Carolina Theatre Sponsors Country Soul Songbook Viewing of “You Gave Me A Song,” A Film About Alice Gerrard

Thanks to the Carolina Theatre of Durham’s sponsorship of the virtual Country Soul Songbook Summit (Oct. 15-18), Carolina Theatre members will be able to watch the Alice Gerrard documentary “You Gave Me A Song” at no cost on Saturday, October 17 anytime from 3 p.m. to midnight. If you are a Carolina Theatre member and have not received your link and password to view the film, please contact us.

You Gave Me A Song (US, 2019, 80 min.)

At 84, old time music pioneer Alice Gerrard performs, teaches, and inspires the next generation while safeguarding memories from her groundbreaking past. This is one woman’s story of being traditional, never conventional. This is a film about getting older, but never giving up.

“You Gave Me A Song” was directed and produced by Kenny Dalsheimer, an award-winning filmmaker, producer, and media educator based in Durham. Watch the film’s trailer.

The film will be available on DVD soon! Get the latest: alicegerrardfilm.com (link) // @yougavemeasong

About Country Soul Songbook:

Country Soul Songbook is an artist-driven initiative, created by Kamara Thomas and in collaboration with Kym Register (The Pinhook) and Heather Cook (NorthStar Church of the Arts). The mission of CSSB is to hold space for BIPOC and LGBTQIA artists to be their whole, authentic selves while claiming their rightful place within the canon of the music that they love.

You can join them for the FULL four-day Country Soul Summit of performances and conversations this weekend (Oct. 15-18) by registering on a sliding scale at: countrysoulsongbook.com // @countrysoulsongbook