Featuring: John Cephas and
            Phil Wiggins, Archie Edwards, John Jackson, James Jackson, Cora
            Jackson, Flora Molton and Larry Wise, John Dee Holeman and Quentin
            'Fris' Holloway.

Produced and Edited by Eleanor Ellis
            Directed by Jackson Frost

"This was one great party, an
            extraordinary gathering of musical friends who are also some of
            America's greatest masters of the Piedmont blues. It was a privilege
            to be a part of this event and to document that wonderful day." -
            Eleanor Ellis

“…(blues is) more than sitting in a club
            somewhere where someone is just sitting down and listening to it,
            maybe, and trying to analyze it or whatever they do. But to see, to
            really play at a party where people are dancing and really getting
            into it. that's what I really enjoy. People forget that a lot of
            tunes that we do are dance tunes and party tunes... people still dig
            dancing to it, partying to it and having a good time. Because it's
            music about life, it?s got a good beat and it's happening now. -
            Phil Wiggins, from the transcript of Blues Houseparty

"Some
            of America's greatest traditional blues masters get together at home
            to swap songs from the old days and stories of waht those days were
            like, when blues flourished 'back down home' at country breakdowns,
            corn-shuckings and houseparties. These musicians and their friends
            create the lively spirit of houseparty blues, while conveying the
            values, the history, the good and bad times, and the sense of
            community that gave form to their music and dance" - Dick Spottswood
           

"...suffused with the light and life, the warmth of good
            company evident in ebullient music...testimony to both culture and
            community...excellent production" - The Washington Post
           

"...exhibits a vitality of its own...it's all
            interesting...well shot, recorded and edited" - Sing Out
           

"...the music is excellent. An oppurtunity for all of us to
            see some trye blues greats" - Living Blues

NOTE: This DVD is
            recorded in NTSC. European buyers will need multi-standard playback
            equipment to view this Documentary