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Clip 1: Hugh Sinclair and his wife, Scotland
Alan Lomax wrote, "I took the road to the Hebrides. These Islands lie 50 miles west of Scotland. All day we ran south along the bleak coast. It was a grey day and the islands were cold and uninviting to me. I had forgotten what my informant had told me. The best thing about the islanders is their welcome for the stranger." During his travels in Scotland, filmmaker Rogier Kappers meets Hugh Sinclair, who sings for him a song about returning to Barra from Glasgow after 30 years. | Watch Video
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Clip 2: Jose Iranzo, Northern Spain
Kappers meets Jose Iranzo, a shepherd originally recorded by Lomax over 50 years ago. Iranzo's recording of the song, "Al Regreso del Campo," is part of Alan Lomax Collection: The Spanish Recordings: Aragón & València (Rounder Records). | Watch Video
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Clip 3: Manuela Lema Santos and her sisters, Spain upon arriving in Galicia, Spain, Lomax wrote in his journal, "The town clerk told us that the three best singers in the region had just moved in. He led me to a house that was like a heap of stone and called Manuela. There in the filthy barn, stood a young woman, her clothes ragged, a child on her arm. Manuela fetched her two sisters....Maricucha let go for a line or two, and then she raised her head and out of her throat came a high falsetto crying tone that put white heat into the song." Kappers meets Manuela and plays back for her a recording she made for Lomax. | Watch Video |
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Clip 4: Family and friends reminisce "Ever since the turn of the last century, people have been aware that traditional music is in danger of dying out because music is a big business now. And you get music pumped at you from radios and televisions and this big music industry that is just damping down on other forms of music." — Shirley Collins | Watch Video |
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