AMERICAN FOLK Soundtrack Premieres Today on Folk Alley

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Starring real life folk musicians Joe Purdy and Amber Rubarth, both film and soundtrack will be released this Friday, January 26 and is now available for pre-order via Thirty Tigers. Watch the film's official trailer HERE. The film will be released theatrically by Good Deed Entertainment and can be pre-ordered HERE.

In addition to both classic folk song renditions by Purdy and Rubarth and original compositions, the soundtrack includes John Prine's "Some Humans Ain't Human" andJerry Garcia & David Grisman's "Freight Train." See below for complete track listing. Already receiving widespread critical attention, Rolling Stone calls the soundtrack "enchanting" and praises, "...beautifully recalls several of the duets that John Prine has sung so effectively with frequent partner Iris DeMent, yet it offers the added bonus of discovering two wondrous new voices steeped in the folk tradition," while Billboard asserts, "It evokes the folk and troubadour tradition."

Written and directed by David Heinz, the film stars Purdy and Rubarth along with guest starsKrisha Fairchild (Krisha) and David Fine (The Pursuit of Happyness). Filmed over 3500 miles in 14 states, the movie follows Elliott (Purdy) and Joni (Rubarth) -two strangers, both folk musicians-whose fates become intertwined after their plane is grounded in Los Angeles following the September 11th attacks. Both desperately needing to get back to New York, they embark on a cross-country journey in a 1972 Chevy Van. Along the way, the duo finds solace in their mutual love of classic folk songs, and raising their voices with everyday people they meet on the road. They re-discover the healing nature of music and bear witness to a nation of people who lift each other up in the wake of tragedy.