<%@LANGUAGE="VBSCRIPT" CODEPAGE="1252"%> 2006 Maryland Film Festival
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DOCUMENTARY SHORTS: MUSIC  

Adolph's Beautiful America
Director: Geoff Gruetzmacher
17:00 minutes, BetaSP, USA

DESCRIPTION: First, he introduced the world to "Cotton-Eyed Joe." Then, he was courted by Hollywood. How did Texas crooner Adolph Hofner follow this up? He stopped singing in English.

The Legend of Merv Conn
Director; Jeff Krulik
30:00 minutes, video, USA

DESCRIPTION: A profile of 86-year-old Merv Conn, "King of the Strolling Accordionists," who once taught President Nixon's daughters how to play accordion, and who, for decades, has entertained Masons on a weekly basis.

Organistas
Director: Bert Shapiro
27:00 minutes, DVD, USA

DESCRIPTION: The traditions, techniques and history of the time-honored craft of pipe organ building is examined from the perspectives of craftspeople keeping the art alive in Europe and the United States.

Putting The River In Reverse
Director: Matthew Buzzell
32:30 minutes, BetaSP, USA

DESCRIPTION: Music legend Elvis Costello and New Orleans Renaissance man Allen Toussaint merge bands to celebrate the songbook of Toussaint in the first major post-Katrina recording session to take place not just in the city of New Orleans, but on the edge of the 9th Ward.

   

 

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