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Highlander Folk School — Part 4

66 pages · May 10, 2026 · Document date: Apr 25, 1961 · Broad topic: Civil Rights · Topic: Highlander Folk School · 66 pages OCR'd
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Disiianea Des the Bi the Highlander Polk School /Monteag . nae BROADCAST FROM HFS. TO ENGLA SND ABCH [3e0~ i 4 _ The British Broadcasting Company _ nguEBO" ON TOUR OF UNIONS © 4 is arranzing.a broadcast to tnglahd direct from Fighlander Polk Schoot “Sumbo', 2 plny written and \ (HFS) March 13th from 4120 to 4:50 produced by students at HFS, was 4 PM Bastern Standard Time. (5420 presented before union groups in Lonteagle time and 9:20 London). . this section in the week of Mo rch : the program will consist of moun- lst. The title of the play refers i tain tallads, many of tnglish oriz» to the heavy black mud of the i in handed down in an oral tradition Delta country, and the play itaelf : from colonial days; Sacred erp sing- is bised on the etruggies of the ing, another form of folk music; i aharecroppers to organize 9 union. folk songs of aharecroppers; tail Two members of the Southern Ten~ stories; square dances; and contemp- Int Farmers Union, students at orary ballsds showing the effect of HFS, supplied the historicyl mater industrializition on folk music. . 121- In Atlant. the play wie spon- Rilph B. Tefferteller, director @9red by the International Tadies of reereition at UF$ and s special- Garment Yorkera Union and the Unit a iet in folk music, will hnve chirge ed Automobile Workers Union;. in : nf the program. 4 feature of the Shefwooa “by the Lime Workers onion : poogram will be the “tnll teles of in Inag:r by the Hod-Currizrs, — "ley Oakley, of Gatlinburz, known Loesl #9203 und-in La FPollette by” v‘>r and wide 1s the "Roaming Moan of the Am.lgamated Clothing Workers tis Smokies". Yiley is em official of America. The play wae directed saide in the Great Smoky Moantsin %/ Zilphia Horton. Vationnl Pork and probably knows the mountains 2g well ag any person. fters' BALL IN KNOXVILL] Two azencies of the ¥ader:1 Gov- ; ~roment will have recording equip- An old mountiin custom of ment at HPS it the time of the flouting logs down the rivers in broadeast to mke permanent records the Spring of the year will be of thes- folk songs. colmcmomted on Marsh 20th ut 2 "otch your loeal ps {prs for "R.fterst pull". R. B. Teffer- “arther announcements..The British teller of HFS will eill the sets coadeugting fomp ny is negotiating for squnre dancing. Some of the ftAo oa national enain to carry tha ‘gold dnnees in use in the anrly days of Tenmessce will be used. POPPA. SUMIUR TERY LAY 10 - four 3) SuUTRVOOD EDDY VIsiTs HTS The fifth mnnurl summer term at. Sherwood Wddy and Sam Froinklin of tha Delta Go-operitive Farm visited NFS during the Winter Term «nd spok¢ to the students. Other visiting lectursrs were _ Joe Bobvbsa, gresidant of the “Ghattan90g4 Gentral Tridaes and hor Councils Dre Moultrie Guerry 2 Will open Muy LOthn end run for ight weeks. The courses arc desizne } to give praeticonl tmining in ‘ride-union problema an#.in the s OF the eomopcrative movemint. Jrholirships cowering all expenses ‘ro available for students unabie
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