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Intro - 0:00

• Tune called Planxty Sir Festus Burke | Randal Bays/fiddle, Chris Smith/tenor banjo, Roger Landes/bouzouki | composition by Turlough O’Carolan, from the album “Coyote Banjo” by Chris Smith

Part I, Meet Rich Remsberg  - 01:04

• Relating to his work with photography, critical mess methods, and archival research.

Part II, Working with Documentaries - 36:07

• Relating to the film, Happy Valley.

Outro - 51:43 

• Planxty Sir Festus Burke

Rich Remsberg is an Emmy Award-winning archival producer and visual researcher based in Western Massachusetts and New York City. His credits include John Lewis: Good Trouble, Bobby Kennedy for President, NUTS!, Happy Valley, and the Oscar-nominated A Night at the Garden.

He has served on the faculty of the Maine Media Workshops and the Library of Congress’ American Folklife Center Field School; was a frequent collaborator with the sampling-based music duo The Books; and has been a contributor to VICE, Esopus, and NPR’s online feature The Picture Show.

Full Playlist for EP 19
VVMC Book Club
VVMC: Friends & Voices, a Collaborative Playlist
Voices from the Vernacular Music Center