WEBVTT 29:42.600 --> 29:45.433 position:25% line:79.33% size:65% Music festivals are a  staple of the summer season. 29:45.433 --> 29:48.666 position:22.5% line:79.33% size:67.5% Spending time outside,  listening to bands you love, 29:48.666 --> 29:49.733 position:22.5% line:84.67% size:67.5% and maybe discovering 29:49.733 --> 29:50.600 position:30% line:84.67% size:60% some new artists 29:50.600 --> 29:51.166 position:27.5% line:84.67% size:62.5% you've never heard. 29:51.733 --> 29:54.533 position:22.5% line:79.33% size:67.5% And a new festival on  the block aims to do all that 29:54.866 --> 29:57.300 position:22.5% line:79.33% size:67.5% while also doing some  good along the way. 29:57.633 --> 30:00.966 position:12.5% line:79.33% size:77.5% The HollerGirl Music Festival  provides a showcase for 30:01.000 --> 30:03.533 position:27.5% line:79.33% size:62.5% Appalachian female  musicians, all while 30:03.533 --> 30:05.233 position:20% line:84.67% size:70% supporting a good cause. 30:06.233 --> 30:11.433 position:30% line:10% size:60% [music playing] 30:12.133 --> 30:16.300 position:30% line:10% size:60% HollerGirl is a  three-day music festival. 30:16.566 --> 30:20.900 position:25% line:79.33% size:65% We focus on women's  empowerment by having a 30:20.900 --> 30:24.166 position:15% line:79.33% size:75% lineup of three full days of  music that is completely all 30:24.166 --> 30:27.766 position:15% line:10% size:75% female. And then within the  festival perimeters, we focus 30:27.766 --> 30:31.900 position:20% line:10% size:70% on healing, we create a  safe space, and we focus on 30:32.566 --> 30:35.400 position:22.5% line:79.33% size:67.5% raising awareness for  two domestic violence 30:35.400 --> 30:39.066 position:17.5% line:79.33% size:72.5% organizations, which are  GreenHouse17 and Oasis Farms. 30:39.600 --> 30:42.666 position:17.5% line:79.33% size:72.5% I'm a survivor of domestic  violence a couple of times 30:42.666 --> 30:43.566 position:25% line:84.67% size:65% over, unfortunately. 30:43.700 --> 30:47.100 position:25% line:79.33% size:65% My grandmother was a  survivor, so that's really 30:47.100 --> 30:49.700 position:27.5% line:79.33% size:62.5% what this is about,  focusing on healing. 30:50.233 --> 30:51.466 position:37.5% line:79.33% size:52.5% What's more  healing than music? 30:51.466 --> 30:53.933 position:20% line:79.33% size:70% So, it all kind of comes  together that way. 30:54.300 --> 30:57.200 position:20% line:79.33% size:70% GreenHouse17's primary  mission is working with 30:57.200 --> 30:59.466 position:15% line:10% size:75% survivors and their families  who've experienced intimate 30:59.466 --> 31:00.433 position:27.5% line:10% size:62.5% partner violence. 31:00.900 --> 31:03.800 position:15% line:10% size:75% And our programming really  is whatever that family might 31:03.800 --> 31:07.333 position:15% line:79.33% size:75% need to move from a place of  crisis to self-sufficiency. 31:07.333 --> 31:08.700 position:17.5% line:84.67% size:72.5% So, we serve 17 counties. 31:08.700 --> 31:10.800 position:32.5% line:79.33% size:57.5% That's the name  of GreenHouse17. 31:11.133 --> 31:13.200 position:17.5% line:79.33% size:72.5% We're in central Kentucky,  so we're all the way down to 31:13.200 --> 31:15.500 position:15% line:79.33% size:75% like Danville and Harrisburg  area and all the way up to 31:15.500 --> 31:16.833 position:35% line:79.33% size:55% Nicholas and  Harrison County. 31:17.633 --> 31:18.266 position:30% line:84.67% size:60% So, actually, it 31:18.266 --> 31:18.866 position:27.5% line:84.67% size:62.5% was HollerGirl that 31:18.866 --> 31:19.700 position:27.5% line:84.67% size:62.5% reached out to us. 31:20.033 --> 31:22.133 position:15% line:79.33% size:75% I think this was a critical  piece for Kristen when she 31:22.133 --> 31:24.200 position:37.5% line:79.33% size:52.5% was kind of  devising HollerGirl. 31:24.533 --> 31:26.766 position:22.5% line:79.33% size:67.5% I think she has some  experience herself with 31:26.766 --> 31:29.500 position:20% line:79.33% size:70% intimate partner violence  and sadly so many women in 31:29.500 --> 31:32.233 position:27.5% line:79.33% size:62.5% Kentucky have had  experience either firsthand 31:32.233 --> 31:33.333 position:22.5% line:84.67% size:67.5% or a family or friend. 31:33.933 --> 31:37.100 position:12.5% line:79.33% size:77.5% And so, we would say probably  one in three or one in four 31:37.100 --> 31:39.500 position:30% line:79.33% size:60% women experience  intimate partner violence. 31:39.500 --> 31:43.033 position:17.5% line:79.33% size:72.5% I think what we loved about  HollerGirl, and I think what 31:43.033 --> 31:48.000 position:17.5% line:79.33% size:72.5% is similar to GreenHouse17,  is that she really wanted to 31:48.000 --> 31:50.933 position:15% line:79.33% size:75% focus on the resiliency of  women, the artistry of women, 31:50.933 --> 31:54.333 position:15% line:79.33% size:75% and the powerful voices of  women, and I think that was 31:54.333 --> 31:56.033 position:27.5% line:79.33% size:62.5% really critical to  us at GreenHouse. 31:56.033 --> 31:58.833 position:15% line:79.33% size:75% Our first name was Bluegrass  Domestic Violence Program. 31:59.166 --> 32:01.766 position:27.5% line:79.33% size:62.5% We really wanted  to shift that attitude of 32:01.766 --> 32:05.466 position:20% line:79.33% size:70% victimization and a low  self-esteem and lack of 32:05.466 --> 32:07.666 position:25% line:79.33% size:65% empowerment and go,  these women are strong. 32:07.666 --> 32:08.933 position:27.5% line:84.67% size:62.5% They are survivors. 32:08.933 --> 32:12.133 position:20% line:79.33% size:70% They have lived through  things, and people can come 32:12.133 --> 32:14.633 position:22.5% line:79.33% size:67.5% through that in lots of  different ways, and music is 32:14.633 --> 32:16.033 position:27.5% line:79.33% size:62.5% a really critical  piece to that. 32:16.466 --> 32:20.466 position:25% line:10% size:65% I think any time that  there is an opportunity to 32:21.333 --> 32:25.500 position:15% line:79.33% size:75% celebrate women while also  empowering women, you know, 32:25.500 --> 32:27.533 position:22.5% line:79.33% size:67.5% I'm on board for that  all day, every day. 32:27.533 --> 32:32.400 position:12.5% line:79.33% size:77.5% And it's such a special thing  to be a part of where women 32:32.400 --> 32:35.266 position:22.5% line:79.33% size:67.5% are coming together and  they're being celebrated for 32:36.133 --> 32:39.000 position:15% line:79.33% size:75% their experiences, for their  stories, and what they have 32:39.000 --> 32:41.933 position:17.5% line:79.33% size:72.5% to offer, and then at the  same time they're helping 32:41.933 --> 32:46.366 position:15% line:79.33% size:75% women who are in situations  that aren't great, that 32:46.366 --> 32:50.166 position:20% line:79.33% size:70% they're trying to better  themselves, and, you know, 32:50.166 --> 32:52.333 position:20% line:79.33% size:70% anything that I can do,  anything that any of us can 32:52.333 --> 32:56.033 position:20% line:79.33% size:70% do to help with that, I'm  gonna be on board with that. 32:57.000 --> 33:03.800 position:15% line:79.33% size:75% [girl singing] ♪ I'm just a  poor girl ♪ Nobody loves me 33:08.366 --> 33:10.833 position:30% line:79.33% size:60% So, HollerGirl  is two years old. 33:11.766 --> 33:18.100 position:15% line:10% size:75% Year one, I saw their flyers  online, and I had wanted to 33:18.100 --> 33:21.300 position:27.5% line:10% size:62.5% be involved in what  GreenHouse17 was doing 33:21.300 --> 33:24.966 position:20% line:79.33% size:70% anyway, just in my own  personal life, and so I saw a 33:24.966 --> 33:27.600 position:15% line:79.33% size:75% music festival led by women  partnering with GreenHouse17, 33:27.600 --> 33:31.166 position:17.5% line:79.33% size:72.5% and I was like, "Oh, those  are my people." And I went 33:31.166 --> 33:35.733 position:12.5% line:79.33% size:77.5% year one and just bonded with  so many of the women who are 33:35.733 --> 33:41.433 position:12.5% line:79.33% size:77.5% involved immediately, and one  of our board members, Sarah 33:41.433 --> 33:46.400 position:15% line:79.33% size:75% Blue, saw my Facebook videos  after the festival of me 33:46.433 --> 33:49.600 position:17.5% line:79.33% size:72.5% singing and told Kristen  we just have to have her next 33:49.600 --> 33:54.100 position:20% line:79.33% size:70% year, and so they asked  me to play, and it was just a 33:54.100 --> 33:57.066 position:15% line:79.33% size:75% privilege. You know, it felt  like being seen by people 33:57.066 --> 34:00.333 position:17.5% line:79.33% size:72.5% that I really admired in a  way that I don't think I had 34:00.333 --> 34:01.366 position:27.5% line:84.67% size:62.5% felt seen before. 34:01.866 --> 34:05.000 position:22.5% line:79.33% size:67.5% When you go to these  other shows, you see a lot of 34:05.000 --> 34:06.700 position:20% line:84.67% size:70% incredibly talented men. 34:06.766 --> 34:10.833 position:12.5% line:79.33% size:77.5% I have so many male musician  friends that I think are just 34:12.133 --> 34:16.000 position:20% line:79.33% size:70% stellar, but I wanna see  those women up there too 34:16.466 --> 34:19.333 position:15% line:84.67% size:75% because they are incredible. 34:19.333 --> 34:23.900 position:20% line:79.33% size:70% They're equal, you know,  and we just don't get to see 34:23.900 --> 34:27.233 position:17.5% line:79.33% size:72.5% that. And I think bringing  that to the forefront and 34:27.233 --> 34:29.133 position:20% line:79.33% size:70% saying, "Yeah, I've got  three full days of these of 34:30.100 --> 34:34.866 position:22.5% line:79.33% size:67.5% women." That's three  full days of music that's all 34:34.866 --> 34:37.433 position:25% line:79.33% size:65% women, mainly within  this Appalachian area. 34:37.433 --> 34:41.766 position:15% line:79.33% size:75% That's incredible, you know,  and I had to turn down some 34:41.766 --> 34:44.366 position:25% line:79.33% size:65% women. So, next year  we're gonna keep building. 34:44.366 --> 34:48.766 position:12.5% line:79.33% size:77.5% We're gonna keep bringing new  people to the forefront and 34:48.766 --> 34:51.533 position:15% line:79.33% size:75% bringing in other, you know,  bigger artists that are more 34:51.533 --> 34:53.466 position:17.5% line:79.33% size:72.5% interested and, you know,  we're just gonna keep going 34:53.466 --> 34:56.800 position:17.5% line:84.67% size:72.5% with this and fighting it. 34:57.200 --> 35:01.800 position:15% line:79.33% size:75% There is a community of men  and women that really wanna 35:01.800 --> 35:04.366 position:22.5% line:79.33% size:67.5% support this issue, and  it doesn't have to be just 35:04.366 --> 35:06.733 position:17.5% line:79.33% size:72.5% because I've experienced  it, and it doesn't need to be 35:06.733 --> 35:09.300 position:17.5% line:79.33% size:72.5% private and it doesn't have  to be, "Oh, that's just, you 35:09.300 --> 35:11.700 position:12.5% line:79.33% size:77.5% know, sort of between you and  your friends or family," but 35:11.700 --> 35:13.500 position:15% line:84.67% size:75% we are all in this together. 35:13.500 --> 35:15.700 position:25% line:79.33% size:65% And if someone has  experienced abuse or violence 35:15.700 --> 35:19.166 position:15% line:79.33% size:75% and not living to their full  potential, this matters to 35:19.166 --> 35:23.366 position:20% line:79.33% size:70% everyone, and artists are  just wonderful at magnifying 35:23.366 --> 35:26.666 position:17.5% line:79.33% size:72.5% that and kind of putting  a spotlight on that, and it 35:26.666 --> 35:28.666 position:17.5% line:79.33% size:72.5% just helps, I think, the  rest of the people that are 35:28.666 --> 35:31.766 position:22.5% line:79.33% size:67.5% attending and showing  up and being present 35:31.766 --> 35:34.066 position:22.5% line:84.67% size:67.5% at a beautiful venue. 35:35.300 --> 35:40.366 position:12.5% line:79.33% size:77.5% We tend to get a bad rap that  we're all petty and catty 35:40.366 --> 35:42.733 position:17.5% line:79.33% size:72.5% and it's all competition,  but it's really not. 35:42.733 --> 35:46.033 position:22.5% line:79.33% size:67.5% When you get in these  settings where there's this 35:46.033 --> 35:49.933 position:17.5% line:79.33% size:72.5% common mission of bringing  women together, it's magical 35:49.933 --> 35:50.933 position:27.5% line:84.67% size:62.5% and it's powerful. 35:51.166 --> 35:56.800 position:15% line:79.33% size:75% And I truly believe that it  has the ability to change the 35:56.800 --> 35:58.066 position:20% line:84.67% size:70% world and change lives. 35:59.300 --> 36:02.933 position:30% line:84.67% size:60% [music playing]