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Our Kickstarter campaign to raise completion funds for The Winding Stream ends June 28! We’ve made our goal but if you’d still like to contribute you can do so here! And thanks!
Rosanne Adds Her Voice
Hi All!
By now you know that The Winding Stream tells a uniquely American story about the family at the foundation of our musical heritage. The reason we want to tell this story is that we think it says something bigger about our shared cultural roots. And make no mistake, no matter what kind of music you’re into, you don’t have to look far to find that the Carters explored that music, played with it, recorded it and popularized it. Gospel, Shape Note, Tin Pan Alley, Blues, Celtic Airs, Murder Ballads. The music they collected, wrote, arranged and made famous is cultural bedrock. Johnny Cash knew this, which is one of the reasons he felt so indebted to them and took part in this film.
We think that in these trying, often polarized, times that a story about shared cultural roots can have a healing effect. That’s at the heart of our efforts. Making a film that will speak to a broad audience about the things that affect us all. That’s what the Carters did and that’s what – in our small way - we hope to do.
Today, the Carter-Cash descendants carry on the legacy established by A.P., Sara and Maybelle Carter. Among those in the extended family featured in our film is longtime supporter, Rosanne Cash. She has sent along this message to share with you:
“I've been following 'The Winding Stream' for several years now, with excitement, pride and anticipation. Beth has devoted her heart and mind and thousands of hours to this project, which I think will be an enormously important visual document. For those of us who love American roots music, who care about the history of our land and culture, and who think the history, the people and the songs deserve careful historical documentation, this is where it is happening. I support 'The Winding Stream' and I hope you will, too.”
- Rosanne Cash
We’re deeply appreciative of her help.
And yours, too.
We’ve already reached our goal of $50,000 thanks to our fabulous Kickstarter backers. We’re overwhelmed by their help.
And donations are still coming in. The campaign ends June 28 at 1:14 Pacific Time. And additional funds we receive will be applied to additional post-production costs!
Thanks for supporting us, for fielding all our emails, for your kind words of encouragement and for your promotion of our efforts!
All the best,
Beth and The Winding Stream Team
The Winding Stream Kickstarter
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