High Lonesome: The Story of Bluegrass Music (Movie)

Longtime fans of bluegrass music and those only recently discovering it will appreciate this documentary on the genre, which was born of a combination of African and Celtic sounds and is the base of American country music. This film traces the musical form from its Appalachian roots to the present. The rise, fall, and consistent revival of bluegrass chronicled through oral history and visual record, resulting in a priceless film that even casual fans are sure to enjoy.

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1. Big Family: The Story of Bluegrass Music (2019) (Movie) (8)
   

   Bill Monroe...Self (archive footage)

   

   Earl Scruggs...Self (archive footage)

   

   Lester Flatt...Self (archive footage)

   

   Alison Krauss...Self - Musician

   Bobby Osborne...Self - Musician

   Ralph Stanley...Self (archive footage)

   Sonny Osborne...Self (archive footage)

   Don Reno...Self (archive footage)
2. Bluegrass Country Soul (1972) (Movie) (4)
   

   Earl Scruggs...Self

   Ralph Stanley...Self

   Jimmy Martin...Self

   Mac Wiseman...Self
3. Opry Video Classics: Pioneers (2007) (Movie) (3)
   

   Lester Flatt...Self (archive footage)

   

   Bill Monroe...Self (archive footage)

   

   Earl Scruggs...Self (archive footage)
4. That's Bluegrass (2013) (Movie) (3)
   

   Lester Flatt...Self

   Jimmy Martin...Self

   Ralph Stanley...Self
5. The Porchlight Sessions (2017) (Movie) (3)
   Bobby Osborne...Self

   Ralph Stanley...Self (archive footage)

   

   Bill Monroe...Self
6. Bill Monroe: Father of Bluegrass Music (1993) (Movie) (2)
   

   Bill Monroe...Self

   

   Earl Scruggs...Self
7. Country Music on Broadway (1965) (Movie) (2)
   

   Earl Scruggs...Self

   

   Lester Flatt...Self
8. Down from the Mountain (2001) (Movie) (2)
   

   Alison Krauss...Self

   Ralph Stanley...Self
9. Scruggs: A Festival of Music (1972) (Movie) (2)
   

   Earl Scruggs...Self

   

   Bill Monroe...Self
10. The Best of the Flatt and Scruggs TV Show, Vol. 1 (2007) (Movie) (2)
    

    Earl Scruggs...Self

    

    Lester Flatt...Self
11. The Three Pickers (2003) (Movie) (2)
    

    Earl Scruggs...Self

    

    Alison Krauss...Self