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Looking Back to 2011 – Moving Forward in 2012
With the dawn of a new year it seems appropriate to take stock of the past and plan for the future. 2011 was an exciting year in many ways and 2012 brings challenging new opportunities. Over the past 20 years I have produced a variety of documentaries. I am extremely grateful to my employer, the University of Alabama Center for Public TV & Radio for the opportunity to do so, and I have often commented about how fortunate I felt to work in my dream job. The funding for new documentaries [...]
Early 2011 Projects
People frequently ask me what I'm working on. I usually have several projects in the works but rarely list them all in conversation. If you want a fuller report, here it is: Songs Inside The Box I am in the process of finalizing clearances and preparing promotional materials in anticipation of wider distribution of this documentary on cigar box guitars. The cigar box guitar revolution will conquer the world in 2011! Hill Country Troubadour This film on [...]
"Hill Country Troubadour" in North Carolina New Harmonies Celebration
"Richard Johnston: Hill Country Troubadour," my documentary about the amazing street musician and one-man-band Richard Johnston, will be shown on November 29th at the Don Gibson Theater in Shelby, North Carolina. The special screening will be a part of the state of North Carolina's celebration hosting the Smithsonian Institution's "New Harmonies" traveling exhibit. The exhibit commemorates the legacy of American music with interactive kiosks devoted to jazz, the blues, [...]
"Songs Inside The Box" to screen at UK Cigar Box Guitar Fest
The second annual UK Cigar Box Guitar Festival will take place on Saturday, October 16th at The Public in West Bromwich, West Midlands (near Birmingham) and I'm pleased to announce that "Songs Inside The Box" will be screened at the event. "Songs Inside The Box" is a documentary about cigar box guitar enthusiasts who communicated over the Internet and decided to get together in person at an annual event in Alabama. The Alabama Cigar Box Guitar Extravaganza has been the longest running such [...]