Donna Green-Townsend
Multimedia Productions
(Click on an artist’s link to view and hear a feature about them) Jessie (Townsend) Armstrong The Currys Garrison Doles Willie Green Chris & Red Henry Mike Jurgensen Will McLean Walter Parks Punch Brothers Gamble Rogers Pete Seeger Shana “Banana” Smith Tom Shed Walter Strauss Lee Townsend “Doc” Watson Jesse Winchester The Bills De Lions … Continue reading Artist Features
“APALACHICOLA DOIN’ TIME” documentary full written script with photos and music below. (All photos by Donna Green-Townsend) Editor’s Note: Despite the fact it’s been nearly 20 years since this documentary first aired nationally, the Tri-State-Water War has continued to make headlines as the issue works its way through the courts. The key political players … Continue reading Apalachicola Doin’ Time documentary full script with photos and music
Official website of the Murrow Award-Winning Documentary, “Apalachicola Doin’ Time” and various updates Tuesday, January 9, 2018 UPDATE: The U.S. Supreme Court began hearing arguments on Monday in the 30-year-old water dispute involving Florida, Georgia and Alabama known as the Tri-State Water War. Molly Samuel from public radio station WABE in Atlanta attended the oral … Continue reading Apalachicola Documentary
From my audio archives: A Gatherin’ In The Live Oaks Four One-Hour Music Programs produced from mainstage performances at the 45th Annual Florida Folk Festival in White Springs, FL (including selections from the archives of other festivals and performances) Produced by Bill Beckett and hosted by Donna Green-Townsend with production assistance from Jim Bickerstaff, Ken … Continue reading A Gatherin’ In The Live Oaks 4-Part Music Series
Editor’s note: It’s been just a little more than a year since the Memphis-bred songwriter Jesse Winchester died from cancer. Since that time a variety of artists have released a tribute album to the beloved songwriter called “Quiet About It: Tribute to Jesse Winchester.” The album includes such artists as Jimmy Buffett, James Taylor, Vince … Continue reading Remembering Singer Songwriter Jesse Winchester
(Homer Marks was born on August 20, 1903. He lived to be 102 and passed away on August 25th, 2005) As I was conducting interviews for my documentary on the Tri-State Water War, “Apalachicola Doin’ Time” in April of 1999, I met with fishermen, politicians, seafood operators, hotel owners and other business people as well … Continue reading Remembering Apalachicola Centenarian Homer Marks
The Gatherings – Folk and Blues From The Land of Flowers 26 part live-music series (Producer- Bill Beckett and Host- Donna Green-Townsend) Program #1- Dale Crider & Roy Bookbinder Program #2 Al Scortino – Carrie Blackwell – Lon and Lis Williamson Program #3 Sue Grooms & Ron and Bari Program #4 Mark Smith – Grant Livingston – Paul Garfinkel … Continue reading The Gatherings (26-Part Music Series Recorded at various Florida festivals and venues)
One day navy pilot Bill Goss from Orange Park, Florida says he was flying one of the fastest jets in the world. Just a day later he learned he could be dead from cancer in only six months. What happened over the next few months became the subject of Bill’s popular book, “There’s a Flying … Continue reading Bill Goss: The Luckiest Unlucky Man
The late Will McLean spent his life writing songs to save Florida through music. Now the foundation named after the father of Florida folk is marketing an environmental CD trying to continue McLean’s lifelong mission. The acoustic CD features musicians from across the Sunshine State singing about a wide variety of environmental stories and issues. … Continue reading These Diamonds
The late Mem Semmes from Dunnellon loved music. Not only did she write hundreds of songs, but she also helped provide a long time venue for Florida’s singer songwriters through the monthly concert series, The Sunday Sampler. Just a few years before she died her son Jon Semmes helped Mem produce her first CD. Mem talked about songwriting … Continue reading Mem Semmes