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A brief bio of Will Fraser

Will Fraser grew up in the west of England and the east of Canada. He was educated at three contrasting universities, Dalhousie in Canada, Cambridge in the UK, and the University of Mississippi in the USA. He is a musician, writer and film-maker. He has won awards for the classical music documentaries he makes through Fugue State Films (BBC Music Magazine “best DVD” twice, and the Deutschenschallplattenkritikpreis three times).

These music films include Martinikerk Rondeau, The Genius of Cavaillé-Coll and Maximum Reger. He is fascinated by America and has made three films about the country so far – Soul Searching for the Blues, Once Upon a Time in Knoxville and Cowboy and Preacher: the Life and Times of Tri Robinson. This last film premiered in Hollywood at the 2018 Dances with Films festival.