
London’sCommunionisaflourishingartist-ledcommunityofmusiciansandcreativeswhoprovideaplatformforthemostvibrantnewsongwritingtalentthroughgigs,clubnights,arecordlabelandpublishing.Inspringof2012,Communiongatheredacollectionofitsartistsandembarkeduponagloriouslybackwardstourwhichcoversthreethousandmilesintwoweeks,poweredentirelybyfiveoldVWcampervans.TheadventurestartsafterafinalnightatAustin’sSXSWMusicFestivalwherethebands,BenHoward,TheStaves,NathanielRateliffandBear’sDen,pileintotheirridesandheadnortheast.Theyplayeverywhere,packingouttinyvenuesandwowingcrowdswiththeirdelicate,haunting,rousingfolk-tingedsongs.Butheavyrainstorms,multiplebreakdowns,andcrampedconditionsremindthemthattopushthroughsometimesyouneedtopulltogether.BeautifullycapturedbydirectorJamesMarcusHaney,featuringMumford&Sons’BenLovettwithnarrationbyGillLandrythisdocumentaryisaboutamoderntour,donetheoldfashionedway.
