Spirit of the Gypsies

Synopsis

A study of gypsy music, which includes portraits of the Stow-on-the-Wold Gypsy Horse Fair and Romany campsites. Linked with Romany folk songs and portraits of families and individuals such as Dave Rawlings, still travelling behind a horse on the open road. Presented by David Essex.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Video; Videocassette. VHS. col. 75 min.

Year of production

1999

Availability

Hire
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Subjects

Anthropology; Music

Keywords

ethnology; folk music; gypsies

Credits

Director

Jeremy Sandford

Cast

David Essex

Distributor

Name

Concord Media

Email

sales@concordmedia.org.uk

Web

http://www.concordmedia.org.uk/ External site opens in new window

Phone

01473 726 012

Address

Rosehill Centre
22 Hines Road
Ipswich
IP3 9BG

Notes

A long-established, not-for-profit organisation with a large collection DVDs, specialising in the sectors of general and mental health, child care, race relations, war and peace, addictions, the third world, ecology, civil rights, personal relationships, educational issues, and social work training. Concord also handles titles made for the Graves Medical Audio-visual Library. Sale on DVD. Formerly known as Concord Video and Film Council. In 2014 Concord began to offer selected films as Video on Demand, via Vimeo.