Folk Music Movies

The Comedian Harmonists sing various German folk songs in a picturesque landscape.

From the camera of celebrated French documentarians Jean-Pierre Bruneau and Jose Reynes, and in the tradition of The Buena Vista Social Club, comes...

A portrait of the Arab musicians Bahaa al Jomaa and Yazan Ibrahim.

Courage & Patience & Grit is a DVD/CD set released by the band Great Big Sea on November 14, 2006. It contains video of the live performance...

Connie Converse was a trailblazing singer-songwritter who bared her soul through thought-provoking music only to discover that 1950's America was...

A poignant tale of longing and loss is revealed when a timeworn journal transports a young girl to a place of enchanting wonders.

This BBC Bristol documentary, Narrated by Bert Lloyd looks at the Gaelic music of the Outer Hebrides. It won the Silver Harp award. Directed by...

A documentary portraying the life of Norwegian folk singer Lillebjørn Nilsen. Lillebjørn's talent brought him into the limelight as a...

"Shot live for TV by the legendary German music show “Rockpalast” this DVD represents the earliest example of a complete Fahey concert...

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

Tri Yann's 2001 concert at the Zenith Arena in Paris celebrating the group's 30th Anniversary.

The popular singer and folk musician Ingebjørg Bratland performs her music on the Frognerseteren Amfi in Oslo, August 11th 2023.

Produced by JVC in collaboration with a Smithsonian/Folkways Recordings editorial board of scholars and Multicultural Media, The JVC Anthology of...

A poetic film about ancient Lithuanian traditions and rituals.

Folk music of the Sahara is an intoxicating experience of sight and sound captured among the Tuareg and Libyan people of North Central Africa. Filmed...

Your gateway to an intimate set of songs performed in an isolated world eight stories underground. Different from a live show and separate from...

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

Follows folk blues singer Jon Konrad a.k.a. Possessed by Paul James on tour from Texas to Louisiana as he attempts to make enough money to supply for...