New Jersey Stage January 2015 | Page 78

SHARE BUTTON Fur Peace Ranch: It doesn’t get any better than this Tucked away in the hills of southeast Ohio is a place called Fur Peace Ranch. Founded by Jorma Kaukonen, guitarist for Hot Tuna, it’s a place where musicians share their wisdom and perform concerts in front of fans and fellow musicians from across the country. A new documentary by Andie Walla called Fur Peace Ranch: It Doesn’t Get Any Better Than This provides a glimpse into the world Kaukonen conceived in 1989 to be “a ranch that grows guitar players.” It’s a New Jersey Stage place where budding and seasoned musicians immerse themselves for several days and leave inspired and better musicians. Walla works at Fur Peace Ranch, helping them do a multi-camera studio production for their YouTube channel. They film one song from every concert they hold at the Ranch and their videos have been seen roughly two million times. This documentary film was intended to showcase more of the overall Ranch experience. January 2015 pg 78