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Episodes 11-20

Episode XX -
October 31, 2007 PAE Keynote Address

Ben Cameron, Program Director for the Arts Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, delivers the Keynote Address, New Perspectives for New Times, at the Performing Arts Exchange in Louisville, KY.  Recorded on September 27, 2007.

Download and listen to the speech (35.8MB) Mp3 format 38m:15s


Episode XIX -
October 23, 2007 David Dombrosky interviews Jay Craven

Jay Craven is an award-winning director, writer, and producer whose narrative films include High Water, Where the Rivers Flow North, A Stranger in the Kingdom, In Jest, The Year That Trembled, and Disappearances.

Download and Listen to the interview (28.9MB) Mp3 format 30m:53s


Episode XVIII -
October 10, 2007 David Dombrosky interviews Andrew Garrison
Documentary filmmaker Andrew Garrison discusses his film THIRD WARD TX and the potential for art to change communities - even in Texas!  Garrison will tour on the Southern Circuit Tour of Independent Filmmakers from October 17 - 25.

Download and Listen to interview  (28.1MB) Mp3 format 29m:56s


Episode XVII -
October 5, 2007 David Dombrosky interviews Cynthia Hill.
  
North Carolina filmmaker Cynthia Hill discusses the effects of U.S. labor policies on migrant farm workers from Mexico as well as the joys and challenges of documenting the lives of others.  Hill will tour with her film The Guestworker on the Southern Circuit Tour of Independent Filmmakers from October 9 – 18

Download and Listen to interview (23.4MB) Mp3 format 24m:57s


 

Episode XVI -
September 16, 2007 Singer and blues pianist Eden Brent
Eden Brent shares thoughts on her Mississippi upbringing and her sixteen-year apprenticeship with the late Abbie "Boogaloo" Ames. Her travels in South Africa following Boogaloo's death, illuminated a universal appreciation for the blues and the boogie-woogie style, an idea explored with music and words in this September's SouthernArtistry.org Artist interview.

Download and Listen to interview (10.5MB) Mp3 format 17m:50s


Episode XV -
August 10, 2007: An interview with Roger Beebe 

David Dombrosky and Florida filmmaker Roger Beebe discuss the use of humor in film, the challenges of working with short films, and the inspiration for his experimental work.  Beebe will tour The Short Films of Roger Beebe on the Southern Circuit Tour of Independent Filmmakers from September 12 – 20.

Podcast edited by Andrew Swerlick

Download and Listen to interview (31.4MB) Mp3 format 33m:34s


Episode XIV-
August 10, 2007:
An interview with Eric Patrick

Listen to filmmaker Eric Patrick talk about his work with experimental film, the ritual of animation, and the challenges of finding audiences for short films.  Patrick will tour with Ritual Etchings: The Experimental Shorts of Eric Patrick on the Southern Circuit Tour of Independent Filmmakers from September 4 – 13.

Podcast edited by Andrew Swerlick

Download and Listen to Interview (31.4MB) Mp3 Format 33m:31s


Episode XIII-
August 10, 2007:
An interview with Lori Gordon

Listen to collage and assemblage artist Lori Gordon talk about her thoughts on living and working in the Gulf Coast region, the evolution of her art work since Hurricane Katrina and her thoughts on teaching art to young people. This interview also features the music of Breaux Bridge, Louisiana singer/songwriter Marce Lacouture and the Nouveau Stringband.

www.southernartistry.org/Lori_K._Gordon
www.southernartistry.org/Marce_Lacouture

Podcast edited by Andrew Swerlick


Download and Listen to Interview (9.3MB) Mp3 Format 15m:53s


Episode XII-
July 18, 2007:
An interview with Orville Hammond

Listen to jazz pianist and composer, Orville Hammond talk about his work, his thoughts on performing and teaching to cross-cultural audiences, and his quest to perform consistently even when improvising. Born in Jamaica and now a resident of Lexington, KY, Orville has traveled the world performing and sharing his music with audiences.

Podcast edited by Andrew Swerlick

Download and Listen to Interview (14.7MB) Mp3 Format 15m:40s



Episode XI -
June 8, 2007: Singer/Songwriter Lorna Bracewell

Hannah Leatherbury interviews singer, songwriter and educator, Lorna Bracewell.  Lorna talks about her work, her thoughts on bringing original music to younger audiences, and her ability to combine music with what she believes in. Lorna has been performing since the age of 13 and has produced four albums on her own record label, Braced Well records. She's toured the United States and Europe extensively performing at festivals, on campuses, concert halls and coffee houses.

Download and Listen to Interview (15.4MB) Mp3 Format 16m:29s

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