Video: “SIX FEET” Safety first, followed by fun! A very short film about social distancing. Safely produced on location. Concept and direction: Christopher Harting Man: John DiCocco Music: Accordionist Tom Pixton plays “The High Drive” by Gordon Duncan.

Accordionist Tom Pixton has recorded the sound tract for a short film, “Six Feet” which you can see here. Excerpts from the article, “Plymouth filmmaker provides laughs while delivering message about social distancing” from the Metrowest Daily News. Coronavirus is nothing to laugh about, but some of the ways we deal with the issues surrounding the pandemic can be humorous. Filmmaker Christopher Harting came up with a concept for a comical video about the travails of social distancing. Filmed at The Pinehills in Plymouth, Mass and edited in his North Plymouth Christopher Harting Studio, the short film “Six Feet” offers a chance to laugh while underscoring the seriousness of maintaining a safe distance in the age of coronavirus.

A photographer and director, Harting works for numerous clients in Plymouth and on the South Shore to help them with promotional and marketing needs, including Starland Sportsplex & Fun Park, SmartPak Equine, Plymouth Farmer’s Market, Morrison’s Home & Garden and other businesses. He also produced a short video of the Healthcare Heroes parade last week at Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Plymouth.

This project, though, was for himself. “I wanted to do something fresh and different,” Harting said. “When I shoot a video for myself, I can do whatever I want. I have free creative reign.” The engaging film stars John DiCocco along with Eileen Reardon, Laura Geer and John Decker, while featuring a lively soundtrack of music by Tom Pixton on the accordion.

Accordionist Tom Pixton is one of Boston’s most active International, Balkan and Scottish folk dance musicians. A Brandeis University graduate with a degree in music, he has worked with many highly accomplished dance teachers and musicians as accordionist, pianist, band leader, music arranger and more. As a soloist with Pinewoods, Tom has provided dance music for camps and workshops in the United States, Canada and Japan. He has also provided music leadership for the Boston branch of the Royal Scottish Dance Society and the Folk Arts Center of New England. 

Tom has studied accordion with Petur Ralchev, Koliu Kolev, Bobby Brown, Steve Riley, and Bois Sec Ardoin, and voice with Tatiana Srbinska. He has produced CDs with Flying Tomatoes, BiCoastal Band, and Pinewoods Band. His Scottish recordings include Scottish in Salem (with Lissa Schneckenberger), Saucy Bess: The Piper’s Weird and Live From C Sharp.

Tom publishes the Pinewoods International Collection, a 400-page book of folk dance tunes and songs from around the world. The book has become widely known as a major source of dance music and as a reference volume. When not playing music, Tom works as a freelance web strategist in the higher education and non-profit space.

You can hear Tom Pixton and Julia Poirier in “Live Music Dance Workshop, Popular Dances with Live Music and Commentary” on Saturday, May 2, 2020 from 2:00-4:00pm EDT. Online via Zoom on your nearest web browser or device! To benefit the Folk Arts Center of New England, Tom and Julia who have been playing for International Folk Dance for 30 years, will play some of your favorite dances providing commentary on playing for dance. To respect social distancing, they will be in different locations in the same studio, connected to a common audio mix to avoid latency.