Mississippi River Expedition: G'wine Back!
A project in New Orleans, LA by Ben Hunter & Joe Seamons000days
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We will film our April tour along the Mississippi as we seek out, interview, and learn from traditional musicians living there.
Backers: 114
Average Pledge Per Backer: $58
Funded: $6,572 of $5,000
Dates: Mar 9th -> Mar 31st (23 days)
Project By: Ben Hunter & Joe Seamons
Backers: 114
Average Pledge Per Backer: $58
Funded: $6,572 of $5,000
Dates: Mar 9th -> Mar 31st (23 days)
Project By: Ben Hunter & Joe Seamons
$6,572
current pledge level
Last Updated: March 31 @ 22:02 -0400 GMT
131%
of goal
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Latest News
Thank You! Now Help Replace Stolen Instruments 
March 30th - via: kickstarter.com
Thank you so much to all of you who've helped us hit our goal! Now we're asking you to share our project with others in order to help raise funds and replace the instruments stolen from Ben's house 10 days go. All funds raised between now and our... (Read More)
Folklore in Prisons
March 26th - via: kickstarter.com
One long term goal of this project is to make every effort we can to build on the work of folks like John and Alan Lomax, who made incredible field recordings in Southern prisons starting in 1937. We've recently learned that the Lomaxes and Bruce... (Read More)
Watch an 8 year-old Dance to See What We're After
March 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
We wanted to share with you an amazing experience we had this weekend. This is relevant because it shows the type of response that can be generated by like-minded musicians coming together and playing American music--even when they aren't closely... (Read More)
Visiting Como, MS
March 21st - via: kickstarter.com
Photo by Aris Vrakas Last year Ben discovered the First Regional Library and community center when we went to a conference of folklorists out in Utah. As a result, he liked one of the Library's photos on Facebook and they reached out to him soon... (Read More)
Workshops
March 20th - via: kickstarter.com
Folk music is all about cultural and social exchanges. The primary reason for our trip is to educate ourselves and others about the state of music along the Mississippi in the present day. But we also want to share the music of our region with the... (Read More)
We have a Professional Photographer Onboard!
March 13th - via: kickstarter.com
Aris' Camera - It Uses Actual Film! We were playing our weekly gig at Machine House Brewery two weeks ago, and Ben mentioned this here project to the audience. It turned out that one gentleman in attendance that day was Aris (pronounced "Ari")... (Read More)
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