Sacred Harp Singers

Synopsis: A moving portrait of harp singers Leonard and Mazine Lacy. Sacred harp music is a kind of harmonised plainsong practiced in rural America. This film was shot in Sand Mountain, Alabama.
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Video; Videocassette. VHS. col. 85 min.
Year of production: 1984
Availability: Hire (RAI Film & Video Library)
Sale (RAI); 2000 hire: £15.00 (+VAT +p&p) 2000 sale: £50.00 (+VAT +p&p)
Uses: Ethnomusicology. Undergraduates. *RAI
Subjects: Anthropology; Music
Keywords: Alabama; ethnomusicology; singing; United States of America

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