Old Harp Singing of East Tennessee (2019)
Género : Documental, Música
Tiempo de ejecución : 21M
Director : Vincent Moon, Priscilla Telmon
Sinopsis
A short musical film on the Old Harp tradition from East Tennessee, shot around a gathering in a church of the Smoky Mountains
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