A.A.R.T.

Abe continues his search for hidden artists in the hills of Appalachia.

Today, in the same stretch of mountains his beloved friends Jimmy and Pam Morrow lived, he locates a kind man with a house filled to the top with "outsider" art.

This artist (named Ralph Vaughn) informs Abe God ordained his search, and that is who provided the inevitable meeting.  

Abe spends the day recording Ralph, until he sings Abe a song about a "going in the Mulberry tree ..."

What is A.A.R.T.?

Abe Partridge – folk artist, documentarian, and song-catcher – travels with a portable handheld recorder seeking out artists on the backroads of America.

A.A.R.T. features undocumented music: folk artists performing heartfelt songs for Abe's recorder. Plus, as he gently leads the conversation, Abe reveals perspectives from the groups and communities often hidden from the glare of the mainstream.