“Sweet Appalachia: The Story of DelFest” Premieres
May 31, 2024 8:00 AM
“Sweet Appalachia: The Story of DelFest” made its Western Maryland premiere in April and an encore screening at the DelFest Bluegrass Music Festival in May.
The documentary, also known as “DelDoc”, began filming in 2018 and was produced and directed by FSU Department of Communication Associate Professor Annie Danzi. The film chronicles the story of how DelFest, a festival named after bluegrass legend Del McCoury, came to have its home in Cumberland, Maryland. Featured interviews include festival organizers, community leaders, festival participants and Del McCoury and the McCoury family. Over the years, Danzi offered real-life documentary experience for her FSU Mass Comm students who assisted in the filming, interviewing and editing of the footage.
The premiere played to a packed house at the Palace Theatre on Frostburg’s Main Street which included McCoury and his sons, Rob and Ronnie. Danzi hopes for future screenings of the documentary at other music and film festivals throughout the country, she said.
To follow the journey of “Sweet Appalachia: The Story of DelFest,” follow their Facebook page at www.facebook.com/delfestdocumentary.