Music Films

Charlie‘s Place

Charlie‘s Place

Charlie‘s Place

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

I Ain‘t Lying

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…

While The Ages Roll On

While The Ages Roll On

While The Ages Roll On

Filmmaker Kevin Ballings writes...My interest in this topic is not religious, but cultural and ethnographic. The Old Regular Baptists are one of the most traditional religious…

Gimble‘s Swing

Gimble‘s Swing

Gimble‘s Swing

Ken Harrison\'s 1981 profile of Johnny Gimble and his life in Western Swing. Johnny Gimble received an NEA National Heritage Award in 1994.

Mountain Talk

Language and Life in Southern Appalachia – The people of Southern Appalachia survived for centuries in a rugged and remote landscape. Their historic isolation promoted the…

Two Black Churches

Two Black Churches

Two Black Churches

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…

Hazel Dickens

From the coalfields of West Virginia to the factories of Baltimore, Hazel Dickens has lived the songs she sings. Interviews with Hazel and fellow musicians such as Alison Krauss,…

Put Me Down Easy

Put Me Down Easy

Put Me Down Easy

The Charlie McClendon Story explores the life and career of one of Norfolk, Virginia’s most talented Rhythm & Blues and Gospel artists. Though largely unknown to the general…

It‘s A Mean Old World

It‘s A Mean Old World

It‘s A Mean Old World

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…

Scandinavian Folk Music in Minnesota

Scandinavian Folk Music in Minnesota

Scandinavian Folk Music in Minnesota

Scandanavian Folk Music in Minnesota celebrates the musical and cultural legacy that grew out of the Scandinavian immigration to Minnesota- a legacy that is still being practiced…

Fiddlers of James Bay

Fiddlers of James Bay

Fiddlers of James Bay

This National Film Board of Canada documentary traces the history of the fiddle’s arrival in Canada 300 years ago via Scottish traders from Orkney Island.

Parchman Penitentiary

Parchman Penitentiary

Parchman Penitentiary

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…

Eva Nuanez: Memories of My Musical Life

Eva Nuanez: Memories of My Musical Life

Eva Nuanez: Memories of My Musical Life

Eva was born in 1921 in Berwind, Colorado. A coal miner’s daughter, she grew up without formal musical training. She taught herself how to play the violin by ear, playing and…

Mississippi Delta Blues

Mississippi Delta Blues

Mississippi Delta Blues

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.

Zampogna

2009 | 1h 20mins

2009 | 1h 20mins

Follow a young Italian-American's cultural odyessy though the depths of Italy's most remote and traditional regions, told through the story of Italian folk music.

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