MFF: On Location #6 -The Music of Amanda Shaw

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To find a theater showing "Hurricane on the Bayou", please visit http://www.hurricaneonthebayou.com/ Episode 6 of "MFF On Location" highlights New Orleans-based cajun musician, Amanda Shaw. Amanda has been a fiddling virtuoso since age seven, when she became the youngest person ever to play with the Baton Rouge Symphony as a soloist. Making the transition from Classical to Cajun, Amanda soon brought her own innovative crossover sound to the fore, gaining international fans. She and her band, The Cute Guys, have received raves on the festival circuit, Rollingstone.com called her "a fiddling wizard" and she recently opened for Cher at the VH1 Divas/Cher Farewell Tour. In January, Amanda was able to return to her heavily damaged school in New Orleans and will soon begin recording her first major album. This video podcast series, "MFF: On Location" takes an inside look at the creation of the large format film "Hurricane on the Bayou". Watch for more episodes coming soon. Subscribe at our blog at http://mffonlocation.blogspot.com Experience the Power of Katrina and the Reality Of A "Hurricane on the Bayou" In This Emotional and Music-Driven IMAX® Theatre Ode To The Vital Swamps, Survival Stories and Undying Spirit of New Orleans. A New IMAX® Theatre Film from the Producers of "Everest," Shot In the Midst of Katrina, Makes a Musical Journey With Four Musicians As They Sound The Call To Restore The Vital Wetlands of Louisiana and Give New Orleans Hope for the Future. Narrated By Meryl Streep Hurricane on the Bayou is produced and distributed by MacGillivray Freeman Films, executive produced by Audubon Nature Institute with major funding from the State of Louisiana, and presented by The Weather Channel.

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Uploaded: May 8th, 2007 @ 7:47 am
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