THE HAYLOFT GANG: The Story of the National Barn Dance
Tuesday, October 25 at 9 p.m.
Narrated by Garrison Keillor, THE HAYLOFT GANG: The Story of the National Barn Dance tells the story of a changing America through the lens of one of the nation’s most popular country music radio shows during the 1930s and ’40s: The National Barn Dance. The one-hour documentary weaves rare performance footage, home movies, and candid photographs with firsthand accounts from fans and performers. Interviews with historians, folklorists, and media experts reveal historical and cultural perspectives of this unique period in America’s history. Produced and directed by Stephen Parry with supervisory producer Bob Hercules.




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