High Lonesome: The Story of Bluegrass Music (1991)

ALL 01/01/1991 (en) Documentary, Music 95 Min
  • Release
    01/01/1991
  • Production
    Northside Films
  • Rotten tomato
    70%
  • Original title
    High Lonesome: The Story of Bluegrass Music
  • Original language
    en
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
    -

Overview

Longtime fans of bluegrass music and those only recently discovering it will appreciate this documentary on the genre, which was born of a combination of African and Celtic sounds and is the base of American country music. This film traces the musical form from its Appalachian roots to the present. The rise, fall, and consistent revival of bluegrass chronicled through oral history and visual record, resulting in a priceless film that even casual fans are sure to enjoy.

  1. Rachel Liebling

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Toby Shimin

    Editor

  4. Producer



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Casts

  1. Bill Monroe

    Self

  2. Lester Flatt

    Self (archive footage)

  3. Mac Wiseman

    Narrator (voice)

  4. Jimmy Martin

    Self

  5. Bobby Osborne

    Self

  6. Sonny Osborne

    Self

  7. Don Reno

    Self (archive footage)

  8. Earl Scruggs

    Self

  9. Ralph Stanley

    Self

  10. Alison Krauss

    Self

Full Cast & Crew

Casts : 10 , Crews : 6

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High Lonesome: The Story of Bluegrass Music (1991) 95 Min

ALL 01/01/1991 (en)
Documentary, Music
  • Release 01/01/1991
  • Production
    Northside Films
  • Original title High Lonesome: The Story of Bluegrass Music
  • en
  • Revenue0.00

Overview

Longtime fans of bluegrass music and those only recently discovering it will appreciate this documentary on the genre, which was born of a combination of African and Celtic sounds and is the base of American country music. This film traces the musical form from its Appalachian roots to the present. The rise, fall, and consistent revival of bluegrass chronicled through oral history and visual record, resulting in a priceless film that even casual fans are sure to enjoy.

  1. Rachel Liebling

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Toby Shimin

    Editor

  4. Producer