The trailer of ‘Stay Prayed Up’, which is the feature directorial debut of co-director Matt Durning and second feature from co-director D.L. Anderson, was released recently. The film is a documentary ...

A new documentary about the gospel ensemble the Branchettes and its guiding light, Lena Mae Perry, is a plain-spoken tribute. By Glenn Kenny When you purchase a ticket for an independently reviewed ...

CHAPEL HILL - Ethel Elliott, half of the Branchettes gospel singing duo, has died at age 76, the North Carolina Arts Council said Monday. Ms. Elliott suffered a stroke during an appearance Nov. 29 and ...

“Singing is the thing I’ve done all my life,” says Sister Lena Mae Perry, “and I’ve seen that a song will do things for you.” Few would know better than—or, perhaps, be foolish enough to dispute—the ...

Give the doc its props: Stay Prayed Up is as good as its name. It opens with a prayer, it closes in prayer and it’s filled with prayer—spoken or sung—throughout. As a kid tells us at the very outset, ...

A smaller crowd gathered for Tuesday’s portion of Phil Cook’s Southland Revue, but the evening sported a deeper, more electrifying spiritual current than Monday night’s (also wonderful) Trials, ...