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June 16, 2025 48 mins

Ismay uncovers a fascinating seldom heard recording of Lucinda from a radio show in 1981, leading them down a path to discover the musical influences in Lucinda's early Life. Meeting with members of the Grammy Award Winning band Los Texmaniacs, Ismay goes out on a limb and seeks to recreate that radio session in the famed Cactus Cafe.

Credits:

Distributed by The Bluegrass Situation

Produced and mixed by Avery Hellman for Neanderthal Records LLC

Music by ISMAY

Final song by Los Cenzontles Cultural Academy https://www.loscenzontles.com/

“Libro Abierto (ft. Flaco Jimenez)”

Artwork by Avery Hellman

Austin Recording —

Recorded at The Cactus Cafe

Sound Recordist: Rodrigo Nino

Producer: Liz McBee

Director: Joel Fendelman

Co-Director & Cinematographer: Rose Bush

Special thanks to: Eugene Rodriguez, Matt Bizer, Mick Hellman, Chuck Prophet, Don Fierro, Jacqueline Sabec, Rosemary Carroll, Lucinda Williams & Tom Overby

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references

https://www.folkstreams.net/films/it-s-a-mean-old-world

https://jamescalemine.com/reverend-pearly-brown-youre-gonna-need-that-pure-religion/

https://www.austinchronicle.com/daily/music/2013-09-13/rough-trade-talk-with-lucinda-williams/

https://pitchfork.com/features/5-10-15-20/lucinda-williams-on-the-music-that-made-her/

Don’t Tell Anybody the Secrets I Told You by Lucinda Williams 

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