For Cinematic Debut “Whiskey Dixie,” Portland Songwriter Amanda Richards Spreads Her…Wings

After more than 20 years beautifully darkening local stages with her Americana ensemble The Good Long Whiles, Amanda Richards was eager to expand her repertoire as producer, director and star of the long-gestating, snappily salacious roadhouse musical-turned-film Whiskey Dixie and the Big Wet Country.