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I watched M4M again yesterday. I can't wait to see the stars in action this weekend in Clarksdale!
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- M FOR MISSISSIPPI is a timely new road movie that explores the thriving underbelly of a truly American art form in the land where it began – Mississippi.
Planned as a weeklong journey through the birthplace of the blues, M FOR MISSISSIPPI captures the proverbial “real deal” in its home where it is most comfortable and authentic – the jukes, the front yards, the cotton fields. More than just a collection of concert performances, the film collects the sounds, the images and the feel of both the performers and their native landscape – an environment essential to their livelihoods and inseparable from their art.
M FOR MISSISSIPPI features more than a dozen of the state's most fascinating bluesmen, including: T-Model Ford, Robert "Wolfman" Belfour, Jimmy "Duck" Holmes, Robert "Bilbo Walker, Wesley "Junebug" Jefferson, L.C. Ulmer, R.L. Boyce, Cadillac John Nolden, the Mississippi Marvel, Pat Thomas, Mr. Tater the Music Maker, Terry "Harmonica" Bean, Bill Abel and Lightnin' Malcolm.
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M FOR MISSISSIPPI TO SCREEN AT OXFORD FILM FESTIVAL
(CLARKSDALE, MS) – A critically acclaimed new film celebrating the raw, raucous spirit of Mississippi's surviving blues scene will have its film festival premiere on Saturday, Feb. 7 at the Oxford Film Festival in Oxford, Miss. The film, M for Mississippi: A Road Trip through the Birthplace of the Blues, follows two blues producers – Roger Stolle of Cat Head Delta Blues & Folk Art and Jeff Konkel of Broke & Hungry Records – on a weeklong journey across Mississippi visiting a… Continue
Posted on January 26, 2009 at 11:12am
What The Critics Are Saying About M FOR MISSISSIPPI
"Easily one of the best documentary films made about the blues in years."
—Blues & Rhythm Magazine
“For fans of that real deal, rough and ragged Mississippi Delta blues, it doesn't get much better than this.”
—Big City Blues Magazine
"M for Mississippi is an intimate look into the heads and hearts of a generation of Delta blues originals . . . who play in unusual tunings on guitars that carry their age like the rusted tractors that dot the Southern… Continue
—Blues & Rhythm Magazine
“For fans of that real deal, rough and ragged Mississippi Delta blues, it doesn't get much better than this.”
—Big City Blues Magazine
"M for Mississippi is an intimate look into the heads and hearts of a generation of Delta blues originals . . . who play in unusual tunings on guitars that carry their age like the rusted tractors that dot the Southern… Continue
Posted on January 24, 2009 at 11:12pm
M FOR MISSISSIPPI NABS NOMINATION FOR BLUES MUSIC AWARD AS DVD OF THE YEAR
(CLARKSDALE, MS.) – Recently hailed by Living Blues Magazine as ranking “among the most important blues events of 2008,” the new documentary M FOR MISSISSIPPI has now been nominated for a Blues Music Award as DVD of the Year.
The film celebrates the raw, raucous spirit of the current Mississippi blues scene by following blues producers Jeff Konkel and Roger Stolle on a weeklong journey across the state as they visit a dozen of the state’s most fascinating blues figures. The duo’s… Continue
The film celebrates the raw, raucous spirit of the current Mississippi blues scene by following blues producers Jeff Konkel and Roger Stolle on a weeklong journey across the state as they visit a dozen of the state’s most fascinating blues figures. The duo’s… Continue
Posted on December 16, 2008 at 3:00pm
M FOR MISSISSIPPI is the focus of the new episode of the Mississippi Arts Hour
M FOR MISSISSIPPI is the focus of the latest episode of the Mississippi Arts Hour, a radio production of Mississippi Public Broadcasting.
The show's host Larry Morrissey discusses the film with its creators Jeff Konkel, Roger Stolle and Damien Blaylock. To hear the edisode online, visit http://www.arts.state.ms.us/podcast/index.htm and scroll down to the Dec. 4 episode.
The show's host Larry Morrissey discusses the film with its creators Jeff Konkel, Roger Stolle and Damien Blaylock. To hear the edisode online, visit http://www.arts.state.ms.us/podcast/index.htm and scroll down to the Dec. 4 episode.
Posted on December 7, 2008 at 10:06pm
Comment Wall (7 comments)
- At 6:32pm on April 15, 2009,
Chad Nordhoff said… - I watched M4M again yesterday. I can't wait to see the stars in action this weekend in Clarksdale!
- At 5:42pm on January 9, 2009,
Alfie Dickson said… - Hi Guys, the first L P I bought was chuck Berry and Bo Diddily called two great guitars , I live in a small town on the east coast of Scotland . called Arbroath ,where they have a delicacy called a Smokie it is a haddock fish caught in the north sea smoked over a amber fire. if you have not eaten this delicacy you must do so before you die . anyway that is where our organisation took it's name from www.smokiblues.com [ hence the spelling] .Arbroath and Scotland have there own roots music which is really good stuff, I have a hard job trying to convert the majority of people to even listen to the blues never mind support it but we have been putting on blues concerts ,festivals , and Workshops in schools, for over six years now .I can tell you it has not been easy ,we had a great blues band who played to six people at one of our gigs ,and it was free entry ,but we have persevered over the years and we are getting there . nobody said the blues was going to be easy .We went to Memphis a couple of years ago ,did the Elvis thing and visited Beal street , Saw Blind[ Mississippi] Morris in the BB King club great , but it was only when we hired a car and drove down highway sixty one and arrived in Clarksdale visited the original crossroads ,and visited cat head , Roger Stolle's shop [ our name is in the visitors book] that we got the feeling of the blues roots,I recommend it to anyone . I think the film is a great idea , have only seen the trailer .iam off to by the DVD now . keep up the good work.you don't have to be black to be blue .
- At 12:08pm on January 1, 2009,
Deborah Dixon said… - I have not yet made it to Clarksdale but it is on my list of things to do before I leave the South. I need some blues buddies to hang out with!!
I will check out the website and will definitely be making a purchase. Funny...I met a young man from Mississippi recently and he doesn't know anything about the blues AT ALL! I told him about the video the other day. It will be a great educational experience.
- At 11:48am on January 1, 2009,
Deborah Dixon said…
- I viewed one of the trailers and am so excited to see the whole DVD. How do I get to do this? You really did something wonderful here!
- At 1:48am on December 31, 2008,
billy jones bluez said… - Here is my wish for the very best to you and all my LiveBluesWorld friends as we take the music of our heritage into 2009 and the 21st century.
It's an honor to be on this journey with you. ..and a pleasure to be your friend. Thank you for allowing me to be a member of the community.
..."true greats" ...are not those born with "golden spoons" in their mouths. ...but those who through "hard work" turn their own "wooden spoons" into "gold".
"...the re-emergence of blues music as serious social commentary."
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- At 6:18pm on December 4, 2008,
Ken Pustelnik said… - Hi to the movie people;
Welcome to LBW, this is important work , you have my admiration.
regards
Ken Pustelnik
- At 10:39am on December 3, 2008,
Dick Deluxe said… - All the best-a great project with some cultural weight that will only grow!
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