Dread Clampitt Film Premieres in Panama City

(This video shows Dread Clampitt live at Magnolia Fest.)

Back From The Dread, a documentary about the fine band Dread Clampitt from Walton County, premiers at the Marina Civic Center in Panama City this  Saturday night (Oct. 1)

The film starts at 6:30 (Central time), lasts about an hour, and then the boys from Dread Clampitt will take the stage. It's a BYOB kind of party, and expect a big ole Dread family affair.

Filmmaker Kris Wheeler  followed the four-man band from 2005 to 2007 as they hit the road and played Gulf coast bars. The film - co-created by Wheeler and filmaker Wayne Franklin -- is illuminating and personal, with really strong performances by the band.

If you can't make it to the Panama City show, here's the link to buy the DVD. And while you're at it, pick up the band's fine CD, Learnin to Live, which features Newgrass Godfather Sam Bush shredding the fiddle in ridiculous proportions! You can catch Dread Clampitt playing at Magnolia Fest. The schedule isn't online yet, but Dread will be playing numerous times during the weekend, including the late night set Saturday in the Meadow after Tornado Rider.