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These are sample scenes from THIS AIN'T NO MOUSE MUSIC!, a feature length documentary by Chris Simon & Maureen Gosling on roots music icon Chris Strachwitz founder of Arhoolie Records. Chris Strachwitz is a detective of sounds, an archaeologist of deep American music, the antithesis of the corporate 'mouse music' that dominates the American ear. For the last fifty years, he has carried his tape recorder from sharecrop shacks to roadside honkytonks, from cantina dives to wild Blues clubs. His recordings brought Cajun music out of Louisiana, Tex-Mex out of Texas, Blues out of the country - and into the living rooms of middle America. These recordings revolutionized the sound of American music. In 'This Ain't No Mouse Music!' we join Strachwitz for a hip-shaking stomp from New Orleans to Texas, Cajun country to Appalachia, as he continues his passionate quest for the musical soul of America. Featuring Ry Cooder, Michael Doucet, Lightnin' Hopkins, Flaco Jimenez, Bonnie Raitt, Treme Brass Band, the Savoy Family, and many other stars of roots music.