Product Description

Named DVD Of The Year at the The 30th Annual Blues Music Awards in May, 2009!

Everyone knows the blues came from Mississippi. Here's an update: They never left. This compelling new DVD documents the heart of Mississippi's current blues scene. This is the intensely personal music recorded was captured by two self-proclaimed blues fanatics - Jeff Konkel and Roger Stolle - on a weeklong road trip across the state. The DVD explores the thriving underbelly of a dying American art form in the land where it began by filming real-deal blues performances in its home, where it is most comfortable and authentic. Professionally filmed largely on-location in the region's juke joints, house parties and living rooms. Featured musicians include James 'T-Model' Ford, Jimmy 'Duck' Holmes, Robert 'Bilbo' Walker, Wesley 'Junebug' Jefferson, Terry 'Harmonica' Bean and others. For veteran blues fans or newbies, this is the perfect DVD to buy or recommend. CD version also available.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #50973 in DVD
• Released on: 2008-11-18
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Formats: Color, Compilation, DVD, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 60 minutes

Customer Reviews

Mississippi The Blues Today
This DVD and accompanying CD from Roger Stolle of Cat Head and Jeff Konkell of Broke And Hungry Records, two young blues fans, captures perfectly the deep blues culture that exists in Mississippi today hidden from obvious view. The DVD allows you to see the Mississippi landscape and to witness the sheer quirkiness of the performing acoustic blues artists and the environment in which they live. There is brilliant music from T Model Ford, Pat Thomas, Robert Belfour, Terry 'Harmonica' Bean amongst many others. A rich and rewarding DVD showing a culture that still exists below the radar. This DVD gives you a glimpse of how the blues was in its early years in Mississippi-entertainment for neighborhood folks in simple rural lives. Highly recommended!

SUPPORT THE HOME OF THE BLUES
This an excellent film of the blues today in Mississippi--a group of blues fans spending a week in April 2008 getting together at the homes and jukejoints of the Delta,listening to the state of the blues today.
The film is well made,split screens and a mixture of color and b/w,sound is excellent.The stories and performances of the featured musicians are the basis of the film,some real characters here.
Bonus features are excellent,extended performances and deleted scenes.
"T-Model"Ford is excellent,performs a Chuck Berry tune without the vocal, because Chucks attorney would not allow it--if the British groups of the 60's hadn't performed his songs where would Chuck be today--sing the songs, spread the word.
Great effort by everybody involved in this release,anybody interested in the blues and music history should watch this--there may not be many more opportunites to see and hear this wonderful music--all will be left with is the recordings and the Mississippi Blues Trail Markers, great as all that is, the blues is a live experience--support this release, and go down to Mississippi,it is a beautiful state,my few visits have always been great.

M for Mississippi review
Great characters, well done. Great music with an incredibly good flow... A must add for the music library.