“I’ve Endured”: The music and legacy of Ola Belle Reed, is a documentary now in production on Ola Belle Campbell Reed (1916-2002). The film is planned for completion in 2022-2023 and will accompany an exhibition at UMBC’s AOK Library and Gallery on Ola Belle. The project is funded in part by Maryland Traditions. Here are short documentaries, performances and extended interviews collected during the production of the “I’ve Endured.”

















For more information contact Bill Shewbridge at shewbrid@umbc.edu.
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“I’ve Endured”: The music and legacy of Ola Belle Reed
A new 45 minute documentary exploring the life and work of nationally recognized bluegrass and old-time musician Ola Belle Campbell Reed.
“I’ve Endured”: A concert honoring the music and legacy of Ola Belle Reed
View photos and information from the June 2, 2023 concert.
Featuring Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer, the Honey Dewdrops, David Reed, Hugh Campbell & friends w/ M.C. Cliff Murphy
UMBC Albin O. Kuhn Gallery – Ola Belle Reed: “I’ve Endured”
March 27—June 30, 2023
UMBC Albin O. Kuhn Gallery
Exhibition celebrates this singer and songwriter of old-time mountain music.