Folk Music Movies
- 1996
Mountain Born: The Jean Ritchie Story
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Chronicles the 50-year career of singer/songwriter Jean Ritchie, from Viper, Kentucky to the New York stage. Pete Seeger, Arlo Guthrie, and her...
- 2004
Folk Music of the Sahara: Among the Tuareg of Libya
Folk Music of the Sahara: Among the Tuareg of Libya02004HD
Folk music of the Sahara is an intoxicating experience of sight and sound captured among the Tuareg and Libyan people of North Central Africa. Filmed...
- 1964
Nightsong
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A portrait of the Chicago Near-North nightlife scene in the mid-1960s, centering around the struggles and romantic desires of an African American...
- 2007
Jet Set
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The Serbian trash folk "Grand" production is attacked by aliens and a young hero folk singer named Boban Zdravkovic has to time travel with Sejo...
- 1985
Yesterday and Forever
Yesterday and Forever01985HD
A poetic film about ancient Lithuanian traditions and rituals.
- 1993
Louisiana Blues
Louisiana Blues01993HD
From the camera of celebrated French documentarians Jean-Pierre Bruneau and Jose Reynes, and in the tradition of The Buena Vista Social Club, comes...
- 2009
Neil Young: Don't Be Denied
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This television special is a first for the reclusive singer with the BBC documentary gaining new interviews with Young, nine months apart in New York...
- 2008
The Folk Singer: A Tale of Men, Music & America
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Follows folk blues singer Jon Konrad a.k.a. Possessed by Paul James on tour from Texas to Louisiana as he attempts to make enough money to supply for...
- 1977
Here We Come A-Wassailing
Here We Come A-Wassailing01977HD
A documentary on the surviving syncretic pagan midwinter customs of the British Isles, focusing on nine ritual celebrations ranging from the Moray...
- 2022
To dress in Latvian signs
To dress in Latvian signs02022HD
The moment when the lights on the stage suddenly go out and the dancer finds himself completely alone in the digital environment, the way back to the...
- 2022
Anderson Council
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Following a surprise hit song, the folk duo Joel and George set out to write new material for their first big show. The two butt heads in the...
- 1970
Bard of the Village
Bard of the Village01970HD
The legend of Jack Hardy and the Songwriter's Exchange tell the story of Greenwhich Village folk Icon Jack Hardy, and the folk scene that he helped...
- 1964
American Folk-Blues Festival: The Blues and Gospel Train
American Folk-Blues Festival: The Blues and Gospel Train01964HD
A 16 minute short comprising 2 acts of a 1964 event where an innovative group of musicians performed on a real railroad track. The audience on one...
- 2007
Music Inn
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During a decade rife with paranoia, in the middle of the McCarthy era, Music Inn was a bold experiment. Halfway between the Second World War and The...
- 2019
Changes in the Ocean, Changes in the Sea
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A lyrical documentary about writer and street musician Roger Parham-Brown.
- 2024
Ingebjørg Bratland og KORK – Live i marka
Ingebjørg Bratland og KORK – Live i marka02024HD
The popular singer and folk musician Ingebjørg Bratland performs her music on the Frognerseteren Amfi in Oslo, August 11th 2023.
- 2015
David Holt's State of Music
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GrammyAward-winning performer David Holt introduces viewers to modern masters of traditional music in the Southern mountains and remembers the greats...
- 2022
Quietest Boy – The Lillebjørn Nilsen Story
Quietest Boy – The Lillebjørn Nilsen Story02022HD
A documentary portraying the life of Norwegian folk singer Lillebjørn Nilsen. Lillebjørn's talent brought him into the limelight as a...
- 1972
Gordon Lightfoot: BBC Four In Concert
Gordon Lightfoot: BBC Four In Concert01972HD
A classic concert by Gordon Lightfoot from 1972, accompanied by Red Shea and Richard Haynes. They perform songs including Summer Side of Life,...
- 2021
Celtic Woman: Postcards From Ireland
Celtic Woman: Postcards From Ireland102021HD
Celtic Woman’s new DVD represents the sentiment they would like to share with their fans around the world: one of love, hope and expectation as...