The Winding Stream
The Winding Stream

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The Winding Stream is a 90-minute High Definition music history documentary-in-progress that tells the story of the American roots music dynasty, the Carters and the Cashes. Starting with the Original Carter Family (A.P., Sara, Maybelle), the film traces the ebb and flow of their influence, the transformation of that act into the Carter Sisters, the marital alliance with legend Johnny Cash and the efforts of present-day family to keep this legacy alive. No one has yet pulled ... (Full plot summary below)

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The Winding Stream is a 90-minute High Definition music history documentary-in-progress that tells the story of the American roots music dynasty, the Carters and the Cashes. Starting with the Original Carter Family (A.P., Sara, Maybelle), the film traces the ebb and flow of their influence, the transformation of that act into the Carter Sisters, the marital alliance with legend Johnny Cash and the efforts of present-day family to keep this legacy alive. No one has yet pulled together all the elements of this family saga in one documentary. The goal of The Winding Stream is to honor this multi-generational family where it stands -- at the headwaters of American roots music.

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Bold Life (Hendersonville, NC) - 8/10 by Marcianne MillerYou'll not leave the theater without feeling that you, too, are part of the great flow of American music.
SF Weekly - 8/10 by Sherilyn ConnellyBeth Harrington's lovely documentary The Winding Stream traces the history of the original Carter Family singers -- Maybelle Carter, her cousin Sara, and Sara's husband A.P.-- and their influence on American music.
New York Times - 6/10 by Jeannette CatsoulisRhythmically blending vintage recordings and live performances, The Winding Stream exudes a quirky warmth that counters its PBS-pledge-drive aura.
User Review - 10/10 by Kyle Gbest doc I've seen on the Carter family and I've seen a few.
User Review - 8/10 by James mIt was really well done . Even if you're not a fan of country . It really doesn't matter. It's more about American music and the birth of a culture . The Carters music runs through all of America . It was a great documentary .
User Review - 8/10 by Jonathan DThis is a lovingly told history of the origins and growth of The Carter Family, an essential part of the history of American country music. The movie covers how A.P. kind of stumbled onto making music after failing as a farmer, and the extraordinary situations which managed to bring the sound of the Carters to a wider audience, at a time when there was no mass media - apart from border radio. There are really two Carter Families. The definitive one is A.P. , his wife Sara and sister-in-law Maybelle. Then their daughters formed the Carter Sisters and eventually took on the Carter Family name. They are all such an unlikely group of musicians, and yet they were on to something, and had a raw talent, which has made them legends, as many musicians testify to during this movie. A.P.'s greatest contribution may be as an unwitting folklorist., ultimately probably more influential than Alan Lomax As he needed more material, he and Brownie McGee toured the mountains in search of folk tunes - which AP then took credit for - but in so doing preserved a wealth of American culture which would otherwise have been lost. I think this is essential viewing if you're interested in the history of American music. On Netflix
User Review - 6/10 by Joshua FEducate yourself on the Carter Family! The best part of the movie is when Johnny Cash comes into frame.

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