Texas Tonk - Hectic Films MicroDoc - Official Trailer

Texas Tonk is an editorial documentary about the mission to save and revitalize traditional country music and the American honky-tonk. Filmed by Hectic Films photojournalist David Karnowski, the story features Bakersfield cultural figurehead and country music purveyor Rockwell of Oildale's famous club Trout's.

The journey takes viewers across thousands of miles of terrain and into the open skies of Texas where Rockwell hunts down traditional country musicians and songwriters in an effort to discover hidden talents that run in the veins of central America.

Interviews with independent artists and street performances are combined with an analytical assessment of where country music is today and where it's going in the future.

Also featured in the documentary is Joe Bielinski, the Mayor of Country Music, who has been hosting traditional country music on the FM airwaves in Ft. Worth and beyond for over 20 years. You will also see performances and interviews with musicians Bode Barker, Kimberly Murray, George Allison, Clay Thrash, The Norwood Twins and more.

Texas Tonk is due to hit the net in June 2011.

Filmed and edited by DavidKarnowski.com

Associate producers
BryanToh.com
Rickey Bird

Special thanks to
Whitney Ellen Powell
Matthew Kieley

Additional credits to
T. Rockwell: facebook.com/​profile.php?id=1338380970

Music by
Bob Wills
George Allison
Hank Williams Sr.
Aaron Novak - TheSilenceClub.com

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• texas tonk
• texas
• country music
• traditional
• rockwell
• trouts
• bakersfield
• oildale
• david karnowski
• hectic films
• microdoc
• documentary
• george allison
• bode barker
• kimberly murray
• joe bielinski
• talent
• mingus
• ft. worth
• guitar
• steel guitar
• davidkarnowski.com

[ThePublicforum]

Thank you all for taking the time to visit an attempt build something special. David Karnowski, Rickey Bird & Hectic Films took our conversation in the park serious enough to let me kidnap Photo Journalist "David Karnowski" for over 3400 miles, capturing the the hearts and stories of Country Artists & Beyond. From the small businesses and towns that support their locals and the genre, to the people that embrace the true history and influences of Traditional Country Music. Love the Country. ~R

[TheGeorgeAllison]

This is George Allison I wrote the Bakersfield Smile and the song Blind Crippled and Crazy at the 2:40 mark. I also sang both. George

[kingoscrubs]

Who sings the song at 2:40...can't seem to find it

[thenewmiLONNIEum]

Love this. I grew up across the street from Merle Haggard's house. I used to live behind Trout's.