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Folk legend Alice Gerrard performs songs from communities that have inspired her.
For 80 years, Alice Gerrard has studied, played and preserved American folk music, influencing countless musicians, including Emmylou Harris and Rhiannon Giddens. In addition to being one of the foremost historians of the genre, she’s a Grammy nominee and a musical legend. Alice is joined on stage by Rebecca Branson Jones (pedal steel), Reed Stutz (mandolin) and Tatiana Hargreaves (fiddle).
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Alice Gerrard appears in episode 6 of Shaped by Sound, which premiered Thursday, 3/13, 9:30 PM on PBS NC & the PBS app.
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Alice Gerrard performs “Get Up and Do Right,” “December Daisy,” “Stormy Waters,” “No Never No” and more on episode 6 of Shaped by Sound.
Alice Gerrard and her band perform the upbeat bluegrass instrumental “December Daisy.”
Folk legend Alice Gerrard performs songs from communities that have inspired her.
Folk legend Alice Gerrard discusses studying, playing and preserving American folk music.
This PBS NC original series showcases the state’s most engaging musical artists.