Keeping Secrets Will Destroy You

Music + Film
Keeping Secrets Will Destroy You
Will Oldham and Ryan Daly

Thursday, April 20, 7 pm  CINEMA+ – SOLD OUT

6 pm pre-event cash bar with 6:30 pm music by students of the Louisville Academy of Music

We go to see movies.  Can we go to hear records? This is what Will Oldham, in collaboration with film/visual artist Ryan Daly, are eager to explore with this presentation of Bonnie Prince Billy’s new recording Keeping Secrets Will Destroy You. This is a special evening of recorded music shared with the public for the first time accompanied by visualizations conceived, juxtaposed, and assembled by Ryan Daly.

The work was recorded in the winter of 2022-2023 in Louisville by Nick Roeder and is composed of songs whose existences began during the harrowing lockdown year of 2020.  Many of us experienced an unprecedented focus of intention and energy during this period, and Oldham found a way into distilling songs and presenting them with newfound clarity and candor.  

Oldham engaged some of Louisville’s most inspired players (including violinist Sara Callaway, mandolin player Dave Howard, vocalist Dane Waters, keyboardist Kendall Carter, and saxophonist Drew Miller) to bring the songs into the eloquent, considered, and emotional form. 

Program length: 60 minutes followed by a discussion with the artists and Sara Callaway, Executive Director of the Louisville Academy of Music

Co-presented by the Louisville Academy of Music. Proceeds from the event will go towards Louisville Academy of Music’s need-based scholarship fund.