Tales from the Kerrville Folk Festival

From: Joe Bevilacqua
Series: Joe Bevilacqua Documentaries
Length: 01:44:58

A one hour documentary, a 9-minute "All Things Considered" feature and ten short modules about the longest running open air festival in the country, happening May 21 - June 7, 2009. Read the full description.

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Playing: Tales from the Kerrville Folk Festival
From: Joe Bevilacqua

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The 2009 KERRVILLE FOLK FESTIVAL runs May 21 - June 7, 2009.

A great time to air this timeless documentary and modules about it!

Included here is the 9-minute "All Things Considered" feature on the 30th anniversary of the festival in 2001, ten short modules, and a one hour documentary.

The modules are as follows:

KERRVERT (3:34) – The special language of Kerrville.
CAMPING WITH CHRIST (3:25) Secular humor at the festival.
ARAM JAM (3:21) Folk-jazz artist David Amram merges genres.
BILL & VERN (3:22) How one newcomer got “kerrverted.”
THE MAGIC OF KERRVILLE (3:50) What makes the festival so special.
6. KAMP CUISINE (3:23) Feeding the musicians.
THE GEOGRAPHY PF KERRVILLE (4:03) Texpert Howie Richey tours the festival landscape.
VOLUNTEERS (3:38) Three personal stories of Kerrville.
CAMP COOKING (3:09) A reading from the book “Hot Jams and Cold Showers.
SONG CIRCLES (4:15) Music around the camp fire at 3:00 am.

For more info., go to http://www.kerrvillefolkfestival.com/ and http://www.joebev.com.

There are photos from the production of the documentary that you can use on your website at:

http://www.comedyorama.com/joe/joe-kerrville.htm.

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Piece Description

The 2009 KERRVILLE FOLK FESTIVAL runs May 21 - June 7, 2009.

A great time to air this timeless documentary and modules about it!

Included here is the 9-minute "All Things Considered" feature on the 30th anniversary of the festival in 2001, ten short modules, and a one hour documentary.

The modules are as follows:

KERRVERT (3:34) – The special language of Kerrville.
CAMPING WITH CHRIST (3:25) Secular humor at the festival.
ARAM JAM (3:21) Folk-jazz artist David Amram merges genres.
BILL & VERN (3:22) How one newcomer got “kerrverted.”
THE MAGIC OF KERRVILLE (3:50) What makes the festival so special.
6. KAMP CUISINE (3:23) Feeding the musicians.
THE GEOGRAPHY PF KERRVILLE (4:03) Texpert Howie Richey tours the festival landscape.
VOLUNTEERS (3:38) Three personal stories of Kerrville.
CAMP COOKING (3:09) A reading from the book “Hot Jams and Cold Showers.
SONG CIRCLES (4:15) Music around the camp fire at 3:00 am.