Thanks to those who attended the First Annual Kentucky Film and Music Fest last Saturday. The Clifton Center, The Derby City Film Festival, and Kentucky Homefront were glad to join forces to present you this event with the help of Mom's Music, Crave Cafe and Heine Brothers Coffee. FILM makers Elvis Wilson, Dewayne Rudd, and Joe Grey joined us and Crisna Van Zyl presented preview clips from a not-yet-released film, "Carbon Nation" Varanese, CLifton's Pizza, Caffee Classico, Darkstar and J. Gumbo's offered dining specials in honor of the event. The Fest concluded with a special Kentucky Homefront concert showing "The Legends Concert - Romp 2007"- a film directed by Joe Gray. Joe has filmed many of the artists featured at the International Bluegrass Music Museum in Owensboro. Then John Gage and the Kentucky Homefront welcomed the Stephen Couch duo and the Regional Bluegrass All Stars - Steve Cooley, Jeff Guernsey, Michael Cleveland, Nathan Livers, and Larry Raley) to the stage for some rousing Bluegrass selections Here's part of what went on at the Fest! FILM SCHEDULE & INFO 11:00 am "Being Lincoln: Men with Hats" Written & Directed by Elvis Wilson -website- Being Lincoln is an upbeat, up close look at the lives and motivations of a few of the over 160 men across the United States who are dedicated to bringing Abraham Lincoln to life. These “honest Abes” are living tributes to our 16th President, and a testament to the power of Lincoln’s legacy. But what kind of man would spend $400 on a stovepipe hat, glue a pencil eraser on his face, and spend most of his time walking in someone else’s (very large) shoes? Find out in Being Lincoln–Men With Hats. 12:30 pm "Dreadful Memories: The Life of Sarah Ogan Gunning" Written & Directed by Mimi Pickering -website- "In a society that can honor Loretta Lynn or Emmylou Harris, but not Sarah Ogan Gunning, clearly something is wrong. It means we haven’t been able to deal with our roots. We haven’t been able to deal with our giants." -Archie Green, folklorist and labor historian. 1:30 pm "Land (and how it gets that way)" Directed by Walter Brock -website- Filmed over a ten year period, LAND (and how it gets that way) follows several people who have been protagonists in the land use wars. The film explores their explanations for what is at stake in how land is used, their interpretations of what drives or motivates everyone involved in the land use wars, and the beliefs that drive their involvement. The "save the landers" believe that land is a precious nonrenewable resource that once developed can never produce food and fiber again. From their perspective, the “best and highest” use of productive farmland is in agricultural production. The "developers" believe that there is an abundance of land and that if a community doesn't grow and develop, it dies. From their perspective, the "best and highest" use of productive farmland occurs when it is converted to residential or commercial use. 2:30 pm "Into the Way of Peace" Cross & Flag Productions www.crossandflagproductions.com -website- There are two languages every culture in the world understands; love and music. Watch the Americana Music Group, led by a Kentucky two-time Grammy Award winner, and thousands of Chinese students share these two languages during Americana's two week tour of China. Enjoy a variety of American music, from the classics to contemporary pop, and hear, for the first time in America, traditional Chinese music from 1300 years ago performed by Chinese scholar-musicians. "Into the Way of Peace" proves there is one world, shared; one race, human; and one way, peace. 4:00 pm "Rock that Uke" Written & Directed by William Preston Robertson and Sean Anderson -website- "Rock That Uke" explores the world of punk rock ukulele, for want of a more exact description. It's really about a variety of people who express their hopes, fears, yearning, anger, dissatisfaction, joy, art, etc., through a very small sound hole. Often amplified and distorted. "Rock That Uke" has screened on KET and at venues across the United States, and has a devoted following in Australia and some corners of England, according to the rumors. It is co-directed by William Preston Robertson. 7:30 pm "The Legends Concert - Romp 2007" Directed by Joe Gray On the 4th Thursday of every June, the International Bluegrass Music Museum opens its annual festival, ROMP: the River of Music Party, with The Legends Concert showcasing the immense performance skills of Bluegrass Music's 1st & early 2nd generation musicians. In addition to a wonderful performance by Mike Seeger, you will see sets by Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver, The Dismembered Tennesseans, Byron Berline, Dan Crary and John Hickman (as Berline-Crary-Hickman). WORKSHOP SCHEDULE 11:00 AM Harmonica Clinic with Richard Matteson Sponsored by Mom's Music Limited to 12 people. Harmonicas provided! 12:00 PM Guitar Clinic with Karsten Nelson Sponsored by Mom's Music 1:00 PM Hand Percussion Workshop with Jyn Yates Sponsored by Mom's Music 2:00 pm "Basic Budget Basement Studio" Gustavo Renovalez is an award-winning composer, songwriter, and musician from Buenos Aires, Argentina, and is the music director for a Louisville nonprofit media creation corporation. He is also the Spanish worship minister for Southeast Christian Church. Gustavo has toured in China and Ukraine, and recorded an independently-produced album, with a Kentucky two-time Grammy award winning producer. Gustavo's workshop, "Basic Budget Basement Studio," will show how a composer can build a basic recording studio in his home, and use that studio to create cutting-edge audio tracks for film projects. www.gustavorenovalez.com http://www.myspace.com/gustavospot www.crossandflagproductions.com 3:00 pm "Carbon Nation" Film Preview Filmmaker Chrisna van ZYL from the Earth School Foundation will share clips from their upcoming film, "Carbon Nation" - climate change SOLUTIONS, and explain the process behind making a documentary film www.carbonnation.tv 4:00 PM Hand Percussion Workshop with Jyn Yates Sponsored by Mom's Music MUSIC LINE-UP 12:00 PM The Abe Lincoln Effect -website- The Abe Lincoln Effect is a new creation from former punk rocker Herbie Bramble. After the demise of TheAOZ he decided to try something new out. He started out on acoustic and now he’s back to his roots, folk. He even brings a little bit of the punk rock attitude into the works. Now TheALE has some low end. Yay-Cob started play bass for them. This guy has more soul in his left pinky then most have in their entire being. The two make a perfect duo with an incredible sound you can really get into. Picture Abe Lincoln, Henry Rollins, Bob Dylan and Geddy Lee getting together and playing some music. Thats The Abe Lincoln Effect. 2:00 PM Amazon Pilot -website- 3:00 PM Lotus Blake -website- Lotus Blake is an original rock n' roll music group from Louisville Kentucky that is more than just a band. Lotus Blake is a production company of artists that produces music, motion pictures, and photography; it is a diverse group of artists with backgrounds in art, business, music, film & video, foto, theology, history, military, culinary, etc. The musical group features of five musicians with very diverse and interesting backgrounds and experiences, and they include: Mathieu Blake- songwriter, vocals, and guitar. Tony Gantt- percussion. D'eric Williams- bass. Johnny B.- guitar Emily Caudill- violin. The band Lotus Blake is an act that is not an act at all- it's five talented artists being themselves on stage and working as a unit to produce a sound that is truly all their own. It is music that must be felt to be appreciated, and, it rocks. 4:00 PM Members of the Louisville Dulcimer Society The Louisville Dulcimer Society is dedicated to Sharing Music & Friendship and promoting Traditional, American, Mountain, & Celtic Music. -website- SPONSORS

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