Title: Leatha Eller: The Heavenly Light Is Shining On Me (1982)
Date recorded: September , 1982
Contributor(s): Recordist: Lomax, Alan; Performer: Eller, Lawrence; Performer: Eller, Vaughn; Performer: Eller, Leatha
Description: Leatha Eller, mother of Lawrence and Vaughn Eller, sings and plays "The Heavenly Light Is Shining On Me" (or, as she calls it, "Way Up Yonder In the New Bright World). Shot by Alan Lomax and crew at Ms. Eller's home in Upper Hightower, Hiawassee, Georgia, September 1982.
Subject(s):
Setting: Upper Hightower
Location: Hiawassee, Towns County, Georgia, United States
Archive ID: 46jNVg-08dI
Part of: Appalachia (1982–1983)
About the session: Cloggers and buck dancers; bluegrass and string bands; white gospel groups; stories, folktales, and ballads from coal miners, tobacco farmers, and former bootleggers, filmed in Virginia, Tennessee, and Kentucky. Performers include Ray Hicks, Nimrod Workman, Tommy Jarrell, and Raymond Fairchild, the man reputed to be the fastest banjo player in the world.
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