Team

Emily Cohen, Producer, Director, writer

Emily Cohen follows her curiosity. She is the executive director of KHOL, Jackson Hole, Wyoming’s award-winning public radio station. She briefly studied fiddle at East Tennessee State University, where she performed Liza Jane as part of her audition. Her film Camina Conmigo (Walk with Me) was a winner in the If/Then x Redford Center Nature Connection pitch competition at the 2023 Big Sky Documentary Film Festival. 

Dan Gutstein, Producer, Director, writer

Dan Gutstein is the author of eight books and chapbooks, including Poor Gal, about the “Liza Jane” family of songs, which was published in November 2023 by University Press of Mississippi, and received a 2024 Special Recognition Award from the ASCAP Foundation. Dan’s work with lyrics and vocals appeared most recently on the 2025 performance album Live At The Black Cat! released by experimental band Fanoplane.

Dom Flemons, producer, Narrator, Host, primary Musician

Dom Flemons is a Grammy winner, Emmy nominee, and United States Artists Fellow. Known as The American Songster he is an expert player on the banjo, guitar, harmonica, jug, percussion, quills, fife and rhythm bones. He is the co-founder of the Carolina Chocolate Drops and the creator, host, and producer of the American Songster Radio Show on WSM in Nashville. His most recent album is Traveling Wildfire on Smithsonian Folkways (2023).

vania kinard, producer

Vania Kinard is a consultant, digital creator, curator, entrepreneur, photographer, producer, world traveler, and writer with over 15 years of work experience in both politics and the music industry. She has worked on many film projects, including The Real Wild West Docuseries on CuriosityStream and the marketing campaign for The Carolina Chocolate Drops official documentary, Don’t Get Trouble In Your Mind.

Erich Roland, Director of Photography 

Erich Roland filmed the music documentaries Deep Blues and Gospel According to Al Green, and was Director of Photography on It Might Get Loud, Entertaining the Troops, The Final Year, Waiting For Superman, From the Sky Down, Steep, and He Named Me Malala. He was the cinematographer for the Academy Award-winning films Driving Miss Daisy as well as The Johnstown Flood

Kenny Siegal, Sound Engineer

Kenny Siegal is the owner of Old Soul Studios and will lead sound engineering and recording, using classic vintage analog equipment and tape machines in tandem with cutting-edge, industry-standard digital recording gear. Siegal has produced albums for dozens of musicians including The Wiyos, Neko Case, and The Lemonheads. He won a 2025 Grammy for Best Children’s Music Album Brillo, Brillo!

Roy AnDrade, Associate Producer

Roy Andrade was the banjo player for the popular string band Reeltime Travelers, and has played with a number of other ensembles. His years of fieldwork have led to the release of several recordings, including the Doc Watson Family box set, Milestones (released 2013). Roy is currently an assistant professor in Bluegrass, Old Time, and Country Music Studies at East Tennessee State University.