"Hazel Dickens: It's Hard to Tell the Singer From the Song" Excerpt

Hazel Dickens sings her powerful song "The Mannington Mines" in this clip from "Hazel Dickens: It's Hard to Tell the Singer from the Song," an Appalshop documentary by Mimi Pickering. Also featured are comments by UMW President Cecil Roberts, and Hazel and Billy Bragg performing a chorus of "Which Side Are You On."

From the coalfields of West Virginia to the streets of Baltimore, Hazel Dickens lived the songs she sings. Interviews with Hazel, who influenced generations of country, folk and bluegrass songwriters and musicians, are intercut with 16 of her most powerful songs in the 60 min. film "Hazel Dickens: Its Hard to Tell the Singer From the Song," available on DVD or streaming from Appalshop, Whitesburg, KY. Visit Appalshop.org/store