Showing posts with label documentary. Show all posts
Showing posts with label documentary. Show all posts

Thursday, April 14, 2022

DRIVEN BY FAN DEMAND, RANDY TRAVIS' “MORE LIFE” DOCUMENTARY TO BE PREMIERED ON YOUTUBE IN 7-PART SERIES AND AVAILABLE ON iTUNES


Randy Travis' "More Life" documentary was so highly praised when it premiered on Circle Network that the fans demanded more ways to view it. Travis, Warner Music Nashville and YouTube have teamed up to bring the critically acclaimed film to the platform in a seven-part series beginning today and rolling out every two weeks until July 7. Be sure to subscribe to the Country Music Hall of Famer’s YouTube channel to catch every episode. Additionally, the full documentary is now available for purchase on iTunes. Both links here: https://wmna.sh/morelife.

"More Life" started as an intimate concert special in 2011 to honor the 25th anniversary of Randy Travis’ iconic album Storms of Life. However, many didn't know how important this documentary would become. As the film was being finalized in 2013, Randy unexpectedly became ill and suffered a massive stroke, making him unable to perform and severely limiting his speech due to aphasia. The film touches on his storied career, envelopes the final professionally filmed live performance from the man and inspires with his story of healing, redemption and faith. It was directed and produced by Shaun Silva and Tacklebox Films with WMN’s Shane Tarleton and Mike Dupree serving as executive producers.

"More Life" YouTube Release Schedule:

Episode 1 - April 14
Episode 2 - April 28
Episode 3 - May 12
Episode 4 - May 26
Episode 5 - June 9
Episode 6 - June 23
Episode 7 - July 7

Music of Randy Travis Tour Dates

May 14 - Jim Thorpe, Pa. - Penn’s Peak
June 3 - Renfro Valley, Ky. - New Barn Theatre Renfro Valley Entertainment Center
June 4 - Kettering, Ohio - Fraze Pavilion for the Performing Arts
June 5 - Des Plaines, Ill. - Des Plaines Theatre
Aug. 27 - Des Moines, Iowa - Hoyt Sherman Place
Aug. 28 - Mitchell, S.D. - Corn Palace

Friday, February 1, 2019

PBS AND RYMAN AUDITORIUM ANNOUNCE “COUNTRY MUSIC: LIVE AT THE RYMAN, A CONCERT CELEBRATING THE FILM BY KEN BURNS” SET FOR MARCH 27

Celebration of Documentary to Feature Appearances by Dierks Bentley, Rosanne Cash, Rodney Crowell, Rhiannon Giddens, Vince Gill, Brenda Lee, Kathy Mattea, Ketch Secor, Ricky Skaggs, Marty Stuart, Asleep at the Wheel, Holly Williams and Dwight Yoakam

Tickets on sale Friday, February 8 at Ryman.com


Following an eight-year exploration, documentary giant Ken Burns’s 16-hour "Country Music" premieres in the fall of 2019 on PBS. In honor of the profile on “Country Music,” Ryman Auditorium will present “Country Music: Live at the Ryman, a Concert Celebrating the Film by Ken Burns.” Burns will host the evening, presented by Bank of America, featuring performances by Dierks Bentley, Rosanne Cash, Rodney Crowell, Rhiannon Giddens, Vince Gill, Brenda Lee, Kathy Mattea, Ketch Secor of Old Crow Medicine Show, Ricky Skaggs, Marty Stuart, Asleep at the Wheel, Holly Williams and Dwight Yoakam on Wednesday, March 27, 2019. Tickets to “Country Music: Live at the Ryman, a Concert Celebrating the Film by Ken Burns” will go on sale February 8 at 10:00am central via ticketmaster.com, Ryman.com or by phone at 800-745-3000.

“Country Music: Live at the Ryman” will be recorded for broadcast on PBS at a later date. In addition to live performances, the event will show select clips from the film, and be produced by Opry Entertainment, PBS and Florentine Films.

“In country music we found a love for storytelling that translates everyday experiences into universal truths that we can all identify with,” said Ken Burns. “We’re very excited to share this film with the country, in towns large and small, from one coast to the other. But we are most excited to share it in those areas that gave birth to this most American of art forms. Bringing our film to Ryman Auditorium, the Mother Church of Country Music, and a character itself in our film, is a dream for us.”

“Ken Burns and his team shine a bright spotlight on the remarkable people, places, songs and stories that make country music so powerful and inspirational,” shares Sally Williams, Senior Vice President of Programming and Artist Relations for Opry Entertainment and General Manager of the Grand Ole Opry. “The Grand Ole Opry and Ryman Auditorium have been central to those stories for nearly a century, so it’s only fitting to celebrate the film at the Mother Church. On March 27, we’ll welcome Ken and some of the biggest stars in Country Music for a once-in-a-lifetime night of stories and songs.”

“PBS and our local stations are pulling out all the stops to make Ken Burns’ ‘Country Music’ the big event for the fall season,” said Perry Simon. “We are thrilled to kick off this effort with a bus tour through TN and to partner with Opry Entertainment and Florentine Films, Ken’s company, to produce this wonderful concert and make it available people throughout the country on PBS later this year.”

Known as the Mother Church of Country Music, Ryman Auditorium is holy ground for many of music’s greats. A bucket list venue for many, her stage has seen the likes of Johnny Cash and Patsy Cline to Little Big Town and Garth Brooks. The Ryman is known around the globe as one of the greatest performance halls in the world, equally for its world-class acoustics and history-making contributions to the live music industry. Named Pollstar Theatre of the Year nine times, the Ryman continues to receive accolades as top venue across various organizations, including the Academy of Country Music, the Country Music Association and the International Entertainment Buyers Association. In 2018, Rolling Stone magazine named the Ryman one of the “10 Best Live Music Venues in America”.

"Country Music" was directed by Ken Burns and produced by Burns, Dayton Duncan and Julie Dunfey. Duncan, Burns and Dunfey spent eight years researching and producing the film, conducting interviews with more than 100 people, including 40 members of the Country Music Hall of Fame (17 of those interviewed have since passed on). Among those storytellers are historian Bill Malone and a wide range of country artists such as Marty Stuart, Rosanne Cash, Vince Gill, Reba McEntire, Merle Haggard, Dolly Parton, Willie Nelson, Dwight Yoakam, Emmylou Harris, Kris Kristofferson, and Naomi and Wynonna Judd, as well as studio musicians, record producers and others. The film uses more than 3,200 photographs and over two hours of archival footage, including rare and never-before-seen photos and footage of Jimmie Rodgers, Johnny Cash and others.