Folk Music Movies

The phenomenon of tourism arrives to a remote village. A married couple sells their property to open a motel, which would be a starting point for...

Unustatud rahvad (1970 - 1989) by Estonian composer Veljo Tormas is based upon six Balto-Finnic peoples traditions. Collegium Musicale choir brought...

Documentary about the blacklisted folk group The Weavers, and the events leading up to their triumphant return to Carnegie Hall.

Songs: Everyday, That's Why I'm Here, Only One, Frozen Man, On the 4th of July, Whenever You're Ready, Raised Up Family, Mexico, Steamroller Blues,...

This short film was created by a group of Indigenous filmmakers at the NFB in 1972 and is essentially a song by Willie Dunn sung by Bob Charlie and...

Stompin' Tom performs live at the Horseshoe Tavern on Queen St. in Toronto.

A short musical film on the Old Harp tradition from East Tennessee, shot around a gathering in a church of the Smoky Mountains

Man of the people, taxi driver, Jean Carignan is above all else one of the world's greatest violinists. In his hands reels become complex,...

A lyrical documentary about writer and street musician Roger Parham-Brown.

A dazzling display of abstracted images.

Norwegian musician Ole Paus turns 70 years old and is celebrated by a long line of artist friends who sing his songs in the Oslo Opera House in...

Joni Mitchell has been called the queen of folk music and one of the biggest pop stars of the 60s and 70s. Even today, her lyrics and unique guitar...

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...

The Forest Drum follows a monster looking to make friends with the other animals that live in the forest with him. While the animals are scared...

July 7, 1977. Tormented by tinnitus and fiending for fame, folk musician Paul Cody has isolated himself at a remote cabin in the sweltering summer...

A profile of the Hippest band of the 60's and 70's as they prepare for a reunion gig.

Life-worn Charlie struggles with leaving his present life and family in Ohio to return to his childhood Kentucky home and the music and lifestyle...