If you’ve been around the local music scene, you’re probably familiar with the name Randy Crouch. If you’re really lucky, you’ve witnessed him play. Crouch on the fiddle is a magical journey full of psychedelic, Red Dirt, jam band wizardry. In documentary filmmaker Beth Turner’s first feature-length film, “Randy Crouch: Survival of the Fiddlest,” she captures the story of this humble yet influential Oklahoma musician. The film will make its Tulsa premiere July 11 at Circle Cinema, 10 S. Lewis Ave., during the Circle Cinema Film Festival.
An Arkansas native who now makes her home in Tulsa, Turner has been telling stories all her life through music, journalism and, most recently, film. A longtime fan of Crouch and his music, Turner knew that to tell Crouch’s story was to tell the story of the community around him. Crouch is beloved by fans and admired by musicians. Many were anxious to share archival footage, photographs and stories with Turner during the making of the film.
“There is such a community around Randy Crouch. I knew what he meant to me, and I know he’s special to all of us,” she says. “It goes really deep.”…