Hello New Hampshire

New Hampshire Crossroads producer Chip Neal guides us on a journey that starts at the 1999 Smithsonian Folklife Festival in Washington, D.C., where more than 140 traditional New Hampshire artists, musicians, and craftspeople shared their talents and the state's cultural legacy with hundreds of thousands of visitors on the National Mall. The journey continues back in the Granite State with the restaging of the event the following summer at the Hopkinton Fairgrounds.

Hello, New Hampshire captures the essence of New Hampshire through the Smithson Institution's research for these two events. It highlights New Hampshire's traditional music; its farms, forests, mountains and sea; its seasons of work and recreation; its homes, towns, and communities; as well as its ingenuity and enterprise.

Links to Related Information

• New Hampshire State Council on the Arts
• New Hampshire Humanities Council
• The Smithsonian Institution

Major funding for Hello, New Hampshire was provided by Jefferson Pilot Financial, with additional support from the New Hampshire Humanities Council and the N.H. State Council on the Arts. Hello, New Hampshire was produced by New Hampshire Public Television in collaboration with Celebrate New Hampshire Culture.

Approximately 27 minutes, this New Hampshire Public Television special is available online in VHS format for $19.95, or you may place an order by phone at 1-800-20NHPTV or 603-868-1100.