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Will Rogers in The Roping Fool (1922)

Will Rogers made quite a few movies. This edited version, narrated by Jim Rogers, one of Will’s sons, is a showcase for Roger’s great roping skills. It was the first commercial film to feature slow motion. The narration describes the tricks and their difficulty, and gives the feeling of a magician explaining his tricks.




Best Bluegrass Clog Dancing Video Ever Made--from Bluegrass Roots

In 1964, film maker David Hoffman spent three weeks around Madison County, North Carolina, with the 82 year old founder of the pioneer Asheville Mountain Music and Dance Festival, Bascom Lamar Lunsford, resulting in the documentary film, “Bluegrass Roots”. This is how clogging and square dancing got started--neighbors gathering in someone's house.