Music Films (South)

Til the Butcher Cuts Him Down
Til the Butcher Cuts Him Down
1971 | 53mins
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Til the Butcher Cuts Him Down
1971 | 53mins
Philip Spalding\'s study of the history and men who played New Orleans Jazz through the eyes of one of its greatest trumpet players: Punch Miller (died 1971). Kid Punch was…
They Sing Of A Heaven
They Sing Of A Heaven
1972 | 20mins
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They Sing Of A Heaven
1972 | 20mins
This film documents sacred harp singing, a 200 year old tradition of religious singing which survives today in the rural South.
Nothing to Prove
Nothing to Prove
2009 | 1h 27mins
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Nothing to Prove
2009 | 1h 27mins
Southpaw bassist and South Carolina native Mac Arnold was only ten years old when he and his brother built a guitar out of a gas can, a couple strips of wood, a handful of nails,…
Good Mornin‘ Blues
Good Mornin‘ Blues
1978 | 59mins
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Good Mornin‘ Blues
1978 | 59mins
The history of the blues that sprang from the Mississippi Delta. Rare photos and performances by Big Joe Williams, Houston Stackhouse and Furry Lewis help to weave the story of…
Singing Stream Reunion
Singing Stream Reunion
2016 | 57mins
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Singing Stream Reunion
2016 | 57mins
This 57 minute documentary continues the story of the Landis family of Creedmoor, NC into the 21 Century. The first film " A Singing Stream: A Black Family Chronicle" was…
Charlie‘s Place
Charlie‘s Place
2018 | 26mins
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Charlie‘s Place
2018 | 26mins
Charlie’s Place, tells the story of an African American nightclub in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina that was a significant stop on the Chitlin’ Circuit in the segregated South. The…
I Ain‘t Lying
I Ain‘t Lying
1975 | 22mins
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I Ain‘t Lying
1975 | 22mins
16mm color documentary based on fieldwork William Ferris conducted with African American storytellers and bluesmen in the communities of Leland and Rose Hill, Mississippi. The…
Two Black Churches
Two Black Churches
1975 | 19mins
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Two Black Churches
1975 | 19mins
TWO BLACK CHURCHES" is based on fieldwork Bill Ferris conducted at a church in Vicksburg, Mississippi and at a church in New Haven, Conn. Footage includes a full immersion…
It‘s A Mean Old World
It‘s A Mean Old World
1977 | 29mins
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It‘s A Mean Old World
1977 | 29mins
By the time "It's A Mean Old World" was filmed, Reverend Pearly Brown had been struggling to survive singing gospel music for nearly 40 years. While the rough sound of his…
Parchman Penitentiary
Parchman Penitentiary
1969 | 18mins
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Parchman Penitentiary
1969 | 18mins
William Ferris's 1969 movie of singing and preaching in the Mississippi State Penitentiary. Shot on B&W 8-mm film. Ferris added the recorded sound later, and it is not in…
Mississippi Delta Blues
Mississippi Delta Blues
1974 | 18mins
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Mississippi Delta Blues
1974 | 18mins
From 1968 to 1970, Bill Ferris travelled from farms, to jooks to homes collecting music he felt best expressed the richness of the Mississippi Delta.
Homemade American Music
Homemade American Music
1980 | 40mins
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Homemade American Music
1980 | 40mins
A history of rural southeastern traditional American music, as told and played by Mike Seeger and Alice Gerrard. Mike and Alice recount their own involvment with this music, and…

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