Chasin’ Gus’ Ghost Documentary
By Team JamBase Sep 19, 2007 • 12:00 am PDT
TO PREMIERE AT WOODSTOCK FILM FESTIVAL ON OCT 13
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Jug band documentary Chasin’ Gus’ Ghost will make its film festival premiere next month at the Woodstock Film Festival. Woodstock, New York is an apt setting for this film about the influence jug band music has had on performers including Bob Weir (Grateful Dead) and John Sebastian (Lovin’ Spoonful), as the Woodstock area has long been a haven for roots-influenced artists including Sebastian, Levon Helm and Bob Dylan.
Directed by filmmaker Todd Kwait, Chasin’ Gus’ Ghost features interviews and performances with Weir and Sebastian along with David Grisman, Charlie Musselwhite, Erik Darling, Maria Muldaur, and Taj Mahal (who lends his talents as the voice of Gus Cannon). All of these artists have appeared on the Billboard Top 10 Jazz, Blues or Pop charts.
Chasin’ Gus’ Ghost will premiere at the Woodstock Film Festival on October 13 at 10 p.m. at the Bearsville Theater (291 Tinker Street). The Woodstock Film Festival runs from October 10-14 and its box office is located at the Woodstock Playhouse (corner of route 212 & 375). Tickets are $10.
