Chase the Devil: Religious Music of the Southern Appalachians (DVD)

Chase the Devil: Religious Music of the Southern Appalachians

Part of the PBS series "Beats of the Heart" by director Jeremy Marre, the 1990 television documentary Chase the Devil: Religious Music of the Southern Appalachians comes to DVD from Shanachie. Presented with a standard full-frame transfer and Dolby Digital Stereo Sound. There are no special features on this hour-long disc, but it's still a recommended title for fans of old-time country and American roots music. This film focuses on the exhuberant preaching, singing, gyrations, and rituals of the Holiness Church, including footage of enraptured holiness members "speaking in tongues" and handling poisonous snakes as part of church services. Also featuring DELTA HICKS, NIMROD WORKMAN, VIRGIL ANDERSON, the ROAN MOUNTAIN HILLTOPPERS, a river baptism, and a visit with an old recluse who communicates with Jesus via a broken auto antenna.