The Old, Weird America: Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk Music

Name: The Old, Weird America: Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk Music
Director: Rani Singh
Genre: Documentary, Music
Released: 2007-02-01
Duration: 1 h 30 min
Cast: Beck, Nick Cave, Elvis Costello, David Johansen, Greil Marcus

Documentary

Music

February 1, 2007 (19 years ago)

1h 30m

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The Old, Weird America tracks the history of the Anthology of American Folk Music from its initial compilation of 78 records from rural Americana to its 1952 release on Folkways Records, the urban folk revival of the 1960s, and its continuing influence on contemporary music.