Ol ways

[00Buckshot]

I have an interest in old videos and documentaries that show ol ways of living and doing things and found a great site I thought a few would enjoy. Its called http://www.folkstreams.net/?list=1" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" rel="nofollow just a bunch documentaries theres pretty much something for everyone. There all made using old footage and interviews.

Here are some of my favorites so far:

Alex Stewart: Cooper
A 1973 film of Alex Stewart, a mountain craftsman from near Sneedville, Tennessee, constructing a churn. Film includes discussion of the use of non-powered tools and skills handed down in Stewart's family in making wooden containers, such as buckets and barrrels.

http://www.folkstreams.net/film,224" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" rel="nofollow


Hamper McBee: Raw Mash
A candid portrait of the Tennesse ballad singer, story-teller, and part-time moonshiner Hamper McBee. (this one shows his still site and him stillin and theres so many thing wrong with his setup by our standards but its fun to see)

http://www.folkstreams.net/film,236" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" rel="nofollow

Welcome to Spiveys Corner: The National Hollering Contest
Every year, on the third Saturday of June, in an otherwise sleepy borough of southeastern North Carolina known as Spivey's Corner (population 49), some 5,000-10,000 folks gather from far and wide to take part in the festivities and entertainment in the day-long extravaganza known as the National Hollerin' Contest.(make it through the first two minutes then it gets interesting)
http://www.folkstreams.net/film,238" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" rel="nofollow

Anything I Catch: The Handfishing Story
This film examines the thrilling regional phenomenon of Cajuns who wade in murky bayou waters to catch huge catfish and turtles by reaching into hollow logs and stumps with their bare hands. Friends and family accompany the handfisherman to the bayou banks for Cajun music, festive cooking, and storytelling, and to witness this increasingly rare tradition.

http://www.folkstreams.net/film,186" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" rel="nofollow


Woodsmen and River Drivers
Men and women who worked for the Machias Lumber Company before 1930 share their recollections of the logging industry in Maine when they cut trees by hand, hauled logs to the river with horses, and floated them down to the mill. Remarkable documentary footage from the 1930's illustrate this dangerous and exhausting work.

http://www.folkstreams.net/film,132" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" rel="nofollow

If anybody wants to start discussion about a video feel free.

[Truckinbutch]

Great thread to start . I'm so wore out and past my bedtime that I only watched the river driving segment tonight .
I grew up listening to the fireside tales of oldtimers of the same ilk and tried to emulate them . Had some good mentors in the mid 50's to late 60's that taught me how to reach their age with the same number of fingers I came into this world with .
I'll add more when I'm not so tired .

[vanilla gorilla]

Check out the born for hard luck, great vid, Thanks for posting this! I haven't watched this for prob 8 years!

[Bushman]

Nice, watched the first couple then bookmarked for later!

[bellybuster]

you'd probly enjoy "alone in the wilderness" the story of Dick Proenneke

great vids

[00Buckshot]

you'd probly enjoy "alone in the wilderness" the story of Dick Proenneke
great vids

Great film, Ive watched it at least three times, amazing how a man can just leave everything behind and do what he did for so long. Many a days I think about how great it would be to have a vacation spot like that or retire in an area like that.

Great thread to start . I'm so wore out and past my bedtime that I only watched the river driving segment tonight .

I grew up listening to the fireside tales of oldtimers of the same ilk and tried to emulate them . Had some good mentors in the mid 50's to late 60's that taught me how to reach their age with the same number of fingers I came into this world with .

I couldn’t get over how they just jump from one log to another and make it look easy, youd think it would spin out from under you once you step a foot on it. I think a lot people these days think they have hard jobs then you watch the guys using manual tools and laboring all day and risking there lives on the river and you gotta respect the hell out them for it.

Glad some others are enjoying the films, I figured everybody would be most interested in the moonshiner video. (go to 16:20 is when he starts building and running the still). A few things stuck out to me when I watched it looks to me like hes using sheet metal air duct pipe for the pipes to the thumper, when they bent the condenser tube around the tree there was kinks that damn near looked like it would stop the pipe, they used a 55 gal barrel for a cap which I just though was funny, and lastly they were sampling the shine right when it came out and with a boiler that big youd think at least the first gallon would be foreshots.

[Condensifier]

Nice post, bookmarked and gonna watch some videos for a while.

Thank you very much.

[Dan P.]

a lot of interesting stuff, thank you!

[Truckinbutch]

In my area they built humongous log dams at the mouths of deep hollows in late summer . Logged all winter and dumped the logs in the pond formed behind the dams . At spring thaw when the creeks were flooding the most they dynamited the dams and rode the logs downriver on the flood surge . Not an occupation for the meek . Riders of the Flood is a whale of a good book on the subject .