You Gave Me A Song: The Life and Music of Alice Gerrard (2019)
You Gave Me a Song: The Life and Music of Alice Gerrard
This is one woman's story of being traditional, never conventional. This is a film about getting older, but never giving up.
80 min
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.
- Release date
- April 7, 2019
- Country of origin
- Not yet available
Cast
- Alice Gerrard as Self
- John Cohen as Self
- Phil Cook as Self
- Cory Foster as Self
- Jenny Foster as Self
- Jesse Foster as Self
- Joel Foster as Self
- Philip Gerrard as Self
- Emmylou Harris as Self
Crew
- Hazel Dickens · Archive footage
- Kenny Dalsheimer · Director
- Ashley Melzer · Producer
- Kenny Dalsheimer · Cinematographer
- Warren Gentry · Cinematographer
- Kelly Creedon · Editor