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  About the film:
The Appalachians: The Film
About Appalachia
Filming with Johnny Cash
Tune-In Info
Study Guide
 
  Related campaigns:
Mountaintop removal & coal mining
The Southern Appalachian Clean Air Campaign
 
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The Appalachians

Read What the Critics are Saying About the Film...

Cleveland Plain Dealer:
"The Appalachians makes good on its promise to examine the territory as "a landscape, a culture, a frame of mind."
"...elegant and engaging..."
"...vigorous and thoughtful..."
"...a remarkable journey..."

Washington Post:
"Foot-tapping music, beautiful scenery and memorable stories."

Washington Times:
"The big drawing card...is its roster of country and bluegrass music stars seen in performance snippets and relating anecdotes about growing up amid the region's mountains and hollows."
"...riveting final film interview with Johnny Cash and his daughter Rosanne Cash."

...and About the Soundtrack

Country Music Facts&News:
"A MUST HAVE album. This is what 'Oh Brother' should have been!"

INK19:
"This collection is perhaps the most representative of the region and heritage of any I've heard."

MetroBeat:
"The selection of songs found here is an authentic document of the sounds of Appalachia."
"The roots of country music and bluegrass are found in these mountain songs, hymns and ballads."


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