POV (Point of View on PBS) is going to broadcast a docu by Roger Kappers on Alan Lomax. It's listed for 22 August 2006. One may read more about it at POV Preview.

Briefly, the flyer I got says: Alan Lomax was "the song hunter." He devoted his life to recording the world's folk tunes before they would permanently disappear with the rise of the modern music industry. Through interviews including Pete Seeger and archival footage of such greats as Woody Guthrie and Leadbelly, filmmaker Roger Kappers tells the story of the man who captured America's quintessential music.

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