Awake, My Soul: The Story of the Sacred Harp
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| Awake, My Soul: The Story of the Sacred Harp | |
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| Directed by | Matt Hinton Erica Hinton |
| Produced by | Matt Hinton |
| Written by | Matt Hinton Erica Hinton John Plunkett |
| Narrated by | Jim Lauderdale |
| Music by | William Billings William Walker B. F. White E. J. King |
| Cinematography | Matt Hinton Erica Hinton |
| Editing by | Matt Hinton w/ Jennifer Brooks |
| Distributed by | Awake Productions |
| Release date(s) | 24 September 2006 (film festival) |
| Running time | 75 minutes |
| Country |  United States |
| Language | English |
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. 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.
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[edit] 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
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[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Awake, My Soul: The Story of the Sacred Harp at the Internet Movie Database
- Awake, My Soul: The Story of the Sacred Harp at AllRovi
- Official website
- Official Online Store
- Online hub of Sacred harp singing
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