Escarpment Blues is a Canadian concert and documentary film starring singer-songwriter Sarah Harmer.[1] Directed by Andy Keen and produced by Keen, Harmer, Bryan Bean and Patrick Sambrook, it was released theatrically in 2006.
| Escarpment Blues | |
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| Directed by | Andy Keen |
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| Cinematography | Andy Keen |
| Edited by | Andy Keen |
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Running time | 61 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
In June 2005, Harmer launched a tour, called I Love the Escarpment, across southern Ontario to promote Protecting Escarpment Rural Land (PERL), a conservation group she cofounded to battle a proposed quarry development on the Niagara Escarpment near her hometown of Burlington.[2] Harmer toured communities near the escarpment, both performing and speaking about the PERL campaign.[1] The film documents both her live performances and her activist work from the tour, and takes its name from "Escarpment Blues", a song from her 2005 album I'm a Mountain.
Poet Tanis Rideout also participated in the PERL tour and appears in the film.
Escarpment Blues won the award for Best Music DVD at the 2007 Juno Awards.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b "From the heart as Harmer traces bluegrass trail". Vancouver Sun, August 17, 2006.
- ^ "Striking a note for the escarpment; Singer joins fight over Niagara Escarpment pit Sarah Harmer opposes quarry expansion". Toronto Star, August 20, 2005.
- ^ "And the winners are...". Telegraph-Journal, April 2, 2007.
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