Women of Old-Time Music

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Women of Old-time Music: Tradition and Change in the Missouri Ozarks takes on the commonly-held folk music scholarship assertion that women did not widely participate in old-time music in the Ozarks. Through a series of performances and interviews with senior generations of women musicians in southern Missouri, the film illustrates the central role women played, and continue to play, in the development of old-time music, culture, and community identity.

  • Film by: Holly Hobbs
  • Produced by: Holly Hobbs
  • Cinematographer: Holly Hobbs
  • Sound: Holly Hobbs
  • Editor: Holly Hobbs
  • Original Format: DV Mini
  • © 2003, Holly Hobbs
  • 54mins, Black & White