Old-time documentary

[Don Christy]

So I found out about this short documentary from a local folk school bulletin board. It's with Mike Seeger and Alice Gerrard and features Tommy Jarrell, Roscoe Holcomb, and a whole mess of other good folks.

In the credits, one musician named was Paul Hostetter. I wonder if that's the same PH from the cafe?

Anyway, if you have 30 minutes, it's worth the watch.
Homemade American Music (http://www.folkstreams.net/video/homemade_american_music/homemade_american_music.mov)

Don

[Don Christy]

PS: if that is "our" Paul H., someone who recognizes him should note the point of time of his appearance.

Paul - are you in this?
Don

[John Flynn]

Don, first you get that oval hole mando and now you're listening to Tommy Jarrell! Goin' old time on us?

"Powerful, the Dark Side is.."

[Don Christy]

yeah, i've been cruising the classifieds for an old gibson too!

[PhilGE]

Anyway, if you have 30 minutes, it's worth the watch.
Homemade American Music (http://www.folkstreams.net/video/homemade_american_music/homemade_american_music.mov)

Don
Thanks, Don! I've marked it and will make the time. Looks like fun from a quick skim.

[MikeB]

Thanks, Don! I loved the whole film (video?). Watching Libba Cotten play almost made me cry. And Mike Seeger is a bloomin' genius, if there ever was one!

[coletrickle]

Great find Don. I have been a fan of Jody Stecher for many years now, but that is the first time I have actualy seen him play anything on film, as is true with nearly everyone else on this. Outstanding stuff!

[humblemex]

Yep, that's our boy Paul. Also lots of other great Berkeley musicians in there, including Hank Bradley, Jody Stecher, and Eric and Suzy Thompson. Thanks for the link. Mike Seeger is one of the great musicians of our time. Along with John Cohen and Tom Paley with the New Lost City Ramblers, he brought old-time music out of the hills to the larger world.

Jon

[JEStanek]

That's Alice of the recent Tom Brad and Alice. Great Old Time CDs I've recommended before. Thanks for the movie. It's great stuff. Moving.

Jamie

[Soupy1957]

PhilGE: yuppers...I started a thread a while ago with that same feller and there are a ton of other great Documentaries on the site:

FolkstreamFilms (http://www.folkstreams.net/film,153)

-Soupy1957

Soupy, There is a documentary called remembering the high lonesome sound on there, what is the opening tune called? its great!
Brilliant site.
DD

[MikeVB]

Where could a feller go to buy/download copies of that and others like it?

[MikeB]

Hey, DD, if I'm not mistaken, that's "Colored Aristocracy," indeed a great tune. http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

Brilliant, thanks mike. I will look for some TAB http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

[Soupy1957]

DD: I dunno what the tune is behind the opening narrative, but I'll take Mike's word for it.

"Shall We Gather At The River" at the start of the "actual" film itself, is an old church song I remember as a boy.

I appreciate the connection with Mike Seeger, having seen this and most of the other videos on that site.

-Soupy1957

[Jim Roberts]

Thanks for sharing that, Don. #I enjoyed seeing Jody Stecher in the film having just seen he and Eric Thompson live at the San Francisco Festival of the Mandolins last month. #Jody is a really great mandolin player and he played his version of "Roaring Mary" that was top-notch. #Anybody know of a good mandolin recording of this song? #I found a really simple version of the music on Table-Edit. #Jody and Eric also did a Scottish medly of "The Devil In the Kitchen, Muillean Dubh & Major Manson" that was off the charts good.

Cheers.

[Richard Russell]

Truly great music. Honest and straight from the heart. Thanks!

Found the tune (coloured arisocracy)and many others (lots of irish/english stuff)on the Notingham folk music database in slooooooww midi format for learning purposes. Good stuff.:) http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

[soapycows]

What is the tune Alice and Mike are playing together on 2 fiddles? Anybody know?

[Paul Hostetter]

That'd be Rye Straw.

[earthsave]

You can get anything you want and Alice's restaurant... excepting Alice.