Douglas D. Schumann Library & Learning Commons: HUMN 4345: History of American Folk Music: Find Video Resources

Library Streaming Video Databases

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Offers a vast collection of streaming videos covering the arts, humanities, sciences, social sciences, and current events.

Internet Video Resources

Alan Lomax Film Archive
Films of traditional musicians in performance in their native surroundings.
Cork Sacred Harp
Video recordings of sacred harp singing sessions. The Second Ireland Sacred Harp Convention, 2012, is especially well-filmed.
Country Clog Dancing (1965)
A scene from 'Bluegrass Roots' of young people dancing to old-time music in North Carolina. Filmed by David Hoffman.
David Hoffman: Bluegrass Roots (1965)
A documentary on Appalachian mountain music shot.(46 mins).
Dock Boggs: Folk Alliance International Lifetime Achievement Award 2014
A tribute to the coal miner and influential banjo player who was rediscovered in the 1950s.
End of an Old Song
A 1970 documentary film by John Cohen on the life and ballad singing of Dillard Chandler of North Carolina.
Folkstreams.net
Documentary films on all aspects of folklife.
Irish Traditional Music Archive
Videos of Irish musicians performing traditonal tunes and songs in English and in Irish.
Mississippi Blues Trail Films
Documentary films on the Delta blues.
New Orleans: A Living Museum of Music
How music plays an integral part in the lives of New Orleans residents.
Pete Seeger's Rainbow Quest on Youtube
Episodes from Pete Seeger's folk music show (1965-1966). Filmed in b&w.
That High Lonesome Sound
John Cohen's 1963 documentary on life in a Kentucky coal mining community. Features performances by Roscoe Holcomb, Bill Monroe & the Bluegrass Boys, and the Shepherd Family.
You See Me Laughin': The Last of the Hill Country Bluesmen (2005)
With performances by R.L. Burnside, Junior Kimbrough, Cedell Davis, and T Model Ford,
Youtube
Contains a vast array of historical recordings and live performances. Use cautiously to ensure that the media item is accurately attributed.

Folk Music Videos on DVD

American Roots Music
The history of American popular music from its ethnic origins to its present state.
Awake, My Soul: The Story of the Sacred Harp
Documentary on a traditional religious hymn genre still found in the southern states.
Desperate Man Blues
About 78 RPM record collector Joe Bussard.
Folk Rhythms: Learn to Play Spoons, Washboard, Bones, Hambone, Paper Bag
Making music with everyday objects.
The Harry Smith Project: The Anthology of American Folk Music Revisited
Contemporary performances of songs from The Anthology of American Folk Music.
High Lonesome: The Story of Bluegrass Music
Explores the beginnings and most important figures in this musical genre.
Inside Llewyn Davis
Concerns a fictional folk musician in Greenwich Village during the folk boom of the early 1960s.
No Direction Home: Bob Dylan
Footage of concert performances by Bob Dylan.
Searching for the Wrong-eyed Jesus
Alt-country singer Jim White tours the rural South and explores the tension between sin and redemption in Southern music.
We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions
Concert film of Bruce Springsteen performing folk songs made popular by Pete Seeger (CD/DVD).