Preview | Alice Gerrard
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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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Shaped by Sound is a local public television program presented by PBS NC
Made possible through support from Come Hear NC, a program of the N.C. Music Office within the N.C. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.
Preview | Alice Gerrard
Preview: 3/13/2025 | 30sVideo has Closed Captions
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: “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)
Alice Gerrard: “Stormy Waters”
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Clip: 3/13/2025 | 3m 48s | Alice Gerrard performs the bluegrass and gospel classic “Stormy Waters.” (3m 48s)
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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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Shaped by Sound is a local public television program presented by PBS NC
Made possible through support from Come Hear NC, a program of the N.C. Music Office within the N.C. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.