"The 78 Project Road Tour" brings music documentary and recording session to Zeitgeist tonight

admin · 09-26-2014, 02:33 PM

The 78 Project Movie is a new documentary chronicling the journey of filmmakers Alex Steyermark & Lavinia Jones Wright, who traveled across the country in 2012 and 2013 to capture authentic American roots music by making live, one-of-a-kind 78-rpm records using an original 1930s direct-to-disc recorder. Inspired by the work of legendary ethnomusicologists like Alan Lomax, the film explores the significance of American songs and the human connections found through the music.? [ Read more ]

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admin Site Admin Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New Orleans Posts: 11,971 Blog Entries: 2	"The 78 Project Road Tour" brings music documentary and recording session to Zeitgeist tonight The 78 Project Movie is a new documentary chronicling the journey of filmmakers Alex Steyermark & Lavinia Jones Wright, who traveled across the country in 2012 and 2013 to capture authentic American roots music by making live, one-of-a-kind 78-rpm records using an original 1930s direct-to-disc recorder. Inspired by the work of legendary ethnomusicologists like Alan Lomax, the film explores the significance of American songs and the human connections found through the music.? [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]