Music Documentaries and Movies
Country, Folk, Bluegrass etc.
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- DirectorJoe PickettNick PrueherStarsRed PetersLarry PierceClarence ReidLarry Pierce is a family man and factory worker who lives in Middletown, Indiana with his wife Sandy. Outside of his regular nine-to-five job, Pierce has also been writing and recording raunchy country albums since 1994. After being forced to retire from his job after thirty-one years, the 53-year-old Pierce hooks up with the rock group -itis and performs his first concert in front of a live audience.
- DirectorChristopher GuestStarsChristopher GuestEugene LevyMichael McKeanMockumentary captures the reunion of 1960s folk trio the Folksmen as they prepare for a show at The Town Hall to memorialize a recently deceased concert promoter.
- StarsPeter CoyoteMarty StuartVince GillThe story of the creation of modern Country music.
- DirectorEthan CoenJoel CoenStarsOscar IsaacCarey MulliganJohn GoodmanA week in the life of a young singer as he navigates the Greenwich Village folk scene of 1961.
- 20131h 41mUnrated8.1 (616)TV MovieDirectorChristopher WilchaStarsThe Avett BrothersScott AvettSeth AvettA concert inspired by the Coen Brothers' film, 'Inside Llewyn Davis,' which is set in the 1960s Greenwich Village folk music scene, featuring live performances of the film's music, as well as songs from the early 1960s. Performers include the Avett Brothers, Joan Baez, Dave Rawlings Machine, Rhiannon Giddens, Lake Street Dive, Colin Meloy, The Milk Carton Kids, Marcus Mumford, Punch Brothers, Patti Smith, Willie Watson, Gillian Welch, and Jack White, as well as the star of the film Oscar Isaac.
- DirectorNick DoobChris HegedusD.A. PennebakerStarsRalph StanleyEmmylou HarrisEvelyn CoxThis is a documentary about the musical artists who performed the songs in the Coen Brothers' film O Brother, Where Art Thou?
- DirectorRob EpsteinJeffrey FriedmanStarsLinda RonstadtBonnie RaittDolly PartonWith one of the most memorably stunning voices that has ever hit the airwaves, Linda Ronstadt burst onto the 1960s folk rock music scene in her early twenties.
- DirectorDavid HeinzStarsJoe PurdyAmber RubarthKrisha FairchildTwo strangers, both folk musicians stranded in California, take a road trip to New York in the days after 9/11. A story about the kindness of strangers and the power of music.
- DirectorJohn MitchellJeremy Kipp WalkerStarsNils d'AulaireJay KlaitzJulie Ann EmeryThe possibly exaggerated origin story of the real life alien bluegrass band, Future Folk, that has been playing for NYC audiences for the better part of a decade.
- DirectorMary WhartonJoe BerlingerStarsJoan BaezDavid CrosbyBob DylanThe Bio of Joan Baez, her life, her Country Music.
- DirectorDarius MarderStarsRiz AhmedOlivia CookePaul RaciDuring a series of adrenaline-fueled gigs, itinerant punk-metal drummer Ruben begins to experience hearing loss. When a specialist tells him his condition will rapidly worsen, he thinks his music career - and with it his life - is over.
- DirectorMargaret BrownStarsJoe ElyGuy ClarkWillie NelsonBe Here to Love Me - Chronicles the fascinating and often turbulent life of musician Townes van Zandt.
- DirectorDeclan McGrathStarsPol BrennanPol Brennan of Clannad takes a look at Alan Lomax's visit to Ireland during his quest to preserve the folk music of the world.
- DirectorPat CollinsStarsColm SeoigheMichael O'ChonfhlaolaMacdara Ó FáthartaBorn in a remote village on Ireland's west coast, Joe Heaney conquered the shyness of his youth to become one of his country's most revered traditional vocalists, as chronicled in this lyrical biopic.
- DirectorScott CooperStarsJeff BridgesMaggie GyllenhaalColin FarrellA faded country music musician is forced to reassess his dysfunctional life during a doomed romance that also inspires him.
- DirectorAndrew SlaterStarsThe ByrdsThe Beach BoysBuffalo SpringfieldA look at the roots of the historic music scene in L.A.'s Laurel Canyon featuring the music of iconic groups such as The Byrds, The Beach Boys, Buffalo Springfield, and The Mamas and the Papas.
- 1985– 3h 28mNot Rated8.4 (12K)TV EpisodeDirectorMartin ScorseseStarsBob DylanB.J. RolfzenDick KangasA chronicle of Bob Dylan's strange evolution between 1961 and 1966 from folk singer to protest singer to "voice of a generation" to rock star.
- DirectorJeff FeuerzeigStarsDaniel JohnstonMabel JohnstonBill JohnstonDaniel Johnston, manic-depressive genius singer/songwriter/artist is revealed in this portrait of madness, creativity and love.
- DirectorTodd HaynesStarsChristian BaleCate BlanchettHeath LedgerRuminations on the life of Bob Dylan, where six characters embody a different aspect of the musician's life and work.
- DirectorBarak GoodmanJamila EphronStarsJohn RobertsJoel RosenmanJoel MakowerThe iconic 3-day music festival that symbolized the counterculture era, exploring its organization, performances, and societal impact in a factual, unbiased manner.
- DirectorMartin ScorseseStarsBob DylanAllen GinsbergPatti SmithIn an alchemic mix of fact and fantasy, Martin Scorsese looks back at Bob Dylan's 1975 Rolling Thunder Revue tour and a country ripe for reinvention.
- DirectorSara TerryStarsHilary AdamsonStuart AdamsonAnthony da CostaThree singer-songwriters navigate the thriving subculture of American folk music, each struggling to be heard in the 21st century version of a genre that once dominated mainstream culture. The days of Dylan and Guthrie may be long gone - but folk musicians and their lives still amplify the themes that resonate across our cultural landscape.