Folk Music Movies

A coven of witches gather in Vermont in a feminist collective’s transporting short that shakes off patriarchal scrutiny during the...

Morocco is a land of ingratiating variety and intense contrast. Its people are as diverse as its topography. The cosmopolitan Atlantic coast fuses...

Life-worn Charlie struggles with leaving his present life and family in Ohio to return to his childhood Kentucky home and the music and lifestyle...

A journey to the roots of Italian folk music through the images and the words of its greatest interpreter, Caterina Bueno. 'Caterina' is a portrait...

Joy Brown (Billie Dean) is a 40-something woman with little confidence, less self-esteem and a burning desire to realise her dream of being a...

A rare 1979 BBC Arena documentary on the Albion Band, Ashley Hutchings and the development of English folk rock up to that time.

The legendary Colorado-based folk band Elephant Revival is known for their ethereal harmonies, incredible musicality, and haunting sound. And after a...

Unustatud rahvad (1970 - 1989) by Estonian composer Veljo Tormas is based upon six Balto-Finnic peoples traditions. Collegium Musicale choir brought...

Two storytellers put forth their versions of the story of Shravan Kumar. The art for the film uses painted images from a wooden portable shrine...

Paris To Kyiv’s Fragmenti recording was originally released in 2005, a sonic tapestry of ancient Ukrainian song fragments and contemporary...

A documentary film by Peter I. Chang which traces the life of the Japanese musician Hisao Shinagawa through his early years as a folk singer in Tokyo...

Filmed before a small studio audience in the bare style of some of the previous BBC music shows on which Thompson has appeared, this concert...

A visual and auditory immersion into the world of verdiales, a blend of mystery, tradition, and the culture of Málaga. Layers of image and...

When aliens attack a turbo-folk festival in Stepojevac, Boban Zdravkovic, having narrowly escaped the massacre, sets out on a mission of revenge for...

Man of the people, taxi driver, Jean Carignan is above all else one of the world's greatest violinists. In his hands reels become complex,...

Features Wagakki Band's concert held in January 2018 at Yokohama Arena. Features Yo Hitoto as guest.

In Burma, many people believe in ghost spirits called NATs. They are said to possess the power to assist or devastate the lives of those who...

A mini-doc capturing Hank Bee's first headline show at Liverpool's Quarry

A poetic film about ancient Lithuanian traditions and rituals.