Alice Gerrard: “Stormy Waters”
Clip: 3/13/2025 | 3m 48sVideo has Closed Captions
Alice Gerrard performs the bluegrass and gospel classic “Stormy Waters.”
Alice Gerrard’s rendition of the bluegrass and gospel classic “Stormy Waters” delves into the anxiety and uncertainty of challenging times.
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Alice Gerrard: “Stormy Waters”
Clip: 3/13/2025 | 3m 48sVideo has Closed Captions
Alice Gerrard’s rendition of the bluegrass and gospel classic “Stormy Waters” delves into the anxiety and uncertainty of challenging times.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship[sweet bluegrass music] [sweet bluegrass music continues] ♪ Though a pilgrim on earth I may journey alone ♪ ♪ Knowing not what the future may bring, may hold ♪ ♪ I'd rather have beauty and sing a sweet song ♪ ♪ Than to covet the silver and gold ♪ ♪ Stormy water ♪ ♪ Stormy cold water ♪ ♪ All around me ♪ ♪ Drift all around me ♪ ♪ And the tempest and fury may roll ♪ ♪ Rough, they may roll ♪ ♪ But I have ♪ ♪ But I still have ♪ ♪ My dear Savior ♪ ♪ My dear Savior ♪ ♪ How He helps me nobody can know ♪ ♪ No one can know ♪ ♪ When it seems ♪ ♪ Often it seems ♪ ♪ I'm forsaken ♪ ♪ I am forsaken ♪ ♪ And my earthly friends ♪ ♪ Friends ♪ ♪ Misunderstand ♪ ♪ Misunderstand ♪ ♪ Stormy cold waters ♪ ♪ Stormy waters ♪ ♪ Around me ♪ ♪ Drift all around me ♪ ♪ But I'll hold to God's unchanging hand ♪ [sweet bluegrass music continues] [sweet bluegrass music continues] ♪ Angry billows may toss me and cause me to fear ♪ ♪ Stormy waters around me may roll, may roll ♪ ♪ I'll hold to the hand of my Savior so dear ♪ ♪ He's the Shepherd that's keeping my soul ♪ ♪ Stormy waters ♪ ♪ Stormy cold waters ♪ ♪ All around me ♪ ♪ Drift all around me ♪ ♪ And the tempest and fury may roll ♪ ♪ Rough, they may roll ♪ ♪ But I have ♪ ♪ But I still have ♪ ♪ My dear Savior ♪ ♪ My dear Savior ♪ ♪ How He helps me nobody can know ♪ ♪ No one can know ♪ ♪ When it seems ♪ ♪ Often it seems ♪ ♪ I'm forsaken ♪ ♪ I am forsaken ♪ ♪ And my earthly friends ♪ ♪ Friends ♪ ♪ Misunderstand ♪ ♪ Misunderstand ♪ ♪ Stormy waters ♪ ♪ Stormy cold waters ♪ ♪ Around me ♪ ♪ Drift all around me ♪ ♪ But I'll hold to God's unchanging hand ♪ [sweet bluegrass music continues] ♪ Though I have disappointments so often I sigh ♪ ♪ And my cabin is humble and bare, and bare ♪ ♪ Someday I'll inherit a mansion on high ♪ ♪ Where the beauties of heaven I'll share ♪ ♪ Stormy water ♪ ♪ Stormy cold waters ♪ ♪ All around me ♪ ♪ Drift all around me ♪ ♪ And the tempest and fury may roll ♪ ♪ Rough, they may roll ♪ ♪ But I have ♪ ♪ But I still have ♪ ♪ My dear Savior ♪ ♪ My dear Savior ♪ ♪ How He helps me nobody can know ♪ ♪ No one can know ♪ ♪ When it seems ♪ ♪ Often it seems ♪ ♪ I'm forsaken ♪ ♪ I am forsaken ♪ ♪ And my earthly friends ♪ ♪ Friends ♪ ♪ Misunderstand ♪ ♪ Misunderstand ♪ ♪ Stormy cold waters ♪ ♪ Stormy waters ♪ ♪ Around me ♪ ♪ Drift all around me ♪ ♪ But I'll hold to God's unchanging hand ♪
Alice Gerrard: “December Daisy”
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Clip: 3/13/2025 | 2m 24s | Alice Gerrard and her band perform the upbeat bluegrass instrumental “December Daisy.” (2m 24s)
Alice Gerrard: “Get Up and Do Right” and “Fortune”
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Clip: 3/13/2025 | 3m 6s | Alice Gerrard combines two bluegrass songs into one tune that calls for community action. (3m 6s)
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Clip: 3/13/2025 | 4m 34s | Alice Gerrard’s “No Never No” is based on a song she found in a songbook at a thrift shop. (4m 34s)
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Clip: 3/13/2025 | 3m 25s | Alice Gerrard performs “Sun to Sun,” a song about gun violence. (3m 25s)
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Preview: 3/13/2025 | 30s | Folk legend Alice Gerrard performs songs from communities that have inspired her. (30s)
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