Folk Music Movies

  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 2015
    The Sfroos - Viaggio nella musica di Lombardia

    The Sfroos - Viaggio nella musica di Lombardia

    The Sfroos - Viaggio nella musica di Lombardia

    02015HD

    The Sfroos - Viaggio nella musica di Lombardia
  • 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
  • 2019
    If Not For You

    If Not For You

    If Not For You

    02019HD

    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
  • 2009
    Jonathan Coulton - Best. Concert. Ever.

    Jonathan Coulton - Best. Concert. Ever.

    Jonathan Coulton - Best. Concert. Ever.

    4.82009HD

    This live set, containing twenty of Jonathan Coulton’s most popular songs, was filmed in February 2008 in front of a sold out crowd at the...

    Jonathan Coulton - Best. Concert. Ever.
  • 1970
    Highland Home

    Highland Home

    Highland Home

    01970HD

    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
  • 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
  • 1970
    The Paper Kites: At The Roadhouse

    The Paper Kites: At The Roadhouse

    The Paper Kites: At The Roadhouse

    01970HD

    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
  • 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
  • 2003
    Tri Yann : Trente Ans Au Zénith

    Tri Yann : Trente Ans Au Zénith

    Tri Yann : Trente Ans Au Zénith

    8.32003HD

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

    Tri Yann : Trente Ans Au Zénith
  • 1970
    Creature Fear

    Creature Fear

    Creature Fear

    01970HD

    An adrift musician travels to his family's lake home for the weekend to record music with an ambitious local singer only to be hounded by a starving...

    Creature Fear
  • 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
  • 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
  • 2020
    Caterina

    Caterina

    Caterina

    02020HD

    A journey to the roots of Italian folk music through the images and the words of its greatest interpreter, Caterina Bueno. 'Caterina' is a portrait...

    Caterina
  • 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

    02006HD

    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
  • 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
  • 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

    01990HD

    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
  • 1978
    John Fahey: Live at Audimax Hamburg

    John Fahey: Live at Audimax Hamburg

    John Fahey: Live at Audimax Hamburg

    01978HD

    "Shot live for TV by the legendary German music show “Rockpalast” this DVD represents the earliest example of a complete Fahey concert...

    John Fahey: Live at Audimax Hamburg