Jack Ingram shoots video Friday
Wednesday, June 10, 2009 – Jack Ingram will do a video shoot - public invited - Friday in Texas for his new single Barefoot & Crazy.
The show will be held at night at Austin's Lakeway Resort on Lake Travis. "You know if we're gonna throw a pool party, I wanna do it in my backyard," Ingram said. "That's the whole idea of 'Barefoot & Crazy'... You can get a little wild and kick out all that stress right where you are. It's a matter of just letting go and letting it fly. And for me, that's something I think we all forget can happen a whole lot closer to home than we think."
The video will be directed by Stephen Shepherd, who just wrapped a multiple day shoot with Gary Allen at Red Rocks in Denver. Fans are invited to come as they area. "That's the whole idea," Ingram said. "At a time when it seems like the pressure just won't quit. There's never enough and you can't quite get everywhere you need to be, there's always a place you can escape to... to let go of all that...and we all need to do that every now and again. You know, it sounds so simple, but there's nothing that'll save your life you know, make it all feel right again... quite like just getting away."
After Lake Travis, look for Ingram to return to Nashville, where he will be one of the acts playing LP Field as the CMA Music Festival closes out for another year.
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