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Finding Lucinda
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Finding Lucinda follows a young singer-songwriter on a road trip of self discovery to trace the roots of their musical hero Lucinda Williams. Amidst self-doubt and uncertainty, ISMAY sets out from the family ranch in Northern California and travels to Texas, Louisiana and Tennessee. There ISMAY meets Lucinda’s early collaborators, digs through the archives to uncover hidden treasures, and visits the studios and venues where Lucinda got her start. Interviews include Charlie Sexton, Buddy Miller, and Mary Gauthier. Finding Lucinda is ultimately a story about not knowing whether you have what it takes to be the artist you want to be, and looking for answers on how to move forward anyways. It’s about finding a small way to be more like your hero.
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Finding Lucinda Trailer S1
Saison 1
lundi 28 avril 2025 • Durée 01:00
Finding Lucinda follows a young singer-songwriter on a road trip of self discovery to trace the roots of their musical hero Lucinda Williams. Amidst self-doubt and uncertainty, ISMAY sets out from the family ranch in Northern California and travels to Texas, Louisiana and Tennessee. There ISMAY meets Lucinda’s early collaborators, digs through the archives to uncover hidden treasures, and visits the studios and venues where Lucinda got her start. Interviews include Charlie Sexton, Buddy Miller, and Mary Gauthier. Finding Lucinda is ultimately a story about not knowing whether you have what it takes to be the artist you want to be, and looking for answers on how to move forward anyways. It’s about finding a small way to be more like your hero.
Season 1 ‘Finding Lucinda’ is a deep dive into the life and work of Lucinda Williams. Using archival material and interviews from the making of the documentary ‘Finding Lucinda’ as well as analysis from other artists, this season seeks to understand how Lucinda Williams became the iconic songwriter she is today with a focus on her early years.
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Introducing Finding Lucinda
Saison 1 · Épisode 1
lundi 5 mai 2025 • Durée 22:52
As we join the story, Ismay has been living and working on their family ranch for almost a decade – and they're looking for change. For several years the independent singer-songwriter has been playing in a Lucinda Williams tribute band and writing their own music. An opportunity to record an album sparks a new and different idea: to instead embark on a road trip to uncover the early days of Lucinda's music career and, hopefully, find a way forward creatively. However, they are plagued by self doubt about whether pursuing music can still be worthwhile for them. But in spite of this uncertainty, Ismay dives into research to see where a journey across the country – and further into the life and music of Lucinda – could lead.
Credits:
Distributed by The Bluegrass Situation
Produced and mixed by Avery Hellman for Neanderthal Records LLC
Music by ISMAY and The Lake Charlatans
Artwork by Avery Hellman
Guests: Mary Gauthier, Wolf Stephenson, John Grimaudo, Charlie Sexton
Special thanks to: Joel Fendelman, Liz McBee, Rose Bush, Mick Hellman, Chuck Prophet, Jonathan McHugh, Jacqueline Sabec, Lucinda Williams & Tom Overby
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Lucinda's Father's Archives
Saison 1 · Épisode 2
lundi 19 mai 2025 • Durée 50:27
Ismay arrives in Austin, Texas to dig through the Collections Deposit Library at the University of Texas in order to understand the life of Lucinda Williams' father, Miller. A poet and teacher, Miller Williams overcame setbacks to become a prominent writer. Ismay discovers his personal writings, letters, and photographs, highlighting his mentorship and the artistic community that shaped Lucinda's career.
Credits:
Distributed by The Bluegrass Situation
Produced and mixed by Avery Hellman for Neanderthal Records LLC
Music by ISMAY
Artwork by Avery Hellman
Austin Recording --
Recorded at The Collections Deposit Library at UT Austin, with records from The Harry Ransom Center
Sound recordist: Rodrigo Nino
Producer: Liz McBee
Director: Joel Fendelman
Co-Director: Rose Bush
The Caterpillar and Of History and Hope appear courtesy of Rebecca Jordan Williams
Special thanks to: Mick Hellman, Chuck Prophet, Jonathan McHugh, Jacqueline Sabec, Lucinda Williams & Tom Overby
references:
Don't Tell Anybody the Secrets I Told You by Lucinda Williams
Living on the Surface, New and Selected Poems by Miller Williams
The Ways We Touch, Poems by Miller Williams
Making a Poem: Some Thoughts about Poetry and the People Who Write It
https://oxfordamerican.org/web-only/the-kinship-is-real
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/miller-williams
https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/southern-tenant-farmers-union-35/
https://www.jstor.org/stable/26671158
https://poets.org/poet/miller-williams
https://muse.jhu.edu/article/740832
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPIgETlWaas
https://poets.org/inaugural-poems-history
https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/news-articles/things-you-possibly-didnt-know-about-lucinda-williams
https://www.swtimes.com/story/opinion/2016/11/16/a-poetically-proud-published-poet/24533470007/
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Meeting Charlie Sexton
Saison 1 · Épisode 3
lundi 2 juin 2025 • Durée 45:36
Ismay visits cornerstone music venue The Hole in the Wall in Austin to interview Charlie Sexton, producer and songwriter who's best known as a guitarist for Bob Dylan. They discuss Charlie and Lucinda's first gig together in 1979 when he was just a kid. Charlie shares insights into Lucinda's remarkable songwriting, as well as the emotional struggles musicians face with self doubt.
Credits:
Distributed by The Bluegrass Situation
Produced and mixed by Avery Hellman for Neanderthal Records LLC
Music by ISMAY
Sundays written by Lucinda Williams
Greenville courtesy of Universal, Warner Chappell
Artwork by Avery Hellman
Music Supervisor Jonathan McHugh
Austin Recording --
Recorded at The Hole in the Wall
Sound recordist: Rodrigo Nino
Producer: Liz McBee
Director: Joel Fendelman
Co-Director: Rose Bush
Special thanks to: Mick Hellman, Chuck Prophet, Don Fierro, Jacqueline Sabec, Rosemary Carroll, Lucinda Williams & Tom Overby
references:
Charlie Sexton: Too Many Ways to Fall By Jason Crouch
Ink in the Grooves by Flores Doore
Don’t Tell Anybody the Secrets I Told You by Lucinda Williams
https://delawareliberal.net/2021/10/27/song-of-the-day-10-27-lucinda-williams-2-kool-2-be-4-gotten/
https://www.upress.state.ms.us/Books/J/Juke-Joint
https://michaelcorcoran.substack.com/p/clubland-paradise-rome-inn
Early & Unexpected Musical Influences
Saison 1 · Épisode 4
lundi 16 juin 2025 • Durée 48:20
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
Lucinda's First Guitarist
Saison 1 · Épisode 5
lundi 30 juin 2025 • Durée 46:22
Ismay travels to Anderson Fair in Houston, Texas, a famed music venue with a unique history that includes legends like Lyle Lovett and Nanci Griffith. Ismay tracked down a special character from Lucinda's early career, who had largely been missing from the national music scene since the '70s. There they discover how artists' paths diverge and contemplate what we're all looking for when we seek out careers in music.
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credits:
Finding Lucinda is Distributed by The Bluegrass Situation
Produced and mixed by Avery Hellman for Neanderthal Records LLC
Music by ISMAY
Artwork by Avery Hellman
Houston Recording —
Recorded at Anderson Fair
Sound Recordist: Rodrigo Nino
Producer: Liz McBee
Director: Joel Fendelman
Co-Director & Cinematographer: Rose Bush
Special thanks to: Tim Leatherwood, Mick Hellman, Chuck Prophet, Don Fierro, Jacqueline Sabec, Rosemary Carroll, Lucinda Williams & Tom Overby
References:
https://folkways.si.edu/folkways-records/smithsonian
http://www.andersonfairthemovie.com/
https://folklife.si.edu/legacy-honorees/moses-asch/smithsonian
Don’t Tell Anybody the Secrets I Told You by Lucinda Williams
“Lyle Lovett Goes Back to His Beginnings” The Boston Globe, November 4th 2012
“Griffith Honors Songs that Shaped Her Career” The San Francisco Examiner, July 19th 1998
Visiting Malaco Studios
Saison 1 · Épisode 6
lundi 14 juillet 2025 • Durée 49:52
Ismay travels from Texas to Mississippi, to visit the studio where Lucinda Williams made her first record. There, Ismay interviews Wolf Stephenson, who was the engineer that day in 1978, to learn about what happened during the session and whether Lucinda was confident through that initial challenge of recording. They discuss what results when artists get rejected and what keeps certain artists moving forward in spite of various roadblocks. Stephenson oversaw the development of Malaco Records, which produced R&B, soul, and gospel hits. Elsewhere in the episode, Ismay also takes time to visit the stretch of country between Austin, Texas and Jackson, Mississippi in order to understand the landscape that informed Lucinda's work.
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credits:
Finding Lucinda is Distributed by The Bluegrass Situation
Produced and mixed by Avery Hellman for Neanderthal Records LLC
Music by ISMAY
Artwork by Avery Hellman
Jackson Recording —
Recorded at Malaco Studios
Sound Recordist: Rodrigo Nino
Producer: Liz McBee
Director: Joel Fendelman
Co-Director & Cinematographer: Rose Bush
Special thanks to: Mick Hellman, Chuck Prophet, Don Fierro, Jacqueline Sabec, Rosemary Carroll, Lucinda Williams & Tom Overby
references:
https://earlyblues.org/blues-locations-mississippi-jackson/
https://www.malaco.com/studios/
Don’t Tell Anybody the Secrets I Told You by Lucinda Williams
https://web.archive.org/web/20160319194923/http://www.knowla.org/entry/1962/
Treasures from the Tape Vault
Saison 1 · Épisode 7
lundi 28 juillet 2025 • Durée 45:41
In the most exciting moment of the Finding Lucinda road trip thus far, Ismay hears from interviewee Wolf Stephenson that there is some archival material he wants to share from the concrete tape vault. After sitting on the shelf for 40 years, Wolf has finally brought three boxes down to review. He finds that there is something mysterious and unexpected in the third box, so Wolf and Ismay try to get to the bottom of what in the world this mystery box contains. This piece of never-before-heard material gives Ismay insight into Lucinda's musical development and the choices she made as a creative person. But most importantly, discovering this treasure gives Ismay an opportunity to see themself in a way they never have before.
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Finding Lucinda is Distributed by The Bluegrass Situation
Produced and mixed by Avery Hellman for Neanderthal Records LLC
Music by ISMAY
Artwork by Avery Hellman
Jackson Recording —
Recorded at Malaco Studios
Sound Recordist: Rodrigo Nino
Producer: Liz McBee
Director: Joel Fendelman
Co-Director & Cinematographer: Rose Bush
Special thanks to: Mick Hellman, Chuck Prophet, Don Fierro, Jacqueline Sabec, Rosemary Carroll, Lucinda Williams & Tom Overby
references:
https://www.malaco.com/malaco-continues-to-expand-eights-years-post-tornado-destruction/