Folk Music Movies

  • 2019
    Changes in the Ocean, Changes in the Sea

    Changes in the Ocean, Changes in the Sea

    Changes in the Ocean, Changes in the Sea

    02019HD

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

    Changes in the Ocean, Changes in the Sea
  • 1993
    Louisiana Blues

    Louisiana Blues

    Louisiana Blues

    01993HD

    From the camera of celebrated French documentarians Jean-Pierre Bruneau and Jose Reynes, and in the tradition of The Buena Vista Social Club, comes...

    Louisiana Blues
  • 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
  • 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
  • 1975
    Jean Carignan, Fiddler

    Jean Carignan, Fiddler

    Jean Carignan, Fiddler

    01975HD

    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,...

    Jean Carignan, Fiddler
  • 2014
    The Genius of Bert Jansch: Folk, Blues & Beyond

    The Genius of Bert Jansch: Folk, Blues & Beyond

    The Genius of Bert Jansch: Folk, Blues & Beyond

    02014HD

    Interviews and rare archive footage weave together performances from a landmark multi-artist concert at the Royal Festival Hall in London,...

    The Genius of Bert Jansch: Folk, Blues & Beyond
  • 1934
    Die Comedian Harmonists singen Volkslieder

    Die Comedian Harmonists singen Volkslieder

    Die Comedian Harmonists singen Volkslieder

    01934HD

    The Comedian Harmonists sing various German folk songs in a picturesque landscape.

    Die Comedian Harmonists singen Volkslieder
  • 2022
    Father John Misty - Live from The Ryman

    Father John Misty - Live from The Ryman

    Father John Misty - Live from The Ryman

    42022HD

    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
  • 2015
    David Holt's State of Music

    David Holt's State of Music

    David Holt's State of Music

    02015HD

    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
  • 1992
    Emmylou Harris & The Nash Ramblers at The Ryman

    Emmylou Harris & The Nash Ramblers at The Ryman

    Emmylou Harris & The Nash Ramblers at The Ryman

    01992HD

    At the Ryman is a 1992 live album by Emmylou Harris and her then-newly formed acoustic backing band, The Nash Ramblers, recorded at the Ryman...

    Emmylou Harris & The Nash Ramblers at The Ryman
  • 2019
    Old Harp Singing of East Tennessee

    Old Harp Singing of East Tennessee

    Old Harp Singing of East Tennessee

    02019HD

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

    Old Harp Singing of East Tennessee
  • 2013
    Richard Thompson: Goodbye Television Centre

    Richard Thompson: Goodbye Television Centre

    Richard Thompson: Goodbye Television Centre

    02013HD

    Filmed before a small studio audience in the bare style of some of the previous BBC music shows on which Thompson has appeared, this concert...

    Richard Thompson: Goodbye Television Centre
  • 1991
    Beyond the Forest: Hungarian Music in Transylvania

    Beyond the Forest: Hungarian Music in Transylvania

    Beyond the Forest: Hungarian Music in Transylvania

    91991HD

    The dance house movement, which (illegally) brought folk music from the minority Hungarian Gypsies and peasants of Transylvania - now part of Romania...

    Beyond the Forest: Hungarian Music in Transylvania
  • 1970
    The River in Me

    The River in Me

    The River in Me

    01970HD

    Traversing 700,000 square kilometers over 700 days, the filmmakers bring the stories of five people who crisscross the Yellow River to perform their...

    The River in Me
  • 2004
    Jemaa El Fna: Morocco's Rendezvous of the Dead

    Jemaa El Fna: Morocco's Rendezvous of the Dead

    Jemaa El Fna: Morocco's Rendezvous of the Dead

    02004HD

    Morocco is a land of ingratiating variety and intense contrast. Its people are as diverse as its topography. The cosmopolitan Atlantic coast fuses...

    Jemaa El Fna: Morocco's Rendezvous of the Dead
  • 1979
    The Albion Band

    The Albion Band

    The Albion Band

    01979HD

    A rare 1979 BBC Arena documentary on the Albion Band, Ashley Hutchings and the development of English folk rock up to that time.

    The Albion Band
  • 2023
    The Forest Drum

    The Forest Drum

    The Forest Drum

    02023HD

    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...

    The Forest Drum
  • 2007
    Folk Hibernia at the BBC

    Folk Hibernia at the BBC

    Folk Hibernia at the BBC

    6.52007HD

    Celebrating the finest in Irish folk music with a compilation of performances taken from the BBC archives. Highlights include songs from The Clancy...

    Folk Hibernia at the BBC
  • 1964
    Nightsong

    Nightsong

    Nightsong

    01964HD

    A portrait of the Chicago Near-North nightlife scene in the mid-1960s, centering around the struggles and romantic desires of an African American...

    Nightsong
  • 2020
    Bulgaria: Fire Dance Ritual

    Bulgaria: Fire Dance Ritual

    Bulgaria: Fire Dance Ritual

    02020HD

    Every year in June, the small Bulgarian village of Balgari celebrates St Constantine with a special ritual. Initiated ‘nestinari’ go...

    Bulgaria: Fire Dance Ritual