Movie Description
Big Family: The Story of Bluegrass Music
(2019)Overview
Examine the history of bluegrass music, from its origins to its eventual worldwide popularity, and hear from dozens of musicians who explain the ways bluegrass music transcends generational, cultural and geographic boundaries.
Featured Crew
- Director : Nick Helton,Matt Grimm
- Producer : Matt Grimm,Nick Helton
- Writer : Teresa Day
- Editor : Matt Grimm
- Cast : Bill Monroe,Earl Scruggs,Lester Flatt,Alison Krauss,Del McCoury,Peter Rowan,Rhonda Vincent,Jerry Douglas,Bobby Osborne,Sam Bush,Sierra Hull,Ricky Skaggs,Laurie Lewis,Jim Lauderdale,Graham Sharp,Béla Fleck,Abigail Washburn,Chris Thile,Bob Dylan,Dale Ann Bradley,Alison Brown,Chris Wadsworth,Neil V. Rosenberg,Rex Ellis,Marian Leighton Levy,Blake Williams,Joe Mullins,Kelsi Robertson Harrigill,Ned Luberecki,Jon Weisberger,Darol Anger,Noam Pikelny,Eugene O'Brien,Chris Eldridge,Larry Stephenson,Raymond McLain,Ralph Stanley,Sonny Osborne,Terry Eldredge,Don Reno,Red Smiley,John Hartford,Tom Smothers,Dick Smothers,Glen Campbell,Steve Martin,Jerry Garcia,Tony Rice,John Cowan,J.D. Crowe,Dan Tyminski,Kaia Kater,Molly Tuttle,Missy Raines
Cast
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Self - Musician
Self - Musician
Self - Musician
Self - Musician
Self - Musician
Self - Musician
Self - Musician
Self - Musician
Self - Musician
Self - Musician
Self - Grammy Award Winner
Self - Grammy Award Winner
Self - Musician
Self - Grammy Award Winner
Self - Grammy Award Winner
Self (archive footage)
Self - Musician
Herself - Musician
Self - Freshgrass Foundation
Self - Bluegrass Music Historian
Self - Smithsonian Institution
Self - Co-founder, Rounder Records
Self - Radio Broadcaster, WSMT
Self - Radio Broadcaster
Self - Musician
Self - Radio Broadcaster / Musician
Self - Musician
Self - Musician / Berklee College of Music
Self - Grammy Award Winner
Self - European Bluegrass Music Association
Self - Grammy Award Winner
Self - Singer/Songwriter
Self - Kentucky Center for Traditional Music
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Self - Musician
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Self - Musician
Self (archive footage)
Self - Grammy Award Winner
Self - Musician
Self - Musician
Self - Musician
Posters
Facts
Original TitleBig Family: The Story of Bluegrass Music
Status Released
Release Information
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2019-08-30
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 56m
Production CompaniesPBS International
Genres
- Music
- Documentary
