Hi Folks,

I have been an avid reader of this board for quite a few years now. I think it is a great aid when researching songs. I am a ballad singer and I love coming here. I wanted to let everybody know that there is a new documentary available for downloading at www.madisoncountyproject.org. It is about the ballad singers in Madison County, NC. It show clips of Dellie Norton (my great grandmother), Dillard Chandler and some of the other older generation who are no longer with us from older documentaries filmed in the 60's and 70's by John Cohen and it also shows the "next" generation of ballad singers to be coming out of this small community such as Dee Dee Norton Buckner, Donna Ray Norton, Amanda Southerland, Melanie Rice and myself (Denise Norton O'Sullivan). It, also, has Sheila Kay Adams and Bobby McMillon on here. These are two of the people who have instrumental in carrying on the ballad tradition. They are great. I just thought that the people on this board would love to know that this is available. These songs are just such a part of our history and it is great to know that people are carrying on the tradition. Like I said I just wanted to let everyone know it is out there and get some feedback so what do you think of the documentary?