Down Home Music - A Journey Through the Heartland

In 1963 German filmmaker Dietrich Wawzyn set out to shoot a series of films for German television that took him through the southern US in search of American jazz and roots music. He contacted Arhoolie Records founder Chris Strachwitz, who jumped at the chance to join him and share his enthusiasm for regional musical traditions. Wawzyn made three films dealing with blues, gospel, and hillbilly music. The negatives to those films were lost. This film recreates the journey from the best elements still available and includes much previously unreleased footage.

• Dietrich WawzynDirector
• Dietrich WawzynWriter

• Jesse Fullerself
• Lightnin' Hopkinsself
• Lowell Fulsonself
• Red Sovineself
• King Louis H. Narcisseself
• Mance Lipscombself
• Chief White Cloudself
• Black Aceself
• Reverend Louis Overstreetself
• Sweet Emma Barrettself
• Barbara Daneself
• Blind James Campbellself