I’ve been a musician since I was a teenager,and in 1972 I got a fiddle and a mandolin to begin playing while I was working on a dairy farm outside of Sheperdsville Ky and after I finished milking cows I stood out behind my house and practiced my fiddle and the cows would all gather round 😂😂 I used an Appalachian tuning to work up several tunes and formed a group to perform in the city of Louisville. I am so glad to find this channel and these folks are so talented, thank you for creating this 🙏

Father-in-Law passed at the first of the year, 91yrs old. played anything you put in his hands. this music and the people who sing them are disappearing fast. Losing a big part of out history. If you know anyone still playing, please record them every second that you can!

So much treasured information in this documentary about "ordinary people" whose histories are too often lost.

Something about this music, eh, many thanks :)

Now that is music at it's finest! Canada loves it!!!!

Freight Train has inspired so many musicians to do their own versions in tribute. There is some kind of magic in its simplicity and purity. Hard to explain, but it's something special and it's perfect.

Something to cheer my morning. Thanks.

The players you just featured have captured ❤ of folk music

Wow your great really enjoyed yaw❤

As a bluegrass love how I wish I could play any instrument the music I'd so wonderful thank you

Thanks for documenting all these wonderful people.

Super cool video. Surprised I've never seen this one before. Thanks for sharing Yasha. Much appreciation 🙏

Best toe tappin music to start the day off right 🎶🪕❤️

My dad used to sing Freight Train to me. I never knew is was Miss Elizabeth Cotton wrote it.

THIS is the stuff!

This is a fine capture of history.

Stumbled on this and was sucked right in. Wonderful!

Greetings from Puerto Rico. I love your music and the reality is when I was at university in Arkansas for the first time that I heard it and since I play guitar I practiced it. I also saw that they have an Indian flute. It is super interesting and I enjoy it even though I am Puerto Rican and live in the Caribbean.

I played with 2 old Black blues cousins, 80,91 yr old for years in Florida. Great players, close friends with Lightnin Hopkins and Sonny Terry,Blind Boy Fuller!

On IMDb, this title doesn't have an average rating yet after decades of release! Everyone should at least rate it, if not also review it like I just did after my first viewing. Thanks Yasha -- not only for documenting folk legends, but also for sharing your work! Unfortunately, Mike is no longer alive to pass on the music's history, his personal knowledge and the folk tradition. There may never be another Folk Revival, but hopefully YT's recommender will continue to expose this documentary to people who have some interest in America's unique music. (I've subscribed to Yasha's channel, and I look forward to seeing more documentaries especially about Mike.)

That "Cacklin' Hen" song made me giggle. Silly fiddle sounds just like it!

brought back so many memories on THE DAVID D THOMAS FARM BARNEVELD WIS

Enjoy this very much I don’t play an instrument but love those who do !❤

Wow this was so wonderful! Thank you! Hearing the awesome music and accents brought back memories of being in awe, when I was little in the 80’s

Amazing musical composition, highly talented musical artists

Outstanding/ so impressive word's cannot explain how beautiful this music is. Let alone the talent

🎉liked slot. reminds i of a uncle whom played fiddle/guitar an had a Band. my Mom could tidal an play ukulele. fun precious memories

Thank you so much for uploading this

I'm Japanese, but I love American country music. I play the banjo every day. How beautiful is good old bluegrass?

I think Lilly May is fantastic a mentor for me

😅❤ love it it's great 😅

This was a real joy to watch thanks for sharing Yasha!

Merci.

Well done

It sure is great to see and hear "Libba" Cotten again! I am familiar with nearly all of these musicians and quite a few of these performances but this seems to be a new video to me, it makes me look forward to what still might be "out there" and yet to be widely distributed. - j q t -

What a channel!!!! Super happy to stumble upon this gem.

👍👍👍

That’s how we learned it. Genuine American 🇺🇸

"My spirits mount as I play.."

Nice!..................

What is the name of the song towards the end before the credits roll with Suzy and Eric Thompson?

Elizabeth Cotton was sweeping floors for Pete Seeger and he heard her play and said “ hell no”

Sounds like my mom and dad

name of that first song?

*❤ saya senang 🎶 musik Amerika, tapi petikan banyo nya tidak enak slacky key dilagu country \ identik cowboy🤷👌 ok 🆗 gan*

J D Jarvis

Blues is not homemade american?

THIS is the stuff!