I Am the Blues

Back by popular demand!

A musical journey through the swamps of the Louisiana Bayou, the juke joints of the Mississippi Delta and Moonshine soaked BBQs in the North Mississippi Hill Country. Visiting the last original blues devils, many in their 80’s, still living in the deep south, working without management and touring the Chitlin’ Circuit. Let Bobby Rush, Barbara Lynn, Henry Gray, Carol Fran, Lazy Lester, Bilbo Walker, RL Boyce, Jimmy ’Duck’ Holmes, Lil Buck Sinegal, LC Ulmer and their friends awaken the blues in all of us.

I was quietly blown away by Daniel Cross’s new documentary I Am the Blues… There is something miraculous in this patient little film, which lends an ear to weathered old musicians, going about their lives in the backwaters of the Louisiana Bayou and the Mississippi Delta. The director leaves ample room for the music, and it will take your breath away. I Am the Blues seeks and finds incredible artists who have been overlooked or forgotten, and gives them their due before they’re gone.

T’Cha Dunlevy, Montreal Gazette

A lovely film, made with a light, respectful touch. For aficionados, this is a must see. For those who at least like the blues, it’s also highly recommendable.

Marc Glassman, POV magazine