Music Films

I've Endured: The Music and Legacy of Ola Belle Reed
I've Endured: The Music and Legacy of Ola Belle Reed
2025 | 50mins
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I've Endured: The Music and Legacy of Ola Belle Reed
2025 | 50mins
I've Endured: The Music and Legacy of Ola Belle Reed documents the life and music of Appalachian singer, songwriter, and banjo player Ola Belle Reed through archival materials and…
River, Rails or Road
River, Rails or Road
2014 | 21mins
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River, Rails or Road
2014 | 21mins
 “River, Rails or Road” reflects singer-songwriter Tom Breiding’s admiration for his home state of West Virginia, his respect for the triumphs, hardships and dedication of the…
Appearing in Person
Appearing in Person
2023 | 1h 46mins
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Appearing in Person
2023 | 1h 46mins
Paid to Eat Ice Cream
Paid to Eat Ice Cream
2001 | 1h 10mins
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Paid to Eat Ice Cream
2001 | 1h 10mins
"Paid To Eat Ice Cream" profiles beloved New Hampshire contra dance musician Bob McQuillen (1923–2014), whose career spanned over five decades and included playing with many…
Great Grandfather's Drum
Great Grandfather's Drum
2011 | 57mins
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Great Grandfather's Drum
2011 | 57mins
Great Grandfather’s Drum celebrates Japanese-American culture and history in Hawai’i, told through an intimate and joyful portrait of the Maui Taiko drum ensemble, descendants of…
Other Way Back
Other Way Back
2007 | 1h 38mins
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Other Way Back
2007 | 1h 38mins
"The Other Way Back -- Dancing with Dudley" is a documentary that explores the life and legacy of Dudley Laufman, a key figure in the 20th-century contra dance revival, and…
Unbroken Circle
Unbroken Circle
1985 | 57mins
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Unbroken Circle
1985 | 57mins
The film traces the development of traditional country music in Vermont from unaccompanied ballads through Franco- and Anglo-American fiddling to radio cowboy bands and…
High Lonesome: The Story of Bluegrass
High Lonesome: The Story of Bluegrass
1992 | 95mins
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High Lonesome: The Story of Bluegrass
1992 | 95mins
The 1994 documentary "High Lonesome: The Story of Bluegrass Music", directed by Rachel Liebling, traces the evolution of bluegrass music from its Appalachian roots to the present…
Hrvati!
Hrvati!
1982
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Hrvati!
1982
Half-hour documentary on the artistic and cultural heritage of Croatian immigrants in Washington state. Broadcast February 25, 1981. Exhibited at the Smithsonian Institution Folk…
Firehouse Women
Firehouse Women
1998 | 28mins
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Firehouse Women
1998 | 28mins
A half-hour 1998 film by Ellen Walter about a North Carolina firehouse that’s been converted into a restaurant and the women who sing gospel music there.
Me and Stella
Me and Stella
1976
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Me and Stella
1976
Geri Ashur’s Me & Stella  traces the life of blues musician, folk singer, and composer Elizabeth Cotten—and her guitar, Stella—who is best known for writing the folk standard…
Pete Seeger: The Power of Song
Pete Seeger: The Power of Song
2007 | 1h 32mins
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Pete Seeger: The Power of Song
2007 | 1h 32mins
Pete Seeger helped introduce America to its own musical heritage, devoting his life to using the power of song as a force for social change. With his deeply-held beliefs, Seeger…
BANJO TALES with Mike Seeger
BANJO TALES with Mike Seeger
2012 | 57mins
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BANJO TALES with Mike Seeger
2012 | 57mins
In 2009, filmmaker Yasha Aginsky accompanied the great old-time musician Mike Seeger and his wife Alexia on recording trips through the Southeastern United States.A tireless…
Clifftop Cameos (1)
Clifftop Cameos (1)
2015 | 7mins
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Clifftop Cameos (1)
2015 | 7mins
Short film highlighting the passion of the people who come to the Cifftop festival in West Virginia and play together with their friends.
Becoming Geppetto
Becoming Geppetto
2022 | 1h 10mins
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Becoming Geppetto
2022 | 1h 10mins
Becoming Geppetto gives us an intimate and serenely meditative front-row seat to the Petros's guitar making process, as well as a look into their family life and history.

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