Some Crazy Magic: Meeting Harry Smith

Musician and photographer John Cohen recalls his first strange encounter with Harry Smith, the eccentric filmmaker and collector who compiled the Anthology of American Folk Music.

A charming hand-drawn anecdote about one of American culture's great eccentrics.

John Cohen tells the story of his first meeting with eccentric filmmaker and collector Harry Smith, the man who created the Anthology of American Folk Music.

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