Bluegrass Movies

  • 2023
    Billy Strings | At the Ryman Auditorium

    Billy Strings | At the Ryman Auditorium

    Billy Strings | At the Ryman Auditorium

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    Join the Grammy Award winner and his band for a one-of-a-kind concert honoring the birthplace of Bluegrass. One of music’s top artists across...

    Billy Strings | At the Ryman Auditorium
  • 2012
    Big Easy Express

    Big Easy Express

    Big Easy Express

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    Indie folk heroes Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, Tennessee’s Old Crow Medicine Show, and Britain’s acclaimed Mumford & Sons,...

    Big Easy Express
  • 1980
    The Robber Bridegroom

    The Robber Bridegroom

    The Robber Bridegroom

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    In a small Southern town, a plantation owner is duped into thinking a thief is a kind stranger. To repay the stranger for stopping a robbery, the...

    The Robber Bridegroom
  • 1972
    Bluegrass Country Soul

    Bluegrass Country Soul

    Bluegrass Country Soul

    01972HD

    Capturing the sights, sounds, and magic of Carlton Haney’s 1971 Labor Day Festival in Camp Springs, North Carolina; a three-day outdoor...

    Bluegrass Country Soul
  • 2019
    Big Family: The Story of Bluegrass Music

    Big Family: The Story of Bluegrass Music

    Big Family: The Story of Bluegrass Music

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    Examine the history of bluegrass music, from its origins to its eventual worldwide popularity, and hear from dozens of musicians who explain the ways...

    Big Family: The Story of Bluegrass Music
  • 1976
    Red Ball Express

    Red Ball Express

    Red Ball Express

    01976HD

    A drawn-on-film train builds itself and takes a trip, set to the bluegrass standard Orange Blossom Special.

    Red Ball Express
  • 2003
    The Three Pickers

    The Three Pickers

    The Three Pickers

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    For one historic evening, American music legends Earl Scruggs, Doc Watson, and Ricky Skaggs joined forces as The Three Pickers, to film a concert for...

    The Three Pickers
  • 1993
    Bill Monroe: Father of Bluegrass Music

    Bill Monroe: Father of Bluegrass Music

    Bill Monroe: Father of Bluegrass Music

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    No single figure in American music so dominated a genre as did Bill Monroe with bluegrass. BILL MONROE: FATHER OF BLUEGRASS MUSIC features...

    Bill Monroe: Father of Bluegrass Music
  • 2021
    A Kentucky Treasure: The J.D. Crowe Story

    A Kentucky Treasure: The J.D. Crowe Story

    A Kentucky Treasure: The J.D. Crowe Story

    02021HD

    Fellow musicians talk about the career and impact of Kentucky native J.D. Crowe, one of bluegrass music's most accomplished and influential...

    A Kentucky Treasure: The J.D. Crowe Story
  • 2005
    The Carter Family: Will the Circle Be Unbroken

    The Carter Family: Will the Circle Be Unbroken

    The Carter Family: Will the Circle Be Unbroken

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    The life and times of The Carter Family, one of the earliest and most-influential group in American country and roots music.

    The Carter Family: Will the Circle Be Unbroken
  • 1991
    High Lonesome: The Story of Bluegrass Music

    High Lonesome: The Story of Bluegrass Music

    High Lonesome: The Story of Bluegrass Music

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    Longtime fans of bluegrass music and those only recently discovering it will appreciate this documentary on the genre, which was born of a...

    High Lonesome: The Story of Bluegrass Music
  • 2011
    Charlie Louvin: Still Rattlin' the Devil's Cage

    Charlie Louvin: Still Rattlin' the Devil's Cage

    Charlie Louvin: Still Rattlin' the Devil's Cage

    02011HD

    Fifty years later, and he's still rattlin' the Devil's cage. Charlie Louvin can walk through a crowded mall and not attract attention. But it...

    Charlie Louvin: Still Rattlin' the Devil's Cage
  • 2019
    You Gave Me A Song: The Life and Music of Alice Gerrard

    You Gave Me A Song: The Life and Music of Alice Gerrard

    You Gave Me A Song: The Life and Music of Alice Gerrard

    102019HD

    You Gave Me A Song offers an intimate portrait of old-time music pioneer Alice Gerrard and her remarkable, unpredictable journey creating and...

    You Gave Me A Song: The Life and Music of Alice Gerrard
  • 2004
    Bluegrass Journey

    Bluegrass Journey

    Bluegrass Journey

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    This passionate and affecting performance documentary celebrates the virtuoso artistry and joyous community of contemporary bluegrass music....

    Bluegrass Journey
  • 2002
    Béla Fleck & the Flecktones: Live at the Quick

    Béla Fleck & the Flecktones: Live at the Quick

    Béla Fleck & the Flecktones: Live at the Quick

    62002HD

    Fronted by one of the most accomplished banjo players of his time, Bela Fleck and the Flecktones are captured live in concert on Live at the Quick....

    Béla Fleck & the Flecktones: Live at the Quick
  • 2017
    May It Last: A Portrait of the Avett Brothers

    May It Last: A Portrait of the Avett Brothers

    May It Last: A Portrait of the Avett Brothers

    7.62017HD

    An intimate portrait of the acclaimed North Carolina band The Avett Brothers, charting their decade-and-a- half rise, while chronicling their...

    May It Last: A Portrait of the Avett Brothers
  • 1991
    Banjoes, Fiddles & Riverboats: John Hartford and the General Jackson

    Banjoes, Fiddles & Riverboats: John Hartford and the General Jackson

    Banjoes, Fiddles & Riverboats: John Hartford and the General Jackson

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    Steamboatin' stories from those who lived them, river history, authentic footage and stills, along with music and narration by John Hartford.

    Banjoes, Fiddles & Riverboats: John Hartford and the General Jackson
  • 2013
    The Tao of Bluegrass: A Portrait of Peter Rowan

    The Tao of Bluegrass: A Portrait of Peter Rowan

    The Tao of Bluegrass: A Portrait of Peter Rowan

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    There are only a few Bluegrass Boys still around that played with the Father of Bluegrass, Bill Monroe. Peter Rowan was a bluegrass boy in the 1960's...

    The Tao of Bluegrass: A Portrait of Peter Rowan
  • 1994
    Phish: 1994 Bluegrass Sessions

    Phish: 1994 Bluegrass Sessions

    Phish: 1994 Bluegrass Sessions

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    The Rev. Jeff Mosier (Blueground Undergrass) was contracted by Phish in the Fall of 1994, to help them learn Bluegrass. They flew him to Michigan and...

    Phish: 1994 Bluegrass Sessions
  • 2014
    A Kentucky Treasure: The Osborne Brothers Story

    A Kentucky Treasure: The Osborne Brothers Story

    A Kentucky Treasure: The Osborne Brothers Story

    02014HD

    The story of Bobby and Sonny Osborne, better known as The Osborne Brothers, one of the most successful bluegrass groups of all time. Born in Hyden,...

    A Kentucky Treasure: The Osborne Brothers Story