BSP: Homegrown the Movie! Trio Performs "Long Road"

In 2016, musicians Brian Connelly, Robert Kletsky, and Aaron Williams performed live as a trio; playing on-stage together for a memorable night of original music. ​​Let's briefly glimpse into one of these three artists--

(musicians from left) Brian Connelly, Robert Kletsky, Aaron Williams

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Singer, Songwriter, Brian Connelly, often used these live-performance opportunities to write and perform his own original music. Connelly's song "Long Road," packs a punch in all the emotions. The sound of it carries a sweet country-folk melody that perfectly landscapes the themes within the film, Homegrown the Movie! In 2018, producer/director of Homegrown the Movie!, Ashley Dallman-Williams, reached out to Connelly via email, asking follow-up questions pertaining to his music career and footage captured of "Long Road," performed in 2016 alongside his friends and bandmates at the time, Aaron Williams and Rob Kletsky. Before editing and weaving the footage into the film, Ashley wanted to first learn more behind  the song's true meaning.

Watch "Long Road" play on editing timeline

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Ashley (Director): I'm so excited to share that one of your original songs will be in the film, either full or partially, depending on time. I feel lucky to have footage of this performance as it is one of my favorite songs of yours and always has been. Can you explain a little background and story of inspiration behind this particular song, "Long Road"?

Brian (Artist): A little background about this song... I guess this song doesn't really pull its punches.  It is underneath what it appears to be at its surface. This is a love song about how difficult love can be. Anyone who has been in a relationship knows that part of being in a relationship is getting hurt, and hurting the one you love - but ultimately, it is about the recovery from that hurt, and what we learn from it, and how we can come out better on the other side of it. This a song about pain, regret, love, redemption, hope, apology, and forgiveness.

Watch extended clip of "Long Road"  performance below, brought to you by BACKSTAGE PASS a Digital Space of Video Girl pro >>>

Performed live at BrauerHouse (Lombard, IL) in 2016.