Awake, My Soul: The Story of the Sacred Harp
Awake, My Soul: The Story of the Sacred Harp is a 2006 documentary film directed by Matt and Erica Hinton, and narrated by Jim Lauderdale.[2][3] It follows the folk tradition of Sacred Harp singing, a type of shape-note singing, kept alive by amateur singers in the rural American South.
| Awake, My Soul: The Story of the Sacred Harp | |
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| Directed by | Matt Hinton Erica Hinton |
| Written by | Matt Hinton Erica Hinton John Plunkett |
| Produced by | Matt Hinton |
| Narrated by | Jim Lauderdale |
| Cinematography | Matt Hinton Erica Hinton |
| Edited by | Matt Hinton w/ Jennifer Brooks |
| Music by | William Billings William Walker B. F. White E. J. King |
| Distributed by | Awake Productions |
Release date |
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Running time | 75 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Cast
The Sacred Harp singers:
- Richard DeLong
- Raymond Hamrick
- Richard A. Ivey
- Rodney Ivey
- Warren Steel
- Judy Caudle
- Joyce Smith Walton
- Hugh McGraw
- Carlene Griffin
- Charlene Wallace
- Jim Carnes
- Elene Stovall
- Terry Wootten
- Jeff and Shelbie Sheppard
- Lonnie Rogers
- Ted Mercer
- William Reynolds
References
- "SIDEWALK BRINGS THE COMPETITION | Film Threat". September 1, 2006.
- Eskew, Harry (November 13, 2007). "Awake, My Soul: The Story of the Sacred Harp. Matt and Erica Hinton, directors. Awake Productions DVD, 2006". Journal of the Society for American Music. 1 (4): 555–556. doi:10.1017/S1752196307071374. S2CID 191586810 – via Cambridge University Press.
- Willman, Chris (May 18, 2019). "Film Review: 'Parallel Love: The Story of a Band Called Luxury'".
External links
- Awake, My Soul: The Story of the Sacred Harp at IMDb
- Awake, My Soul: The Story of the Sacred Harp at AllMovie
- Official website
- Official Online Store
- Online hub of Sacred harp singing
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