The Old, Weird America: Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk Music (2007)

0.0/10 • 90 min • Documentary Music

Overview

The Old, Weird America tracks the history of the Anthology of American Folk Music from its initial compilation of 78 records from rural Americana to its 1952 release on Folkways Records, the urban folk revival of the 1960s, and its continuing influence on contemporary music.

Cast

Beck

Nick Cave

Elvis Costello

David Johansen

Beth Orton

Lou Reed

Allen Ginsberg

Self (archive footage)

Steve Earle

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