I ADORE old school country music. In anticipation of Ken Burns’ latest masterpiece, I will be listening/swooning, all day, to Patsy Cline. Can’t think of a better way to spend a snowy Saturday in NYC.

Ken Burns’ new eight-part, 16-hour documentary about country music has gotten a premiere date. The first episode of Country Music airs on Sunday, September 15 at 8 p.m. Eastern on PBS. If you love country – or if you’re country-curious – put it on your calendar!!

The film spotlights “very, very strong women,” including Patsy Cline (one of my absolute favorites) and “proto-feminist” Loretta Lynn. Ken Burns will provide new context for the history and the stories of these often “looked-down on” country music performers and their fans.

Burns tapped into all genres including “hillbilly music,” western swing, the Nashville sound, the Bakersfield sound, and much more.

I’ve included 3 clips from the series. They’re short, so no excuses not to watch! This first one, by Rosanne Cash, is about the meaning of Johnny Cash’s “I’ll walk the line” – which he wrote for his wife (Rosanne’s mother) who was afraid of all those girls at his shows.

Read on below for more.

“Country Music” includes country music’s roots in southern Appalachia, and the contributions of such key figures as Jimmie Rodgers, the Carter family, Bob Wills, Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard, Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris and Garth Brooks.

The “Country Music” show is also hitting the road, with a bus tour, and a concert at the Ryman Auditorium featuring Dierks Bentley, Roseanne Cash, Vince Gill, Rodney Crowell, Brenda Lee, Ricky Skaggs, Marty Stuart and more. The concert will be recorded for later broadcast.

Again, the “Country Music” documentary series will air on PBS Sept. 15-18 and Sept. 22-25.