Transmission 10: The Spirit Cameras
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Transmission 10: The Spirit Cameras
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Folk artist Abe Partridge, spurred by the Covid lockdowns, pursued Signs Following songs for six long years.
These songs (which mention the handling of serpents and consumption of deadly poisons) have been performed for decades by the "serpent handlers" of the Appalachians.
At a music festival in Kentucky, Abe Partridge – along with podcasting buddy Ferrill Gibbs – attempted to document these songs live, using a professional recording engineer. (Ryan Engelberger, Chase Park Transduction. Athens, GA.)
The service opened with Sister Dootsie Rose. Then, a five-member band – led by co-pastors Andrew and Taylor Hamblin – took the stage.
This serpent-handling group of veteran musicians performed decades-old songs before an audience of more than 200 festival goers.
What began as an effort to record undocumented music became something ... more. A public act of worship, captured pristinely by a group of professionals, gave the secular audience a small glimpse of a faith as devout as they come.
To hear how it began, check out Alabama Astronaut – the original podcast following Abe into the world of the serpent-handlers.
