WORKSHOPS

Art: 

Abe has developed unique approach to creating art. It has been documented in part by PBS here (  Monograph | Abe Partridge | Season 1 | PBS ).

In this session Abe can discuss 

- finding yourself through creating art

- developing your own approach in creating art

- looking for inspiration

- creating with materials not intended for use in creating art

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Music/Songwriting/Troubadouring:

Abe discovered the power of songwriting in his mid-20s after a failed nine-year stint as a baptist minister. He wrote songs for 10 years before ever performing them live before an audience. His life was changed by the songs he found at the darkest time of his life, and blossomed into a career as an internationally known troubadour.

In this session, Abe can discuss

- songwriting as a method of self-expression

- finding yourself through songwriting

- finding an audience for your songs

- how to be an independent touring songwriter

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Field Recording/Documentary Making/Appalachian Studies:

Since 2020, Abe has worked extensively with religious serpent-handling communities across southern Appalachia to document their previously mostly undocumented music. The initial journey was detailed in a podcast called Alabama Astronaut ( Alabama Astronaut: The Podcast ). A documentary film and record release is currently in the works. Abe has also produced 2 albums from field recordings, Coots Duo ( Coots Duo | COOTS DUO ), and Sister Dootsie Rose ( https://abepartridge.com/album/4034449/dootsie-rose )

In this session, Abe can discuss

- developing relationships across cultural boundaries

- field recording techniques

- the faith, history, and sounds of signs-following believers

- taking a project from a field recording to a commercial product