The Crooked Tune, An Old Time Fiddler in a Modern World
A documentary exploring the uncharted world of old time fiddle music, featuring Dave Bing
A year ago, I had submitted to SXSW and my fingers were starting hurt from being crossed so long. Where was the acceptance letter. Since I started doing documentaries way back in the early Aughts, I had dreamed of getting a flick into SXSW. I am all about music partying and hitting movies and partying … Continue reading Where Failure is the only Option: The re-cutting of The Crooked Tune
“At last, a documentary that tracks Old Time music to its most archaic roots thanks to West Virginian Fiddler Dave Bing…..” Re-releasing the Crooked Tune as a short. Introducing “Walking the Crooked Tune.” Eight years in the making… By following Dave Bing, you’ll see how Old Time is the last American musical frontier. You … Continue reading The Crooked Tune, an Old Time Fiddler in a Modern World,
Lester McCumbers was more than West Virginia’s last old world, old time fiddler. A man no doubt born into the remoteness of mountains and music and soaked it up in a regional style that over decades stood as a highly cherished remainder of an archaic sound that has recently caught the modern ear. The New York … Continue reading The Passing of Lester McCumbers (A belated appreciation) August 15, 1921 to January 26, 2015
