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Singing In the Gospel
From: Program 7 of World of Our Own: Kentucky Folkways
Length: 00:07:47
Description:
The Northern Kentucky Brotherhood and the Gospelway Bluegrass Singers, two groups with very different styles, perform a variety of gospel songs. The Northern Kentucky Brotherhood sings gospel a cappella, with an emphasis on improvisation. The Gospelway Bluegrass Singers perform in a bluegrass style. This excerpt is from Program 7 of the KET series World of Our Own: Kentucky Folkways, which focuses on old and new Kentucky traditions relating to work, play, everyday life, and customs. The series includes eight half-hour programs encompassing 35 segments on topics ranging from shoeing thoroughbreds to playing guitar.
Suggested uses:
- to compare/contrast gospel performance styles
- to illustrate bluegrass instruments and style
- to illustrate vocal improvisation
- to compare/contrast the role of music in African-American and Anglo-American worship customs
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