(East Coast Premiere)

Screening Time: Friday, May 2, 12:30 PM, Charles Theatre 2
Saturday, May 3, 6:30 PM, Charles Theatre 5

Director: George Goehl
Cast: Jimmy Martin and the Sunny Mountain Boys, Marty Stuart, Ralph Stanley,
Tom T. Hall

Country: USA
Year: 2003
Running Time: 66 minutes
Format: Beta SP

Known for his flamboyant dress, crazed hunting trips, and brash behavior, Jimmy Martin is the rebel figure of bluegrass music. Once a rhythm guitar player for bluegrass pioneer, Bill Monroe, Martin helped change the sound of bluegrass music, creating what has become known as the 'high lonesome' sound. His music, his history, and his on-and-offstage "loose cannon" personality make Jimmy Martin a magnetic subject for a documentary, and first-time filmmaker George Goehl follows Jimmy's day-to-day life, while he recounts his life story and lifelong quest to reach his childhood dream of becoming a member of the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, TN. As country music star Marty Stuart says, "Somewhere along the way, moonshine and dynamite collided. The result is a three-chord scholar and musical genius named Jimmy Martin. He's part preacher, part prophet, and a card-carrying madman who is completely filled with the musical holy ghost. Time spent with the King of Bluegrass is not for the lily-livered or faint of heart."

--Skizz Cyzyk

Presented By: George Goehl and Will Wall

Producer/director George Goehl is an Organizing Director for the National Training and Information Center, a training center for community organizers from across the country. When he isn't organizing the masses or chasing Jimmy Martin on a squirrel hunt, George gives clawhammer banjo lessons at his home in Chicago.

Associate producer/sound/camera/lighting/archival-photo-restorationist, Will Wall is a commercial and industrial photographer in Chicago. While a Baltimore resident in the 90's, Will spent two years as a freelance production assistant on film and video productions, and played guitar in local bands.