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    Page 13 DURHAM - ITEM 8 toHnOTHER 10DSECS. OARROWAY: (OR iOCAL NARRATOR) (Oont'd) THEN FADE AS WE * CUT TO: LONG SHOT OF THE ROAD. PEOPLE Coming down to join THE PARTY. THEY PASS THE CAMERA IN CU. CUT TO: MRS. FREDA ENGLISH. ACCOMPANYING HER- SELF ON A GUITAR, SHE IS SINGING "BARBARA ALLEN". SHE SINGS A COUPLE OF STANZAS. AND FADE AUDIO FOR NARRATOR,. Mrs. Freda English is a grandmother, hut you won't believe it. She's . only 42. The whole family is from the Laurel River section. They call it the treasure cove of bal- lads . UP ON AUDIO AS SHE SINGS AN- OTHER STANZA ON MIKE AND THEN DOWN FOR NAR- RATOR. In the ballad, Sweet William has been dying for the love of Barbara for over 300 years.... Can't have enough people at a frolic. Looks like a country cousin of the city block party.