The first ever film of Appalachian music (1928) | “Doggett Gap“ - Bascom Lamar Lunsford [RESTORED]

This is a video of Bascom Lamar Lunsford and his band singing a song called “Doggett Gap“ recorded in Ashville, North Carolina on October 7th, 1928. From left to right: Lunsford (fiddle/vocals), Mrs. Myrtle Brooks (guitar), Mr. Lyda Brooks (banjo), and Gaither Robinson (banjo). At the start of the video, Lunsford asks “What time did Lyda say he and Myrtle is coming over here tonight?“ “Doggett Gap“ seems very similar to the more famous “Cumberland Gap“, so it could simply be a variation of Cumberland Gap with an alternate title. Bascom Lamar Lunsford (1882-1973) was a hugely influential figure in twentieth century Appalachian music. Here is a documentary about him: The video was filmed in the inaugural year of the Asheville Mountain Folk and Dance Festival, which continues to this day and is considered the first ever “folk festival”. “Doggett Gap"