Music Films

Bill Monroe: Father of Bluegrass Music

Bill Monroe: Father of Bluegrass Music

1993 | 1h 31mins

Bill Monroe: Father of Bluegrass Music

1993 | 1h 31mins

I’d like for them to remember me as the father of Bluegrass music, the man that originated this music. —Bill Monroe

Edd Presnell: Dulcimer Maker

Edd Presnell: Dulcimer Maker

Edd Presnell: Dulcimer Maker

Edd Presnell, a mountain craftsman and native of Watauga County, North Carolina, demonstrates and comments on the construction of a dulcimer. Presnell learned his craft from his…

Give the World a Smile

Give the World a Smile

Give the World a Smile

For generations, the Schuyler family has lived and farmed around the Lowgap Community in North Carolina, and for generations they have produced singers who led revival meetings,…

Buna and Bertha

Buna and Bertha

Buna and Bertha

Performance of and commentary on Anglo-American ballads and songs by 86 and 92 year old mountain women, Buna Hicks of Beech Creek and Bertha Baird of Rominger in western North…

Gandy Dancers 1973

Gandy Dancers 1973

Gandy Dancers 1973

This remarkable film features field recordings of work chants of Gandy Dancers including aligning songs and chants to knock out slack in the rail.

This Cat Can Play Anything

This Cat Can Play Anything

This Cat Can Play Anything

A portrayal of the life and musical career of New Orleans banjo and guitar jazzman Emanuel 'Manny' Sayles, a man whose musical career has in many ways followed the development of…

Blues Houseparty

Blues Houseparty

Blues Houseparty

John Jackson, John Dee Holeman, Friz Holloway and others perform and reminisce about old-time houseparties in North Carolina and Virginia

Hamper McBee: Raw Mash

Hamper McBee: Raw Mash

Hamper McBee: Raw Mash

A candid portrait of the Tennesse ballad singer, story-teller, and part-time moonshiner Hamper McBee.

To Hear Your Banjo Play

To Hear Your Banjo Play

To Hear Your Banjo Play

The story of Pete Seeger and the birth of banjo music throughout the Southern United States. Written by Alan Lomax and directed by Irving Lerner, this short feature includes…

From Shore to Shore - Retrospective Reels

From Shore to Shore - Retrospective Reels

From Shore to Shore - Retrospective Reels

Beginning in April 1988, a number of oral histories and Irish traditional music and dance performances were videotaped for the documentary From Shore To Shore: Irish Traditional…

Amazing Grace

1990 | 1h 10mins

1990 | 1h 10mins

Across time, oceans and cultures, "Amazing Grace" has endured as one of the most popular pieces of music in the English language. Its universal appeal inspired the acclaimed…

Language You Cry In

Language You Cry In

Language You Cry In

The Language You Cry In tells an amazing scholarly detective story reaching across hundreds of years and thousands of miles, from 18th century Sierra Leone to the Gullah people of…

Showdown at the Hoedown

Showdown at the Hoedown

Showdown at the Hoedown

Fiddlers‘ Grove: A Celebration of Old Time

Fiddlers‘ Grove: A Celebration of Old Time

Fiddlers‘ Grove: A Celebration of Old Time

Every spring for more than 75 years musicians from all over the country gather in the foothills of North Carolina at Fiddler's Grove. Susan and Donna Campbell's hour-long…

Music Makers: Seamus Connolly and Friends

Music Makers: Seamus Connolly and Friends

Music Makers: Seamus Connolly and Friends

Séamus was 12 years old when he began playing the fiddle. As a young musician he traveled throughout Ireland, meeting and playing music with some of the legends of Irish music.…

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