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

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.

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90 min

Cast

Beck

as Self

Nick Cave

as Self

Elvis Costello

as Self

David Johansen

as Self

Greil Marcus

as Self

Beth Orton

as Self

Lou Reed

as Self

Allen Ginsberg

as Self (archive footage)

Steve Earle

as Self

Director

Rani Singh