machine repairman who came to eastern Kentucky in 1909 and became a much-noted "arranger, expander, collector, recorder, and performer" of traditional Appalachian ballads. The film shows Niles in concert, at home, at work arranging his music, and explaining the historical place of balladry in American music. A 2011 Production.

• Thursday April 18, 2024 6:01 am ET on KETKY
• Thursday April 18, 2024 5:01 am CT on KETKY
• Thursday April 18, 2024 1:00 pm ET on KETKY
• Thursday April 18, 2024 12:00 pm CT on KETKY
• Thursday April 18, 2024 6:00 pm ET on KETKY
• Thursday April 18, 2024 5:00 pm CT on KETKY

Beyond Measure - S1 E11

Premiered On: 03/17/2011

Explores the interplay between culture and economy while looking at the economic history of the Appalachian region. Focusing primarily on current events, the film puts the challenges of large-scale job loss in historical context and documents efforts of citizens to rebuild their communities. A 2011 Production.

• Thursday April 25, 2024 6:00 am ET on KETKY
• Thursday April 25, 2024 5:00 am CT on KETKY
• Thursday April 25, 2024 1:00 pm ET on KETKY
• Thursday April 25, 2024 12:00 pm CT on KETKY
• Thursday April 25, 2024 6:00 pm ET on KETKY
• Thursday April 25, 2024 5:00 pm CT on KETKY

Sunnyside of Life - S1 E1

Premiered On: 01/06/2011

Celebrates the legacy of the country music dynasty of the Carter Family by focusing on the Carter Family Fold in Maces Spring, Va., an old-time music hall founded in 1975 by Janette, Joe, and Gladys, the children of A.P. and Sara Carter. The film features Saturday night performances at the Fold by such artists as the Home Folks, Red Clay Ramblers, and Hot Mud Family. The film also includes a history of the Carter Family. A 2011 Production.

• Thursday May 2, 2024 6:00 am ET on KETKY
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• Thursday May 2, 2024 1:00 pm ET on KETKY
• Thursday May 2, 2024 12:00 pm CT on KETKY
• Thursday May 2, 2024 6:00 pm ET on KETKY
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Big Lever - S1 E2

Premiered On: 01/13/2011

In 1978 Richard Nixon chose Leslie County, Ky., for his first public appearance since resigning the presidency. Priceless footage of his visit introduces this incisive and sometimes hilarious look at the engines that drive American politics. The film explores the machinations of party politics in this rural and staunchly Republican county. A 2011 Production.

• Thursday May 9, 2024 6:00 am ET on KETKY
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• Thursday May 9, 2024 1:00 pm ET on KETKY
• Thursday May 9, 2024 12:00 pm CT on KETKY
• Thursday May 9, 2024 6:00 pm ET on KETKY
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Coalmining Women/In Ya Blood - S1 E3

Premiered On: 01/20/2011

Interviewed at home and on the job, women coal miners tell of the conditions that led them to seek employment in this traditionally male-dominated industry and the problems they encountered once hired. And, the story of a typical young man from Appalachia in the summer after his senior year in high school. He must face the difficult decision faced by many Appalachian youth - whether to stay in the mountains or leave in search of a "better life." A 2011 Production.

• Thursday May 16, 2024 6:00 am ET on KETKY
• Thursday May 16, 2024 5:00 am CT on KETKY
• Thursday May 16, 2024 1:00 pm ET on KETKY
• Thursday May 16, 2024 12:00 pm CT on KETKY
• Thursday May 16, 2024 6:00 pm ET on KETKY
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Harriette Arnow/Ourselves and That Promise - S1 E9

• Thursday April 11, 2024 6:00 pm ET on KETKY
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Nimrod Workman: To Fit My Own Category/Coal Miner: Frank Jackson/UMWA: A House Divided - S1 E8

• Thursday April 4, 2024 6:00 pm ET on KETKY
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Long Journey Home - S1 E7

• Thursday March 28, 2024 6:00 am ET on KETKY
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Strangers and Kin - S1 E6

• Thursday March 21, 2024 11:00 pm ET on KETKY
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• Thursday March 21, 2024 6:00 am ET on KETKY
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