[SAMPLE BODY TEXT] James "Jamesie" Brewster, born in 1929 in the US Virgin Islands is one of the most recognized names associated with quelbe music, also known as scratch music or quadrille. The music is an "indigenous, grass-roots form of folk music which originated in the US Virgin Islands", says documentary filmmaker, Andrea Leland. "It's a form of oral history, its lyrics are used to immortalize significant historical events, spread 'rude' gossip about one's neighbors, and relay the day to day trials and tribulations on a small island."
Jamesie Brewster's Handmade Instruments
Mount Victory | St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands | Jamesie & the All-Stars Performance - Camera 3, Part 1
Mount Victory | St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands | Jamesie & the All-Stars Performance - Camera 2, Part 4
Performance | St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands | Koko and the Sunshine Band and Jamesie - Part 2
Interview | Frederiksted, St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands | Wayne James and Jamesie - Part 1
Interview | Frederiksted, St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands | Wayne James and Jamesie - Part 2 and Setup for Mt. Bijou Performance
Performance | Mt. Bijou, St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands | Jamesie & the All-Stars with George Rawlings
Performance | Mt. Bijou, St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands | Jamesie & the All-Stars with George Rawlings 2
Performance | Mt. Bijou, St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands | Jamesie & the All-Stars with George Rawlings 3
Performance | Mt. Bijou, St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands | Jamesie & the All-Stars with George Rawlings 4
Interview | St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands | Restaurant Owner Interview
Interview | St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands | Informal Talk with Jamesie, Blinky, and Derby
