VOICES FROM THE VERNACULAR MUSIC CENTER

At the Movies: Summer of Soul

Episode Summary

We are back with the start of Series III! Listen to EP 25 as our hosts take a moment with the "At the Movies" series! Roger and Chris talk this week about the "Summer of Soul" documentary, now on Hulu, elaborating on what it is about, what went into making it, and its significance to history and culture. VOICES FROM THE VERNACULAR MUSIC CENTER is a podcast from at Texas Tech University. Join Roger and Chris as they range across the centuries and around the worlds of oral-tradition music and dance, with guests along the way! We would like to thank the TTU Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation for funding Series 1 and the J.T. & Margaret Talkington College of Visual & Performing Arts for funding Series 2 and 3. Please Like | Follow/Subscribe | Download | Share | Leave a Review!

Episode Notes

Intro - 0:00

• Tune called Planxty Sir Festus Burke | Randal Bays/fiddle, Chris Smith/tenor banjo, Roger Landes/bouzouki | composition by Turlough O’Carolan, from the album “Coyote Banjo” by Chris Smith

Part I, The Summer of Soul - a Documentary - 01:09

• Check out the documentary on HULU!
• A Summer of Soul Companion Reading List
• Summer Of Soul: Harlem Cultural Festival 1969 YouTube Playlist
• Questlove on Building ‘Summer of Soul’ Around Awe-Inspiring Musical Moments Interview

Part II, What Happened? - 08:58

Outro - 50:49

• Planxty Sir Festus Burke

Full Playlist for EP 25
VVMC: Friends & Voices, a Collaborative Playlist 
VVMC Book Club
Voices from the Vernacular Music Center