- Fanning the Fire is a vibrant documentary short that features a young Texas teen who followed his dreams from being a fan of bluegrass music all the way to opening for some of the greatest entertainers in the business - in less than three years. Along the way, the documentary explores why people young and old get hooked on playing this music and enjoying companionship at festivals around the world. Viewers enjoy behind-the-scenes visits with master musicians from across the USA and Europe who explain how they came to appreciate this uniquely American form of music and why it has broad appeal to beginning players and professionals alike. Along with the story of Lucas White, Fanning the Fire features interview and live performance footage of legendary bluegrass musicians (including many GRAMMY® winners and nominees) such as Dan Tyminski, J. D. Crowe, Rhonda Vincent & The Rage, Adam Steffey, Claire Lynch, Dudley Connell, and others. Fanning the Fire is a fast-moving look at where bluegrass music has been and where it's going.—Alan W. Tompkins
- Fanning the Fire is a vibrant short documentary shot in high-definition video that shows us how a young Texas teen followed his dreams from being a fan of bluegrass music all the way to taking the stage, with guitar in hand, to open for some of the greatest entertainers in the business - in less than three years. Along the way we see why people young and old get hooked on playing this music and enjoying companionship at festivals around the world. We also enjoy behind-the-scenes visits with master musicians from across the USA and Europe and hear how they came to appreciate this uniquely American form of music and why it has broad appeal to beginning players and professionals alike.
The film features Lucas White's story along with interview and live performance footage of legendary bluegrass musicians including Dan Tyminski, J. D. Crowe, Rhonda Vincent, Adam Steffey, Claire Lynch, Dudley Connell, and many more. Fanning the Fire gives us a fast-moving look at where bluegrass music has come from and where it's going.
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