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   From: gcmccoury@yahoo.com   
      
   The Appalachians -- A land shaped by the people. A people shaped by the   
   land. The Appalachians is three-part documentary special on the history   
   of Appalachia.   
      
   Featuring Johnny Cash in his last film interview. Also featuring Rosanne   
   Cash, Loretta Lynn, Little Jimmy Dickens, Marty Stuart, Ricky Skaggs and   
   others.   
      
   Appalachia was America’s first frontier. The pioneers brought their   
   folkways and music from the old country. Mountain life was isolated and   
   traditional culture was preserved. The old ballads and fiddle tunes were   
   handed down through generations.   
      
   Appalachian mountain people are songwriters and storytellers. To tell   
   their history, the producers use mountain songs as an integral part of   
   the film. The lyrics tell the story of their lives, their emotions,   
   their loves and their fears.   
      
   The story of Appalachia is about the struggle for and with the land. But   
   through their struggles the people of Appalachia held on to their love   
   of land and family. Music continued to be an important part of their   
   lives, and they adapted old, traditional ballads into songs that told   
   the story of their lives in America — their triumphs and their sorrows.   
      
   Out of the culture and history, we will reveal the vivid unforgettable   
   faces of the land and the people. The Appalachians is a portrait framed   
   with truth, passion, and respect for the Native Americans and the people   
   who came to this land from Ireland, England, Scotland, Wales, Italy,   
   Hungary, Poland, Africa, Mexico — and virtually every other part of the   
   world.   
      
   The film is presented by Nashville Public Television and distributed by   
   American Public Television to PBS stations. Promotional videos to   
   support the film were done by Naomi Judd and Marty Stuart.   
      
   More info/video clips are @   
   http://www.sierraclub.org/appalachia/film/index.asp   
      
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