Miranda Lambert Announces ‘The Marfa Tapes’ Film

Jack Ingram, Miranda Lambert, and Jon Randall will give fans a rare glimpse inside the creative process behind their anticipated, upcoming album The Marfa Tapes with a full-length film premiering…

Nancy Brooks // Country Writer, Beasley Media Group

Updated Apr 30, 2021 7:18 PM EDT

Miranda Lambert Announces 'The Marfa Tapes' Film

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Jack Ingram, Miranda Lambert, and Jon Randall will give fans a rare glimpse inside the creative process behind their anticipated, upcoming album The Marfa Tapes with a full-length film premiering Saturday, May 8 (7:00 p.m. ET / 6:00 p.m. CT).

The film was directed by Spencer Peeples and features live performances set against the West Texas backdrop, interviews, and behind-the-scenes footage captured during the five-day album recording sessions in Marfa last November.

For more than half a decade, Marfa, Texas, a desolate location, has become a songwriting haven for the trio. the album was recorded with just a pair of microphones and an acoustic guitar.

The film will be available to view for 24 hours via Lambert’s official Facebook page.

Miranda posted to Instagram, "Announcing The Marfa Tapes Film. A really raw and intimate journey through the making of our record, #TheMarfaTapes. Premieres May 8th on my Facebook page."

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Nancy Brooks has been working in the country music industry for almost 30 years. She has interviewed pretty much any country star you can think of. In the late 1990s, she started working with Dolly Parton. And yes, Nancy reports that Parton is as sweet as you would think. She loves her life in country music and has been backstage at every CMA Awards show since the late 1990s. Many of her stories are from her one-on-one interviews. She was there at the beginning of the incredible careers of many music superstars today, including Taylor Swift, Shania Twain, and Blake Shelton, and has interviewed them multiple times throughout the years.