You Gave Me A Song: The Life and Music of Alice Gerrard

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You Gave Me A Song: The Life and Music of Alice Gerrard (2019)

Directed by Kenny Dalsheimer

“This is one woman's story of being traditional, never conventional. This is a film about getting older, but never giving up.”

Documentary, Music · 1h 17m

You Gave Me A Song offers an intimate portrait of old-time music pioneer Alice Gerrard and her remarkable, unpredictable journey creating and preserving traditional music. The film follows eighty-four year old Gerrard over several years, weaving together verité footage of living room rehearsals, recording sessions, songwriting, archival work, and performances with photos and rare field recordings. Much of the film is told in Alice’s voice and via interviews with musical collaborators and family members who share the story of Alice and others chasing that high lonesome sound.

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Cast

Crew

Director
Kenny Dalsheimer
Editor
Kelly Creedon
Producer
Ashley Melzer

Details

Release date
2019-04-07
Runtime
1h 17m
Genres
Documentary, Music
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
English
Production
The Groove Productions