This Is Stompin' Tom

Summary

This Is Stompin' Tom is a 20-minute 1972 Canadian documentary about Stompin' Tom Connors directed by Edwin W. Moody.

This Is Stompin' Tom
Directed byEdwin W. Moody
Produced byEdwin W. Moody
StarringStompin' Tom Connors
CinematographyCharles Carignan, Steve Franklin
Edited byEd Moody, Kevin Townshend
Music byStompin' Tom Connors
Release date
1972 (Canada)
Running time
20 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish
BudgetCAD
This Is Stompin' Tom

Plot edit

Stompin' Tom Connors is shown from the Horseshoe Tavern in Toronto, then in a small interview, possibly from his home. Connors is also shown accepting his Gold Record award for his Bud The Spud album, which exceeded $100,000 in sales from Canadian Music Sales. Connors discusses where Canadian music is heading, and songs about Canada and where they lack. He talks about his hard life. Autograph signing takes place after a concert, possibly from the Perth Summer Festival.

Production edit

Filmed by Marlin Motion Pictures, with credit to York University, Perth Summer Festival, and Horseshoe Tavern.

Music edit

Some live video footage from the Horseshoe Tavern, however this footage is different from the 1973 film Across This Land with Stompin' Tom Connors. Live clips from Connors performing the songs "I've been Everywhere," "Bud the Spud," "Sudbury Saturday Night," "Mule Skinners Blues" and "My Stompin' Grounds" are included.

References edit

  • "Canuxploitation Review: Across This Land with Stompin' Tom Connors". canuxploitation.com. Retrieved 2015-11-15.
  • Betty Nygaard King; Richard Green; Andrew Mcintosh. "Stompin' Tom Connors". Encyclopedia of Music in Canada. Retrieved August 23, 2019.{{cite encyclopedia}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  • Lumley, E. (2008). The Canadian Who's who. Vol. 43. University of Toronto Press. ISBN 9780802040718. ISSN 0068-9963. Retrieved 2015-11-15. {{cite book}}: |journal= ignored (help)

External links edit

  • See 2nd paragraph regarding the existence of Connor's film debut
  • Perth Summer Festival
  • Horseshoe Tavern