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The Paschall Brothers perform "God Said He Would Move/On the Right Road Now" at the 2007 Smithsonian Folklife Festival.
Source: Flash Video, 4m 11s.
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Tidewater gospel quartet is a long and proud a cappella tradition, and the Paschall Brothers are among its last tradition-bearers. One only needs to spend a few minutes with them to understand why they have persisted when so many other groups have not. With a seemingly unbreakable family bond, the Paschall Brothers have followed in the footsteps of their father, Reverend Frank Paschall Sr. (1923–1999), who led them both philosophically and musically by example. After being widowed he raised eleven children alone, with love, compassion, and grace, and by challenging his children to always know their pitch at any given moment in time he instilled in them the most important principles of the Tidewater tradition. Growing up in this musical atmosphere, the children never thought twice about carrying on the Tidewater legacy; they wanted to emulate their father and provide the same kind of example to their own children. Since the 1960s, the Tidewater style of a cappella gospel has all but disappeared. However, with the descendants of Frank Paschall Sr. the tradition continues to fulfill its purpose of bringing the good news to all those who want to hear it.
Though the lineup changes from time to time, the Paschall Brothers have kept it in the family and have begun to include the next generation. As of their most recent recording, On the Right Road Now, the group consisted of brothers Frank Jr., Terrence Sr., Terrence Jr., and Renard Freeman Sr. (brother-in-law) and Renard Freeman Jr. At the heart of their...
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