Lomax, Fairchild & McGaha on music, whiskey, and mountain life (1982)

Date recorded: September , 1982
Contributor(s): Recordist: Lomax, Alan; Performer: McGaha, Cass; Performer: Fairchild, Raymond; Performer: Lomax, Alan
Description: Alan Lomax, Ray Fairchild, and Ray's father-in-law Cass McGaha discuss the Carter Family and Wade Mainer; the Cherokees and Indian heritage; moonshining and alcoholism; and life, music, and identity in the mountains. Shot at Maggie Valley, N.C., September 1982.
Subject(s): moonshining; Carter family; Mainer, Wade
Genre: interview/commentary
Location: Maggie Valley, Haywood County, North Carolina, United States
Archive ID: YKtx7ub6mLc
Belongs to: 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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