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Bluegrass artists use a variety of stringed instruments. Bluegrass as a distinct musical form developed from elements of old-time music and traditional music in the Appalachian region of the United States. The Appalachian region was where many Scottish American immigrants settled, bringing with them the musical traditions of their homelands.
A documentary on his life, King of Bluegrass: The Life and Times of Jimmy Martin, was released in 2003. Martin is also featured in the documentary film High Lonesome: The Story of Bluegrass Music . Martin's hobby was raccoon hunting with dogs; he featured his hunting dogs on the covers of several LP albums and wrote songs celebrating their prowess.
The six-hour, multi-part film series, examines the evolution one of America's popular and enduring music forms from its origin in Appalachia to its current status across the United States and the world. The film is a comprehensive journey through the history of American country music as told by the performing legends of the past and the ...
Of course, bluegrass connected him to Monroe, Flatt & Scruggs, Stanley and a brief but groundbreaking tenure with Kentucky banjo great J.D. Crowe before a late ’70s stay in Emmylou Harris’ Hot ...
The documentary Grateful Dawg (October 14, 2001) chronicles the friendship between Jerry Garcia and David Grisman. [19] Grisman was a judge for the 6th and 7th annual Independent Music Awards to support independent artists. [20] He wrote much of the bluegrass music for the 1974 film Big Bad Mama directed by Roger Corman. It was played by the ...
The film won Best Music Documentary at the 2017 Boulder International Film Festival. [10] At the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, the film won both of the Audience Award categories. [11] In December, the Toronto International Film Festival named the film to its annual Canada's Top Ten list of the ten best Canadian films. [12]
The tune — and, indeed, the entire performance (which did not include an opening act) — reaffirmed the 31-year old guitarist and singer as a generational talisman for bluegrass music.
The film is set in Ghent, in the Flemish Region of Belgium, and chronicles the lives of Didier (Johan Heldenbergh) and Elise (Veerle Baetens) over seven years as they fall in love through their passion for bluegrass music. Didier meets Elise in her tattoo parlour and invites her to the performance of his bluegrass band.