Fanfare; 43; America Odyssey: Ole Colony Days
- Series
- Fanfare
- Episode Number
- 43
- Episode
- America Odyssey: Ole Colony Days
- Producing Organization
- WITF-TV (Television station : Harrisburg, Pa.)
- Contributing Organization
- Library of Congress (Washington, District of Columbia)
- AAPB ID
- cpb-aacip/512-5x2599zw92
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- Description
- Episode Description
- 1 hour piece produced by WITF and initially presented by NET in 1971.
- Episode Description
- Hosted by eminent folklorist Oscar Brand, this is the last episode from the four-part series American Odyssey, which documents the American heritage through folk music. Concerts staged by WITF, Hershey, Pennsylvania, at four historic locations Bar Harbor, Maine; Eckley, Pennsylvania; Cass, West Virginia; and Williamsburg, Virginia reflect the early American life-styles of a seaport, a coal-mining town, a railroad center, and a colonial community. Accordingly, performers and songs were selected to correspond with the theme of each site. At Bar Harbor, the Clancy Brothers, Tom Paxton, Dave Van Rink and others well-known for interpreting coal-mining sit of Eckley, Jean Ritchie, who grew up in a mining family, and other performers with the mines in their backgrounds including Billy Edd Wheeler and Merle Travis sing the sorrowful songs of the miners. On the Scenic Railroad at Cass, Leon Bibb, Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys, and Mike Seeger transport viewers back to the iron horse era. And at Williamsburg, Theodore Bikel, Norman Kennedy, Jean Ritchie and the Beers Family depict colonial life through colonial song, played on early American instruments the psaltery, dulcimer and fiddle. In this episode, Theodore Bikel, Jean Ritchie, The Beers Family, and Norman Kennedy join host Oscar Brand in recalling our colonial heritage. The concert takes place at the Governors Palace in the restored town of Williamsburg, one-time capital of Virginia (1699-1780). The performances include the following. Performer: The entire group of performers; Song: The Liberty Song. Performer: The entire group of performers, as they exchange naval anecdotes; Song: Touralie. Oscar Brand briefly recounts Williamsburgs history and its importance in Virginias colonial development. Performer: Norman Kennedy, Williamsburgs resident weaver and a folksinger, leads the ensemble in a song which demonstrates fabric pre-shrinking; Song: Tweed Wauking Song. Performer: Evelyn and Martha Beers with Bob Beers on the pasaltry; Song: Dumbartons Drums. Performer: Jean Ritchie and Oscar Brand perform the lovers lament; Song: Foggy, Foggy Dew. Performer: Bob Beers explains colonial courting customs and the use of twitching stick as he performs; Song: Bachelor Boy. Performer: Theodore Bikel deals with songs of justice; Song: McPhearsons Lament. Performer: Each artist demonstrates folk songs transitions as he performs; Song: Medley: Lord Randall. Performer: Oscar Brand and Jean Ritchie; Song: My Boy Willie. Performer: Theodore Bikel; Song: Loch Lomond. Performer: Jean Ritchie, accompanying herself on the dulcimer; Song: Nottamun Town. Performer: Bob Beers; Song: High Wind that Blew the Low Post Down. Performer: Norman Kennedy performs a Scottish jig to; Song: Old Scottish Fiddle Tune. Performer: Bob Beers on the violin; Song: Conathmans Ramble. Performer: Jean Ritchie on the dulcimer; Song: McLeods Reel. Performer: Oscar Brand, commenting on mans progress; Song: What a Court Hath Old England. Performer: The Beers Family; Song: Revolutionary Tea. Performer: Theodore Bikel; Song: Come All You Fair and Tender Girls. Performer: Martha Beers; Song: Thyme. Performer: The ensemble lead by Jean Ritchie; Song: Amazing Grace. Fanfare: American Odyssey Ole Colony Days is a presentation of NET Division, Educational Broadcasting Corporation, produced by WITF/Hershey, PA, and transmitted nationally by PBS, the Public Broadcasting Service. (Description adapted from documents in the NET Microfiche)
- Broadcast Date
- 1971-08-01
- Asset type
- Episode
- Media type
- Moving Image
- Credits
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Director: Walsh, Bob
Executive Producer: Slevin, Tom
Host: Brand, Oscar
Performer: Brand, Oscar
Performer: Bikel, Theodore
Performer: Ritchie, Jean
Performer: Kennedy, Norman
Performer: Beers, Evelyn
Performer: Evelyn, Beers
Performing Group: The Beers Family
Producer: Cherones, Tom
Producing Organization: WITF-TV (Television station : Harrisburg, Pa.)
- AAPB Contributor Holdings
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Library of Congress
Identifier: 2337785-1 (MAVIS Item ID)
Format: 2 inch videotape
Generation: Master
Color: Color
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Library of Congress
Identifier: 2337785-1 (MAVIS Item ID)
Format: 2 inch videotape
Generation: Master
Color: Color
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Library of Congress
Identifier: 2337785-1 (MAVIS Item ID)
Format: 2 inch videotape
Generation: Master
Color: Color
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Library of Congress
Identifier: 2337785-1 (MAVIS Item ID)
Format: 2 inch videotape
Generation: Master
Color: Color
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Library of Congress
Identifier: 2337785-1 (MAVIS Item ID)
Format: 2 inch videotape
Generation: Master
Color: Color
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- Citations
- Chicago: “Fanfare; 43; America Odyssey: Ole Colony Days,” 1971-08-01, Library of Congress, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed August 2, 2025, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-512-5x2599zw92.
- MLA: “Fanfare; 43; America Odyssey: Ole Colony Days.” 1971-08-01. Library of Congress, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. August 2, 2025. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-512-5x2599zw92>.
- APA: Fanfare; 43; America Odyssey: Ole Colony Days. Boston, MA: Library of Congress, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Retrieved from http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-512-5x2599zw92