These are some of the music-related DVDs available at Delgado. Please check out the library catalog for more options.
Give My Poor Heart Ease: Voices of the Mississippi Blues by 
Playing for Real by
"Playing For Real" is a one-hour documentary that takes an intimate look at the extraordinary difficulties of creating a career in big time classical music. The film follows two prodigious unknown musicians at the start of their performing careers. Both artists are Young Concert Artists (YCA) International Competition winners.
The Queen Family: Appalachian Tradition & Back Porch Music by
This toe-tapping documentary listens in on the Folk's "first family" at their Appalachian home. Singing from their own back porch in western North Carolina, the Queens embody an impressive aural tradition that finds its ancestors in England, Scotland and Ireland and its descendents in gospel, bluegrass and country music.
The Blues, a Musical Journey by
The blues is a seven-part documentary film series exploring the evolution of the blues, featuring rare archival performance footage of Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Willie Dixon ... et al., also including over 100 newly-filmed performances by contemporary artists such as B.B. King, Bonnie Raitt, Beck ... et al. singing classic blues songs.
You Can't Sing it for Them : Continuity, Change, and a Church Musician by
Video follows Jonathan Q. Berryman, a "wisecracking, professionally trained Director of Music over the course of a year as he works tirelessly to revitalize his church's deteriorating choral program so that the entire breadth of African American sacred music can be sung.
These are some of the music-related DVDs available at Delgado. Please check out the library catalog for more options.
