FOR A WHILE THE STORY BEHIND IT

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A more beautiful song I don’t think has ever been written. Lin is so humble, puts down any ego, and then puts herself into the shoes of her own parents. That is remarkable!
Filmed primarily by Lin and using archived footage from Lins parent's home movies. Even using Greta's self-video of her riding a horse through the ocean waves on the beach of Venezuela at the end. The very talented filmmaker Toby Rymkus did a striking job editing and placing all the right parts in the right place making an epic emotional music video.

So much opened - when Lin wrote this song, every verse is attentive from the beauty to the hardships of life and family. The music is tentatively gracious and inspirational with precise execution. Recorded in a high-level studio on Music Row, in Nashville, the band was all first-rate union players. They all have major credential credentials and careers.

Brent Moyer was the producer who did a fantastic, dedicated job pulling everyone together. He even had Nanci Griffith come for the session to sing on Lin’s song, Please Take Care. Turned out that Nancy was quite ill, and had a very difficult time performing at the session so she did not get on the record. It was Brent's idea to make the song a duet. He had John sing the second verse and coached him with the melody line to create a perfect balance. A beautiful record and song that did not come from exposure to fame. Once recorded it became a timeless expression of purity and essence.
For a while, we all become just like our parents in one form or another, FOR A WHILE

It’s For a While

THE AUDIO

LOCATIONS: RECORDED  AT THE PARLOR, MUSIC ROW,  NASHVILLE -- MASTERPHONICS

CREDITS:

DAVID PRESTI - Management

BRENT MOYER- Music Producer

JOHN SAYLOR - Mix Engineer

Mastered by Tommy Dorsey

THE BAND 

Linda Zapf Franklin - Singer Songwriter acoustic guitar,

John Anthony Franklin - Vocals Brent Moyer acoustic guitar

Bass: Dave Francis
Piano Organ: Buddy Skipper
Drums: Ron Krasinski
Fiddle, mandolin: Tammy Rogers,
Dobro, fiddle, Mandolin: Wanda Vick

THE VIDEO

LOCATIONS:

At our farms in UPPER BUCKS COUNTY - Huntingdon Valley Pa - Venezuela

CREDITS:

LINDA ZAPF FRANKLIN - Cinematographer - CAMERA Super 8 and more.

GRETA MATOS FRANKLIN - Camera selfie

TOBY RYMKUS - Director and Film Editor