' ▁book ▁Bar n ▁D ances ▁and ▁J amb ore es ▁Ac ross ▁Kentucky , ▁a ▁history ▁of ▁traditional ▁music ▁get - t og eth ers ▁in ▁the ▁Bl u egr ass ▁State . ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁independent ▁publish er ▁Two - D ollar ▁Radio ▁released ▁Wil kes ' s ▁novel ▁" The ▁V ine ▁That ▁A te ▁The ▁South ", ▁a ▁book ▁pra ised ▁by ▁N PR ▁as ▁" unden i ably ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁smart est , ▁most ▁original ▁Southern ▁Goth ic ▁nov els ▁to ▁come ▁along ▁in ▁years ". ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁Wil kes , ▁began ▁work ▁on ▁a ▁document ary ▁film ▁titled ▁Seven ▁Sign s , ▁that ▁expl ored ▁" music , ▁myth , ▁and ▁the ▁American ▁South ". ▁The ▁film ▁premier ed ▁on ▁December ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁at ▁the ▁Bel court ▁Theatre ▁in ▁Nash ville , ▁Tennessee ▁and ▁deb uted ▁in ▁the ▁UK ▁at ▁London ' s ▁pr estig ious ▁Rain d ance ▁Film ▁Festival . ▁In ▁early ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁Wil kes ▁formed ▁The ▁D irt ▁Da ub ers , ▁an ▁old - time ▁roots - infl uen ced ▁side ▁project ▁with ▁his ▁now ▁ex - w ife , ▁Jess ica , ▁and ▁" S low " ▁L ay ne ▁Hend rick son . ▁The ▁band ' s ▁self - t itled ▁debut ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁They ▁were ▁later ▁referred