I’ve enough to musicologist okay that was okay that’s okay but I’m also a
was okay that’s okay but I’m also a
was okay that’s okay but I’m also a filmmaker and I don’t put up with I
filmmaker and I don’t put up with I
filmmaker and I don’t put up with I don’t put up with like if you’re gonna
don’t put up with like if you’re gonna
don’t put up with like if you’re gonna be here if you’re gonna be an extra snap
be here if you’re gonna be an extra snap
be here if you’re gonna be an extra snap – okay okay all right
– okay okay all right
– okay okay all right I’m enough – musicologist you’re
I’m enough – musicologist you’re
I’m enough – musicologist you’re brilliant it’s really a mixing of
brilliant it’s really a mixing of
brilliant it’s really a mixing of anthropology and musicology anthropology
anthropology and musicology anthropology
anthropology and musicology anthropology you know what anthropology is musicology
you know what anthropology is musicology
you know what anthropology is musicology you know what musicology is but I’m also
you know what musicology is but I’m also
you know what musicology is but I’m also a filmmaker an anthropologist filmmaker
a filmmaker an anthropologist filmmaker
a filmmaker an anthropologist filmmaker just like that guy up there Robert
just like that guy up there Robert
just like that guy up there Robert Flaherty the guy who made the very
Flaherty the guy who made the very
Flaherty the guy who made the very famous film
famous film
famous film Nanook of the north you see that this is
Nanook of the north you see that this is
Nanook of the north you see that this is that camera the Inuit helpers all the
that camera the Inuit helpers all the
that camera the Inuit helpers all the people working together to try to make a
people working together to try to make a
people working together to try to make a film how many people here have made a
film how many people here have made a
film how many people here have made a film no one person put up there have you
film no one person put up there have you
film no one person put up there have you seen this okay hold on to this this is
seen this okay hold on to this this is
seen this okay hold on to this this is Ted worthy this is a phone with a screen
Ted worthy this is a phone with a screen
Ted worthy this is a phone with a screen that’s a clock and a camera and if you
that’s a clock and a camera and if you
that’s a clock and a camera and if you turn it this way you can watch a movie
turn it this way you can watch a movie
turn it this way you can watch a movie anywhere and if I point it at you I can
anywhere and if I point it at you I can
anywhere and if I point it at you I can make a film and put it online by hitting
make a film and put it online by hitting
make a film and put it online by hitting one button clarity did not have that
one button clarity did not have that
one button clarity did not have that kind of technology and he made films we
kind of technology and he made films we
kind of technology and he made films we do and we’re still not why not let me
do and we’re still not why not let me
do and we’re still not why not let me start with the end this is what I’m
start with the end this is what I’m
start with the end this is what I’m gonna argue we have the technology to
gonna argue we have the technology to
gonna argue we have the technology to make incredibly interesting films about
make incredibly interesting films about
make incredibly interesting films about incredibly interesting people every one
incredibly interesting people every one
incredibly interesting people every one of you and if we were to do that when
of you and if we were to do that when
of you and if we were to do that when our children go to school they’ll learn
our children go to school they’ll learn
our children go to school they’ll learn about Edmonton and they’ll learn about
about Edmonton and they’ll learn about
about Edmonton and they’ll learn about their neighborhoods and they’ll learn
their neighborhoods and they’ll learn
their neighborhoods and they’ll learn about their neighbors and they’ll learn
about their neighbors and they’ll learn
about their neighbors and they’ll learn from stuff that we make
from stuff that we make
from stuff that we make for them in that they make for each
for them in that they make for each
for them in that they make for each other we can do that now let me tell you
other we can do that now let me tell you
other we can do that now let me tell you about how I use the camera because I do
about how I use the camera because I do
about how I use the camera because I do this thing I’m interested in music
this thing I’m interested in music
this thing I’m interested in music these are King fancy way of saying music
these are King fancy way of saying music
these are King fancy way of saying music making it’s just one less word
making it’s just one less word
making it’s just one less word music it’s much more fun I’m also from
music it’s much more fun I’m also from
music it’s much more fun I’m also from Cape Breton and I have to start with
Cape Breton and I have to start with
Cape Breton and I have to start with that because I can’t explain why the
that because I can’t explain why the
that because I can’t explain why the sound of bagpipes just makes every hair
sound of bagpipes just makes every hair
sound of bagpipes just makes every hair on my body just dance and I’m sure it’s
on my body just dance and I’m sure it’s
on my body just dance and I’m sure it’s just like you the sound of big you hear
just like you the sound of big you hear
just like you the sound of big you hear the sound of bagpipes and it’s just just
the sound of bagpipes and it’s just just
the sound of bagpipes and it’s just just you just want a party and the Gaelic
you just want a party and the Gaelic
you just want a party and the Gaelic people like like my ancestors you know
people like like my ancestors you know
people like like my ancestors you know MacDonald’s Gaelic people like us one
MacDonald’s Gaelic people like us one
MacDonald’s Gaelic people like us one bagpipe isn’t enough we need more
bagpipe isn’t enough we need more
bagpipe isn’t enough we need more because the more bagpipes you put
because the more bagpipes you put
because the more bagpipes you put together the more out of tune they are
together the more out of tune they are
together the more out of tune they are it’s astonishingly beautiful okay so
it’s astonishingly beautiful okay so
it’s astonishingly beautiful okay so check this out
I know its astonishingly beautiful
I know its astonishingly beautiful absolutely beautiful and now what an
absolutely beautiful and now what an
absolutely beautiful and now what an ethnomusicologist does is try to figure
ethnomusicologist does is try to figure
ethnomusicologist does is try to figure out why it is that a sound like that
out why it is that a sound like that
out why it is that a sound like that makes people go crazy I have to well
makes people go crazy I have to well
makes people go crazy I have to well will tell you that story this magic
will tell you that story this magic
will tell you that story this magic carpet is going to take us back to Cape
carpet is going to take us back to Cape
carpet is going to take us back to Cape Ratan to my neighborhood when I was a
Ratan to my neighborhood when I was a
Ratan to my neighborhood when I was a kid right when I got on a bicycle and I
kid right when I got on a bicycle and I
kid right when I got on a bicycle and I went down to the end of the street and I
went down to the end of the street and I
went down to the end of the street and I got a pop from the local store you know
got a pop from the local store you know
got a pop from the local store you know what it was not coca-cola it was ayran
what it was not coca-cola it was ayran
what it was not coca-cola it was ayran brew you’ve never heard I renew we
brew you’ve never heard I renew we
brew you’ve never heard I renew we didn’t have well we had coca-cola I’m
didn’t have well we had coca-cola I’m
didn’t have well we had coca-cola I’m sure but nobody wanted coca-cola I was
sure but nobody wanted coca-cola I was
sure but nobody wanted coca-cola I was like whatever that is we had iron brew
like whatever that is we had iron brew
like whatever that is we had iron brew this thing that was made in Glace Bay
this thing that was made in Glace Bay
this thing that was made in Glace Bay you had you know her glaze Bay is go out
you had you know her glaze Bay is go out
you had you know her glaze Bay is go out to the trans-canada highway go east when
to the trans-canada highway go east when
to the trans-canada highway go east when you hit the ocean turn around
you hit the ocean turn around
you hit the ocean turn around that’s glaze bag very easy to find once
that’s glaze bag very easy to find once
that’s glaze bag very easy to find once you’re there you used to be able to get
you’re there you used to be able to get
you’re there you used to be able to get ayran brew which was made by the
ayran brew which was made by the
ayran brew which was made by the McKinley pop Factory
McKinley pop Factory
McKinley pop Factory I definitely think feeling like being
I definitely think feeling like being
I definitely think feeling like being independent minded has to do with being
independent minded has to do with being
independent minded has to do with being able to drink your own pop when you’re a
able to drink your own pop when you’re a
able to drink your own pop when you’re a kid not only that I had a friend of mine
kid not only that I had a friend of mine
kid not only that I had a friend of mine that I brought home they introduced to
that I brought home they introduced to
that I brought home they introduced to my to my grandmother his name was Paul
my to my grandmother his name was Paul
my to my grandmother his name was Paul Campbell said grandmother this is Paul
Campbell said grandmother this is Paul
Campbell said grandmother this is Paul Campbell my grandmother looked at him
Campbell my grandmother looked at him
Campbell my grandmother looked at him and said Campbell hey
ah you don’t trust Campbell’s my
ah you don’t trust Campbell’s my grandmother taught me how to hold a
grandmother taught me how to hold a
grandmother taught me how to hold a grudge the Campbell’s apparently in 1692
grudge the Campbell’s apparently in 1692
grudge the Campbell’s apparently in 1692 in the middle of the night killed a
in the middle of the night killed a
in the middle of the night killed a whole bunch of McDonald’s while they
whole bunch of McDonald’s while they
whole bunch of McDonald’s while they were sleeping
were sleeping
were sleeping burned down their houses women and
burned down their houses women and
burned down their houses women and children froze to death in the snow
children froze to death in the snow
children froze to death in the snow terrible story my grandmother in the
terrible story my grandmother in the
terrible story my grandmother in the 1980s was making sure Paul Campbell was
1980s was making sure Paul Campbell was
1980s was making sure Paul Campbell was being held to account what’s fascinating
being held to account what’s fascinating
being held to account what’s fascinating to me is that the sound of bagpipes for
to me is that the sound of bagpipes for
to me is that the sound of bagpipes for me somehow is tied up with weddings it’s
me somehow is tied up with weddings it’s
me somehow is tied up with weddings it’s somehow tied up with funerals it’s
somehow tied up with funerals it’s
somehow tied up with funerals it’s somehow tied up with my grandmother I’m
somehow tied up with my grandmother I’m
somehow tied up with my grandmother I’m not exactly sure how all of this works
not exactly sure how all of this works
not exactly sure how all of this works but I know it works I know every time I
but I know it works I know every time I
but I know it works I know every time I hear that sound of that instrument I
hear that sound of that instrument I
hear that sound of that instrument I have all of these feelings and I think
have all of these feelings and I think
have all of these feelings and I think so do you and I think everybody has all
so do you and I think everybody has all
so do you and I think everybody has all of those feelings so I started trying to
of those feelings so I started trying to
of those feelings so I started trying to figure out how to write with a camera
figure out how to write with a camera
figure out how to write with a camera because with a camera I could capture
because with a camera I could capture
because with a camera I could capture the sounds I could capture the people’s
the sounds I could capture the people’s
the sounds I could capture the people’s faces I could capture what they said I
faces I could capture what they said I
faces I could capture what they said I could capture their room I could capture
could capture their room I could capture
could capture their room I could capture all of these things I could write a
all of these things I could write a
all of these things I could write a whole bunch of new tracks I could make
whole bunch of new tracks I could make
whole bunch of new tracks I could make books that have visual images that have
books that have visual images that have
books that have visual images that have sound images and I could tell stories
sound images and I could tell stories
sound images and I could tell stories about a loaf of bread being taken for a
about a loaf of bread being taken for a
about a loaf of bread being taken for a walk now this may look innocuous to you
walk now this may look innocuous to you
walk now this may look innocuous to you just somebody taking a little for bread
just somebody taking a little for bread
just somebody taking a little for bread for a walk happens all the time what was
for a walk happens all the time what was
for a walk happens all the time what was interesting about this is I tried to
interesting about this is I tried to
interesting about this is I tried to write about a group of young people at
write about a group of young people at
write about a group of young people at the Winnipeg Folk Festival taking a loaf
the Winnipeg Folk Festival taking a loaf
the Winnipeg Folk Festival taking a loaf of bread for a walk and I wrote it over
of bread for a walk and I wrote it over
of bread for a walk and I wrote it over and over and over and over again and
and over and over and over again and
and over and over and over again and every time I wrote it it just sounded
every time I wrote it it just sounded
every time I wrote it it just sounded worse and worse and worse this was
worse and worse and worse this was
worse and worse and worse this was hilarious and nobody on my dissertation
hilarious and nobody on my dissertation
hilarious and nobody on my dissertation committee thought it was funny at all
committee thought it was funny at all
committee thought it was funny at all when we were at the defense I said hey
when we were at the defense I said hey
when we were at the defense I said hey they took this loaf of bread for a walk
they took this loaf of bread for a walk
they took this loaf of bread for a walk look how fascinatingly creative they are
look how fascinatingly creative they are
look how fascinatingly creative they are and they just went
and when I tried try to show it in the
and when I tried try to show it in the five-minute film that I showed at the
five-minute film that I showed at the
five-minute film that I showed at the very beginning of the defense they said
very beginning of the defense they said
very beginning of the defense they said I’m sorry the rest of the committee you
I’m sorry the rest of the committee you
I’m sorry the rest of the committee you can’t actually count you can’t pay any
can’t actually count you can’t pay any
can’t actually count you can’t pay any attention to what you were about to see
attention to what you were about to see
attention to what you were about to see because you this is not academic work
because you this is not academic work
because you this is not academic work you can’t include this in your in your
you can’t include this in your in your
you can’t include this in your in your defense this is 2010 but why I don’t
defense this is 2010 but why I don’t
defense this is 2010 but why I don’t know audience I don’t know about that at
know audience I don’t know about that at
know audience I don’t know about that at all I’m not gonna buy that that easy and
all I’m not gonna buy that that easy and
all I’m not gonna buy that that easy and I’m gonna take one step for I will take
I’m gonna take one step for I will take
I’m gonna take one step for I will take one step further I think documentary
one step further I think documentary
one step further I think documentary films which I’ve made a lot of are
films which I’ve made a lot of are
films which I’ve made a lot of are fascinating and interesting and you’ll
fascinating and interesting and you’ll
fascinating and interesting and you’ll want to choose how a subject for a
want to choose how a subject for a
want to choose how a subject for a documentary film take your phone and
documentary film take your phone and
documentary film take your phone and point it at anyone and start getting to
point it at anyone and start getting to
point it at anyone and start getting to know them they’re going to be the most
know them they’re going to be the most
know them they’re going to be the most fascinating person you haven’t met yet
fascinating person you haven’t met yet
fascinating person you haven’t met yet and you can make a story about them
and you can make a story about them
and you can make a story about them that’s five minutes long or 45 minutes
that’s five minutes long or 45 minutes
that’s five minutes long or 45 minutes long and in the process of doing this
long and in the process of doing this
long and in the process of doing this you’re gonna learn something about
you’re gonna learn something about
you’re gonna learn something about yourself and the people you’re making
yourself and the people you’re making
yourself and the people you’re making films about and other people but why
films about and other people but why
films about and other people but why stop there why stop with documentary why
stop there why stop with documentary why
stop there why stop with documentary why not use fiction why not make fiction
not use fiction why not make fiction
not use fiction why not make fiction films why not make our own fiction films
films why not make our own fiction films
films why not make our own fiction films fictions films based on ethnography on
fictions films based on ethnography on
fictions films based on ethnography on learning about what people do so I
learning about what people do so I
learning about what people do so I started doing that a fiction film I’m
started doing that a fiction film I’m
started doing that a fiction film I’m working on now is called unsuitable it’s
working on now is called unsuitable it’s
working on now is called unsuitable it’s about a trio a hip-hop trio in Edmonton
about a trio a hip-hop trio in Edmonton
about a trio a hip-hop trio in Edmonton young guys 20 21 22 they make music at
young guys 20 21 22 they make music at
young guys 20 21 22 they make music at drop-in centers at the library they make
drop-in centers at the library they make
drop-in centers at the library they make it at I human they make music at Boyle
it at I human they make music at Boyle
it at I human they make music at Boyle Street Community Center at downtown
Street Community Center at downtown
Street Community Center at downtown schools and in the process of doing that
schools and in the process of doing that
schools and in the process of doing that they get together and they make hip hop
they get together and they make hip hop
they get together and they make hip hop music that’s astonishing in itself and
music that’s astonishing in itself and
music that’s astonishing in itself and they’re incredible young men but to get
they’re incredible young men but to get
they’re incredible young men but to get people to watch a documentary of
people to watch a documentary of
people to watch a documentary of three young men in the Intercity I can
three young men in the Intercity I can
three young men in the Intercity I can tell you because I can see the stats on
tell you because I can see the stats on
tell you because I can see the stats on my website people watch for the first 20
my website people watch for the first 20
my website people watch for the first 20 seconds maybe the first two minutes and
seconds maybe the first two minutes and
seconds maybe the first two minutes and it goes from 100 percent down to 35 by
it goes from 100 percent down to 35 by
it goes from 100 percent down to 35 by the time you’re getting to the
the time you’re getting to the
the time you’re getting to the vegetables but you put a fiction element
vegetables but you put a fiction element
vegetables but you put a fiction element into the story and you do this three
into the story and you do this three
into the story and you do this three young hip hoppers play a show and then
young hip hoppers play a show and then
young hip hoppers play a show and then don’t get paid watch them run around
don’t get paid watch them run around
don’t get paid watch them run around Edmonton trying to get their money and
Edmonton trying to get their money and
Edmonton trying to get their money and you keep 80% rate to the end so that’s
you keep 80% rate to the end so that’s
you keep 80% rate to the end so that’s what we started doing
what we started doing
what we started doing we started making ethnographic fiction
we started making ethnographic fiction
we started making ethnographic fiction films we’re in the process of making
films we’re in the process of making
films we’re in the process of making fiction films about what it means to
fiction films about what it means to
fiction films about what it means to live in Edmonton what it means to do
live in Edmonton what it means to do
live in Edmonton what it means to do music in Edmonton and then the process
music in Edmonton and then the process
music in Edmonton and then the process of doing that we’re not only getting to
of doing that we’re not only getting to
of doing that we’re not only getting to see each other on camera we’re not only
see each other on camera we’re not only
see each other on camera we’re not only getting to see each other starring and
getting to see each other starring and
getting to see each other starring and our own films but we’re actually getting
our own films but we’re actually getting
our own films but we’re actually getting to see Edmonton and the music that
to see Edmonton and the music that
to see Edmonton and the music that happens in Edmonton and center stage on
happens in Edmonton and center stage on
happens in Edmonton and center stage on the big screen we are telling our own
the big screen we are telling our own
the big screen we are telling our own stories to ourselves
take out your phone let’s start the
take out your phone let’s start the storytelling revolution so that in 10
storytelling revolution so that in 10
storytelling revolution so that in 10 years when your children come home from
years when your children come home from
years when your children come home from school they could talk about all the
school they could talk about all the
school they could talk about all the cool films they saw but the people in
cool films they saw but the people in
cool films they saw but the people in their neighborhood for real see you then
their neighborhood for real see you then
their neighborhood for real see you then [Applause]
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