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New Video featuring Kermit Ruffins!

Update #8 · May 1, 2012 · comment

Hey everyone!

Since our last post we've been hard at work every free day we have editing video. We're glad to announce we've gone through over 100 hours of concert footage and lined it all up and trimmed the fat. We've also gone through half of our interviews and began cutting and editing everything down to the point where we can put it all to music.

We're also pleased to bring you this quick snippet of footage we put together from our interview with Kermit Ruffins, one of the founding members of the Rebirth Brass Band and the current leader of the BBQ Swingers, outside of his regular Thursday night spot at Vaughn's Lounge in the Bywater.

Thanks again for all your support and feel free to send us a message through kickstarter or send one to emailus@brassrootsmovie.com if you have any questions, comments or concerns.

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