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Background
- Bibliography
- Lay of the Land
- Black Fife and Drum Music in Mississippi
- Othar Turner, Cane Fife Maker
- A Select Othar Turner Discography
Using The Film
- Transcription for Gravel Springs
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Gravel Springs Fife and Drum
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Film by
David Evans,
Bill Ferris,
Judy Peiser
Produced by Bill Ferris, Judy Peiser, David Evans
Cinematographer: Bill Ferris
Sound: David Evans
Editing: Judy Peiser
Copyright: 1971, Bill Ferris, David Evans, Judy Peiser
10 minutes, Color
Original format: Film: 16mm, 1972
Distributor: Center for Southern Folklore
More Film Facts
Home streaming only. For other permissions apply to
David Evans,
Bill Ferris,
Judy Peiser
or to the distributor, Center for Southern Folklore.
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Preview one minute trailer - Comment on film
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A compelling and award-winning portrait of Othar Turner, his music and their role in the Gravel Springs community. The film not only demonstrates how to make a cane fife, but also gets to the heart of both Turner and his fife and drum music as he's shown performing at an annual Fourth of July picnic. Quick cuts between dancing band members and the rhythmic movements of Turner's family going about their daily chores capture the mounting excitement and provide a rare, revealing glimpse of the work and play that characterize this traditional rural Mississippi society.
A unique record of an ancient musical tradition.
--- Film Library Quarterly
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