26 Jan 2018
American Folk
Two strangers, both folk musicians stranded in California, take a road trip to New York in the days after 9/11. A story about the kindness of strangers and the power of music.
American Folk-Blues Festival: The Blues and Gospel Train
A 16 minute short comprising 2 acts of a 1964 event where an innovative group of musicians performed on a real railroad track. The audience on one side of the tracks and the musicians on the station side.
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Sister Rosetta Tharpe Herself
Muddy Waters 
Sonny Terry Otis Spann 
Brownie McGhee
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