American Patchwork: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

From 1978 to 1985 Alan Lomax traveled the American South and Southwest with a television crew to document regional folklore with deep historical roots. The resulting 500 hours of footage became the five-program series American Patchwork, which aired on PBS in 1991. Written, produced, and directed by Lomax, the series is an engaging and edifying celebration of American traditional music and expression.

Series details

• Title: American Patchwork
• Format: Documentary
• Premiere date: 1990-07-06
• Final broadcast date listed: 1990-07-13
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: PBS
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 34170
• TVDB ID: 289738

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1990-07-06; final listed air date 1990-07-13; episode order: 5.

Source and licence

Adapted from American Patchwork on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.