ARHOOLIE FOUNDATION COLLECTIONS:Film and Video
Our film and video collection includes films produced by the Arhoolie Foundation, along with hundreds of hours of informal video shot by Chris Strachwitz. He captured these home videos during travels, at parties, in the midst of backyard barbecues and boucheries. We will be adding to this collection as we continue the process of digitally transferring and sharing clips here and on our YouTube channel.
Deep Dives: The Strachwitz Video Collection
Chris Strachwitz spent many years taking pictures of the people, places and events that he was fortunate to be part of. In the 1980’s Chris also...
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Deep Dives: The Roots of Sacred Steel
In 1997, Arhoolie Records released its first disc of Sacred Steel music, a gospel tradition with deep roots in the African American holiness churches of the...
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Deep Dives: Both Sides of the Border
The Frontera Collection is an archive of over 160,000 songs documenting over 100 years of music from the border of the US and Mexico. The songs...
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Deep Dives: The Ann Savoy Collection
The Ann Savoy Cajun Interviews Collection consists of over 200 recorded interviews Ann Savoy conducted with Louisiana musicians over the past 45 years. The interviews are...
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The Chris Strachwitz Archive – Chris’ 90th Birthday Celebration
Chris’ 90th Birthday Celebration We are celebrating the birthday of Arhoolie Records founder Chris Strachwitz as he turns 90 on July 1, 2021! For over 60...
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The Chris Strachwitz Archive – Home Videos
We are calling these “home videos” since they were never intended to be released. As soon as small, portable video recorders were available, Chris Strachwitz carried one...
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Down Home Music 1963 Film
For a limited time watch the entire documentary for free. Down Home Music A Journey Through the Heartland 1963 filmed by Dietrich Wawzyn In 1963 German...
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New Lost City Ramblers Film – Always Been A Rambler
For a limited time watch the entire documentary for free. ALWAYS BEEN A RAMBLER A film by Yasha Aginsky This hour-long documentary celebrates fifty years of the...
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Sacred Steel Film
Watch the Complete Film Now! Sacred Steel Directed by Robert L. Stone The Arhoolie Foundation, in cooperation with the Documentary Arts Foundation, produced this documentary film...
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The Blues Come To Texas — Paul Oliver and Mack McCormick’s Unfinished Book
The book signing party and discussion with Alan Governar, Chris Strachwitz, and Joel Selvin. Held at Down Home Music in El Cerrito, California July 16, 2019....
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