Mother Perry Remembers the Branchettes Time on the Road
Clip: Season 8 Episode 801 | 1m 23sVideo has Closed Captions
The Branchette’s recall their time touring North Carolina and their strong gospel roots.
The Branchette’s recall their time touring North Carolina churches to play, and the strong gospel roots of eastern NC.
Support for Reel South is made possible by the National Endowment for the Arts, the Center for Asian American Media and by SouthArts.
Mother Perry Remembers the Branchettes Time on the Road
Clip: Season 8 Episode 801 | 1m 23sVideo has Closed Captions
The Branchette’s recall their time touring North Carolina churches to play, and the strong gospel roots of eastern NC.
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We were singing at different churches.
So, we went to this church in Angier, North Carolina, right down the road.
[upbeat gospel singing] Wilber came to play for this church.
When he put them long fingers on that piano, I said "Elsa, that's the man".
♪ I pray that I pray ♪ ♪ Prayed all night long ♪ - We'd be invited to so many ministries all over North Carolina.
Saturday nights, Sunday mornings, Sunday evenings, we were gone every weekend.
- Travel, travel, travel, travel.
♪ Just couldn't rest a day ♪ ♪ My soul ♪ - [Speaker] Johnson County and surrounding county is definitely known for strong gospel roots.
[upbeat gospel singing] A gospel choir anniversary, is a celebration of another year that you have been steadfast, unmovable doing the work of God.
♪ God he hold me up ♪ [ambient music]
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