See documentary film streaming "The Creation Rose" 

Hi All-

My friend and colleague Peter Swanson has been working for about a decade on a one hour documentary about the design and construction of the West Rose Window at the US National Cathedral in Washington, DC. Spoiler: it took a long time--many decades--and finally came down to one of the greatest stained glass artists who ever lived, Rowan LeCompte, and his artisan partner, Dieter Goldkuhle.

The finished film, The Creation Rose, is airing in the next few weeks on many PBS stations across the US, but you can stream it here until May 31:

https://www.pbs.org/video/the-creation-rose-tB7Nvv/

This is a beautiful inspiring story. I hope you will find the time to watch it.

I hope this link works internationally. I think it will.

See you down the road!

-Hugh

Breaking News! - Adam Sweet single released in England 

Hi all-

English blues-rock artist Adam Sweet just released the song “Backstop” that he and I wrote.

I think it's really cool!

Here's a landing page for the single here with pre-save links for Spotify and iTunes etc. https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/adamsweet/backstop
 
Give it a listen and let me know what you think!
 
Hope all are well in these crazy times.
 
See you down the road,
 

-Hugh

New Pencils post - Christmas and Family 

Here is my last Pencils essay of 2025. It's about family, the family of humans.

https://www.hughmoffatt.com/25-christmas-and-family

Here also is a link to a song video that you may not have seen. John Peppard and I wrote and recorded the song a few years ago and then put together a video of images. It relates the subject, in other words, all of us. (If you're reading this on my main page and don't see the video link, go to Blogs in the menu above. You will see it there)

Enjoy, have a great new year!

See you down the road…

  • Hugh

 

 

 

New Single Released!! - "Somewhere Among the Briars" by Colin and Kathleen Ray 

Hi all-

I just found out that the young bluegrass duo, Colin and Kathleen Ray, have released “Somewhere Among the Briars” as a single on Mountain Fever Records. I wrote the song with John Scott Sherrill and recorded it for my Life of a Minor Poet album, and there it lingered in the dusty bins of used record stores until today!!! 

Here's a link to the recording on various digital outlets:

https://mtfvrrec.lnk.to/ckr-SAtB

Here's a link to the story about it in Bluegrass Today:

https://bluegrasstoday.com/somewhere-among-the-briars-from-colin-kathleen-ray/

I love it! Enjoy!

Stay safe and be full of life!

  • - - - - - Hugh

TV Pilot script MOTHER CHURCH is a QUARTERFINALIST 

UPDATE 4/23/25 - I received notification that my pilot did not make it to the semifinals. Thanks for all the good wishes. I'll keep on keepin' on! — Hugh

Hi all-

Mother Church, my TV pilot script about 1950's country music (and America) in Nashville is in the quarterfinals of the Nashville Film Festival's screenwriting competition. I wrote the pilot from an idea for the series from my son, Lagan Sebert, who has worked to promote it for several years. It tells the tale of two young musicians from a small town in Georgia who come to Nashville with a new kind of music to take their chances with the Grand Ole Opry, the “mother church” of country music. One of them is black and one is white. What could possibly go wrong? Oh, and they share a secret that binds them to each other no matter what.

The festival is in September, but there will be updates along the way as the competition judging progresses. I'll let you know as I know.

Wish me luck!

See you down the road…

-Hugh

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