Rita Chiarelli in town to talk ‘Music from the Big House’
Rita Chiarelli is known in some circles as the “goddess of Canadian blues.” In 2010, the guitarist-singer ventured to Louisiana State Penitentiary (aka Angola Prison) to meet the musician-inmates there. “Music from the Big House” is a visceral documentary of Chiarelli’s journey that spotlights some of the inmates – musicians and songwriters incarcerated for rough crimes – and shares how they use music to cope with their situations. The point of Chiarelli’s visit is also to perform a concert with the inmates – “So their music could be heard,” she says – not just standing on a… >>
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