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John Cohen

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John Cohen (1932–2019) was a major figure in the development and appreciation of traditional music, and one of the most prolific contributors to the Smithsonian Folkways collection of recorded sounds. He was a musician, photographer, filmmaker, and record producer, but those words do not adequately describe John, whose work transcended labels and defied categorization.

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Film Performances

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Film Production

Camera Operator:
1979  Q'eros: The Shape of Survival
1987  Choqela: Only Interpretation
1992  Dancing with the Incas

Cinematography:
1969  The End of an Old Song
1979  Q'eros: The Shape of Survival
1987  Choqela: Only Interpretation
1992  Dancing with the Incas

Director:
1963  The High Lonesome Sound
1969  The End of an Old Song
1976  Musical Holdouts
1979  Q'eros: The Shape of Survival
1981  Fifty Miles from Times Square
1981  Sara and Maybelle
1982  Gypsies Sing Long Ballads
1982  Post-Industrial Fiddle
1987  Choqela: Only Interpretation
1988  Pericles in America
1992  Dancing with the Incas
2014  Visions of Mary Frank

Director of Photography:
1963  The High Lonesome Sound
1969  The End of an Old Song
1976  Musical Holdouts
1979  Q'eros: The Shape of Survival
1981  Fifty Miles from Times Square
1981  Sara and Maybelle
1982  Gypsies Sing Long Ballads
1982  Post-Industrial Fiddle
1987  Choqela: Only Interpretation
1988  Pericles in America
1992  Dancing with the Incas
2014  Visions of Mary Frank

Editor:
1963  The High Lonesome Sound
1969  The End of an Old Song
1976  Musical Holdouts
1979  Q'eros: The Shape of Survival
1981  Fifty Miles from Times Square
1981  Sara and Maybelle
1982  Gypsies Sing Long Ballads
1982  Post-Industrial Fiddle
1987  Choqela: Only Interpretation
1988  Pericles in America
1992  Dancing with the Incas
2014  Visions of Mary Frank

Producer:
1963  The High Lonesome Sound
1969  The End of an Old Song
1976  Musical Holdouts
1979  Q'eros: The Shape of Survival
1981  Fifty Miles from Times Square
1981  Sara and Maybelle
1982  Gypsies Sing Long Ballads
1982  Post-Industrial Fiddle
1987  Choqela: Only Interpretation
1988  Pericles in America
1992  Dancing with the Incas
2014  Visions of Mary Frank

Production Assistant:
1961  The Sin of Jesus
1963  The High Lonesome Sound
1969  The End of an Old Song
1976  Musical Holdouts
1979  Q'eros: The Shape of Survival
1981  Fifty Miles from Times Square
1981  Sara and Maybelle
1982  Gypsies Sing Long Ballads
1982  Post-Industrial Fiddle
1987  Choqela: Only Interpretation
1988  Pericles in America
1992  Dancing with the Incas
2014  Visions of Mary Frank

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TV Production

Foley Editor:
2017  Saving the Human Race

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