Folk Music Movies

  • 2022
    Quietest Boy – The Lillebjørn Nilsen Story

    Quietest Boy – The Lillebjørn Nilsen Story

    Quietest Boy – The Lillebjørn Nilsen Story

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    A documentary portraying the life of Norwegian folk singer Lillebjørn Nilsen. Lillebjørn's talent brought him into the limelight as a...

    Quietest Boy – The Lillebjørn Nilsen Story
  • 2021
    Celtic Woman: Postcards From Ireland

    Celtic Woman: Postcards From Ireland

    Celtic Woman: Postcards From Ireland

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    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...

    Celtic Woman: Postcards From Ireland
  • 1996
    Mountain Born: The Jean Ritchie Story

    Mountain Born: The Jean Ritchie Story

    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...

    Mountain Born: The Jean Ritchie Story
  • 1970
    The Paper Kites: At The Roadhouse

    The Paper Kites: At The Roadhouse

    The Paper Kites: At The Roadhouse

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    The 'At The Roadhouse' concert film follows intimate performances and sequences by The Paper Kites, where in July 2022, the band arrived in the small...

    The Paper Kites: At The Roadhouse
  • 1990
    The JVC Video Anthology of World Music and Dance

    The JVC Video Anthology of World Music and Dance

    The JVC Video Anthology of World Music and Dance

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    Produced by JVC in collaboration with a Smithsonian/Folkways Recordings editorial board of scholars and Multicultural Media, The JVC Anthology of...

    The JVC Video Anthology of World Music and Dance
  • 2003
    Tri Yann : Trente Ans Au Zénith

    Tri Yann : Trente Ans Au Zénith

    Tri Yann : Trente Ans Au Zénith

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    Tri Yann's 2001 concert at the Zenith Arena in Paris celebrating the group's 30th Anniversary.

    Tri Yann : Trente Ans Au Zénith
  • 2022
    Father John Misty - Live from The Ryman

    Father John Misty - Live from The Ryman

    Father John Misty - Live from The Ryman

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    Father John Misty performs a career spanning setlist at The Ryman in Nashville, TN, during the tour for his 5th studio LP, Chloë and the Next...

    Father John Misty - Live from The Ryman
  • 2022
    Anderson Council

    Anderson Council

    Anderson Council

    02022HD

    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...

    Anderson Council
  • 2019
    If Not For You

    If Not For You

    If Not For You

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    A tribute film on Bob Dylan, depicting Calcutta's affinity with Dylan through cityscape and interviews of notable Indian musicians who were inspired...

    If Not For You
  • 2023
    Al compás

    Al compás

    Al compás

    02023HD

    A portrait of the Arab musicians Bahaa al Jomaa and Yazan Ibrahim.

    Al compás
  • 2013
    Ramón Ayala

    Ramón Ayala

    Ramón Ayala

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    Marcos Lopez's first feature film explores the world and oeuvre of Argentine folk musician, Ramón Ayala. The movie also provides interviews...

    Ramón Ayala
  • 2021
    The Songpoet

    The Songpoet

    The Songpoet

    02021HD

    Eric Andersen is widely regarded as one of the most poetic songwriters that sprang from the Greenwich Village folk scene of the 1960s. His artful...

    The Songpoet
  • 2004
    Folk Music of the Sahara: Among the Tuareg of Libya

    Folk Music of the Sahara: Among the Tuareg of Libya

    Folk Music of the Sahara: Among the Tuareg of Libya

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    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...

    Folk Music of the Sahara: Among the Tuareg of Libya
  • 2007
    Music Inn

    Music Inn

    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...

    Music Inn
  • 2006
    Courage & Patience & Grit: Great Big Sea in Concert

    Courage & Patience & Grit: Great Big Sea in Concert

    Courage & Patience & Grit: Great Big Sea in Concert

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    Courage & Patience & Grit is a DVD/CD set released by the band Great Big Sea on November 14, 2006. It contains video of the live performance...

    Courage & Patience & Grit: Great Big Sea in Concert
  • 2022
    To dress in Latvian signs

    To dress in Latvian signs

    To dress in Latvian signs

    02022HD

    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...

    To dress in Latvian signs
  • 2024
    Ingebjørg Bratland og KORK – Live i marka

    Ingebjørg Bratland og KORK – Live i marka

    Ingebjørg Bratland og KORK – Live i marka

    02024HD

    The popular singer and folk musician Ingebjørg Bratland performs her music on the Frognerseteren Amfi in Oslo, August 11th 2023.

    Ingebjørg Bratland og KORK – Live i marka
  • 1970
    Highland Home

    Highland Home

    Highland Home

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    A poignant tale of longing and loss is revealed when a timeworn journal transports a young girl to a place of enchanting wonders.

    Highland Home
  • 2015
    David Holt's State of Music

    David Holt's State of Music

    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...

    David Holt's State of Music
  • 1991
    Appalachian Journey

    Appalachian Journey

    Appalachian Journey

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    Appalachian Journey is one of five films made from footage that Alan Lomax shot between 1978 and 1985 for the PBS American Patchwork series (1991). ...

    Appalachian Journey