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Sky Arts 9pm 7 Aug - Southern Journey

07 Aug 21 - 02:09 PM (#4115726)
Subject: Sky Arts 9pm 7 Aug - Southern Journey
From: GUEST,Guest

Heads up for anyone who may be interested - Tonight (7 August) on Sky Arts (Freeview Channel 011) 9pm - Southern Journey (Revisited)

On a journey through Virginia to Mississippi, this film explores the sounds and history of the Southern States by retracing the steps of musicologists Alan Lomax and Shirley Collins.


07 Aug 21 - 03:57 PM (#4115733)
Subject: RE: Sky Arts 9pm 7 Aug - Southern Journey
From: Rain Dog

Thanks for the heads up.


07 Aug 21 - 06:57 PM (#4115759)
Subject: RE: Sky Arts 9pm 7 Aug - Southern Journey
From: GUEST,Joe G

I've recorded this - sounds very interesting


08 Aug 21 - 12:50 AM (#4115784)
Subject: RE: Sky Arts 9pm 7 Aug - Southern Journey
From: Joe Offer

Oh, darn. Doesn't appear to be available in the US.


08 Aug 21 - 04:41 AM (#4115799)
Subject: RE: Sky Arts 9pm 7 Aug - Southern Journey
From: Rain Dog

I enjoyed the film. I would have liked it to be longer and to have had more music though.

This review from Uncut magazine gives a good idea of the film.

Southern Journey (revisted) - Uncut review

This is from the review.

"The picture that emerges will ring true to anybody who has visited these places – the locals are far smarter than often given credit for, unaffectedly proud of their traditions, and more or less bottomlessly hospitable."

I also liked the "hipster doofuses” comment from one of the contributors.