Southern Folklorist Bill Ferris
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Authentic South
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Preeminent Southern folklorist Bill Ferris has spent the last 40 years documenting the South in print, photography and film. His book, The Storied South, is a collection of interviews with some of the South's (and country's) most iconic writers and artists, including Alice Walker, Alex Haley, Robert Penn Warren and Eudora Welty. We discuss the book, the importance of story and how Bill defines the South. Featuring the song "Remember You Used to Love Me" by War Jacket. Originally aired September 10, 2013.
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