The steel guitar produces one of the most liquid, sensual, gorgeous tones of any musical instrument.  Its influence stretches across centuries, continents and genres, from indigenous islands to gospel soul to the backbone of country music.  Steel players approach their instrument not as a musical medium, but as a spiritual commitment, and as a result, they have formed one of the tightest, most supportive communities of musicians anywhere.  They believe you do not choose to play the steel guitar, it chooses you.
 
Brotherhood of Touch and Tone tells the story of the steel guitar through the voices of some of its most colorful players, chronicling the history of the hardware, the evolution of the sound, and the community that has evolved around this mystical instrument.
 

Produced, Edited and Directed by Ben Kaplan

Premiere TBA