Before the holidays hit full stride, I wanted to take this opportunity to thank the many people who made Troubadour Blues a reality in 2011: people who sat through the many early screenings and gave their feedback; friends who talked me through the year-and-a-half-long editing process; Kickstarter supporters; the couple of fans who ordered 10-packs of DVDs and gave them as Christmas gifts; writers who critiqued the film and publications that ran ads and reviews.

Thank you! It would not have been possible without you!

Here’s a schedule of screenings in 2012 that have been booked so far.

January 1 (Sunday) — 5 pm at Mocha Maya’s, 47 Bridge St Shelburne Falls, MA 01370, before the 7 pm concert with “Redbird” at Memorial Hall, right next door. Free, but donations encouraged.

January 2 (Monday) — 8 pm at Club Passim, 47 Palmer St., Cambridge, MA 02138, with musical guest Brendan Hogan. $10 at the door.

January 4 (Wednesday) — 6:30 p.m. at Billsville House Concerts, 44 Church St., Williamstown, MA, 02167. with musical guests Karl Mullen and Bernice Lewis. $5 at the door.

Feb. 23 (Thursday) — Folk Alliance International Conference, Memphis Marriott Hotel and Convention Center, Memphis, TN. Details TBA.

Feb. 25 (Saturday) — Winter Roots and Blues Roundup, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Details TBA.

March 9-19 — South By Southwest Festival, Austin, TX. Multiple screenings at locations to be announced.

Please contact me if you’re willing to help organize a screening in your area — you secure the venue and some good local musicians to open the show, and provide contacts with local media if you have them.

If it’s in driving distance of Pittsburgh I can bring the projector, screen and sound system. If it’s farther, I need to schedule three or four screenings within reasonable driving range of each other to defray the cost of the flight.

Once again, thanks for your support.