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County Highway PD: Daithi Wolfe, left, and Prentice Berge.

County Highway PD: Daithi Wolfe, left, and Prentice Berge.

Documentary filmmaker Ken Burns' Country Music series debuted on PBS in 2019, immersing viewers in the rich history and ongoing influence of the music genre. If you missed it at the time (or would like to revisit it), County Highway PD — the duo of guitarist Prentice Berge and fiddler Daithi Wolfe — is hosting a series at Muso screening the documentary, along with playing some songs from each episode. Next up is episode three, covering the post-World War II era dominated by Hank Williams; further episodes will screen on select Tuesdays through Oct. 7. Donations benefit PBS Wisconsin.

media release: Tuesdays 6:30-9:00pm Late June – Early October

***All Donations will go to PBS Wisconsin.

Join country folk duo County Hwy PD as they start each movie night with a few songs from each episode of Country Music before we watch this legendary series.

Country Music is a documentary miniseries created and directed by Ken Burns and written by Dayton Duncan that premiered on PBS on September 15, 2019. The eight-part series chronicles the history and prominence of country music in American culture.

Country Music presents country music from its earliest stars, such as the Carter Family, and Jimmie Rodgers, followed by influential singers of the likes of Hank Williams, through to notable acts of the second half of the 20th century such as Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson and Dolly Parton, finishing in the 1990s.

County Hwy PD is the musical duo Prentice Berge (guitar) & Daithi Wolfe (fiddle) who have played many of the songs used on the Country Music soundtrack all their lives. From 2014-2020 County Hwy PD performed monthly two-hour concerts where they often featured the music of just one musician/band, many of whose stories are told in Country Music.  In 2020, shortly after the series first aired on PBS, Prent and Daithi presented two full-length concerts from the series. It was lots of fun, and they’re looking forward to playing a few of the tunes from each episode prior to Muso showing them on their big screen.

Episode 1: “The Rub” (Beginnings – 1933) – June 24

Episode 2: “Hard Times” (1933 – 1945) – July 1

Episode 3: “The Hillbilly Shakespeare” (1945 – 1953) – July 22

Episode 4: “I Can’t Stop Loving You” (1953 – 1963) – August 5

Episode 5: “The Sons and Daughters of America” (1964-1968) – August 26

Episode 6: “Will the Circle Be Unbroken” (1968 – 1972) – September 2

Episode 7: “Are You Sure Hank Done it This Way” (1973 -1983) – September 23

Episode 8: “Don’t Get Above Your Raisin” (1984 1990) – October 7