Music Films

Style Wars

1983 | 1h 9mins

1983 | 1h 9mins

New York's legendary Kings of Graffiti own a special place in the hip hop pantheon. Style Wars is regarded by many as the definitive document of the emerging hip hop culture, an…

Black on White, White and Black

Black on White, White and Black

Black on White, White and Black

An intimate and humorous look at the life and career of the legendary blues pianist Alex Moore, a native of Dallas, was the first African American Texan to receive a National…

Mouth Music

Boot-camp count-off chants, jump-rope rhymes, and carny barks are featured in this fast-moving sampler of “proto-music” from the imaginations and versatile mouths of southern folk…

Medicine Fiddle

Medicine Fiddle

1991 | 1h 21mins

Medicine Fiddle

1991 | 1h 21mins

Fiddlers and dancers from Native and Metis families of the northern United States and Canada carry on the musical traditions passed down from early settlers. The film weaves…

Memories of Prince Albert Hunt

Memories of Prince Albert Hunt

Memories of Prince Albert Hunt

An experimental film by Ken Harrison, Dallas filmmaker, in the use of Super 8 film for television production. The film is a study of a Terrell, Texas, blues singer/fiddler of the…

Banjo Spirits

Banjo Spirits explores the legacy of the banjo through the eyes of Don Stover and Stephen Wade who assess the central role the banjo plays in their lives as a tool for creative…

Music Masters and Rhythm Kings

Music Masters and Rhythm Kings

Music Masters and Rhythm Kings

A celebration of the rich heritage of southern traditional music and the people who created it. This performance documentary focuses on three different styles of blues, stringband…

Anything I Catch

Anything I Catch

Anything I Catch

This film examines the thrilling regional phenomenon of Cajuns who wade in murky bayou waters to catch huge catfish and turtles by reaching into hollow logs and stumps with their…

Lawrence Older: Adirondack Minstrel

Lawrence Older: Adirondack Minstrel

Lawrence Older: Adirondack Minstrel

Lawrence Older [1912-1982] is a relaxed, direct and engaging performer who spent the majority of his life working in the woods. His songs and fiddle tunes are mostly from his…

Why The Cowboy Sings

Why The Cowboy Sings

Why The Cowboy Sings

The cowboy's job has always been dangerous, lonely, dusty, gory and low-paying. So why do cowboys make music, and why do they need to tell their story? Why the Cowboy Sings is a…

From Shore to Shore

From Shore to Shore

From Shore to Shore

A film on Irish immigrant musicians and their offspring, tracing the influences of family and community, ethnic identity, and American popular culture on the traditional music…

Performed Word

The Performed Word is African American folklorist Gerald L. Davis’ guided tour of African American expressive culture. Although he claimed to be “unchurched,” Davis explores with…

Rapture Family

In this film William Wiggins discusses the religious drama In the Rapture with its creator Margerine Hatcher and some of the cast that were to perform it the next day for the…

Bill Monroe: Father of Bluegrass Music

Bill Monroe: Father of Bluegrass Music

1993 | 1h 31mins

Bill Monroe: Father of Bluegrass Music

1993 | 1h 31mins

I’d like for them to remember me as the father of Bluegrass music, the man that originated this music. —Bill Monroe

Edd Presnell: Dulcimer Maker

Edd Presnell: Dulcimer Maker

Edd Presnell: Dulcimer Maker

Edd Presnell, a mountain craftsman and native of Watauga County, North Carolina, demonstrates and comments on the construction of a dulcimer. Presnell learned his craft from his…

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