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Big Family: The Story of Bluegrass Music (2019)

Genre : Music, Documentary

Runtime : 1H 56M

Director : Nick Helton, Matt Grimm

Synopsis

Examine the history of bluegrass music, from its origins to its eventual worldwide popularity, and hear from dozens of musicians who explain the ways bluegrass music transcends generational, cultural and geographic boundaries.

Actors

Bill Monroe
Bill Monroe
Self (archive footage)
Earl Scruggs
Earl Scruggs
Self (archive footage)
Lester Flatt
Lester Flatt
Self (archive footage)
Alison Krauss
Alison Krauss
Self - Musician
Del McCoury
Del McCoury
Self - Musician
Peter Rowan
Peter Rowan
Self - Musician
Rhonda Vincent
Rhonda Vincent
Self - Musician
Jerry Douglas
Jerry Douglas
Self - Musician
Bobby Osborne
Bobby Osborne
Self - Musician
Sam Bush
Sam Bush
Self - Musician
Sierra Hull
Sierra Hull
Self - Musician
Ricky Skaggs
Ricky Skaggs
Self - Musician
Laurie Lewis
Laurie Lewis
Self - Musician
Jim Lauderdale
Jim Lauderdale
Self - Grammy Award Winner
Graham Sharp
Graham Sharp
Self - Grammy Award Winner
Béla Fleck
Béla Fleck
Self - Musician
Abigail Washburn
Abigail Washburn
Self - Grammy Award Winner
Chris Thile
Chris Thile
Self - Grammy Award Winner
Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan
Self (archive footage)
Dale Ann Bradley
Dale Ann Bradley
Self - Musician
Alison Brown
Alison Brown
Herself - Musician
Chris Wadsworth
Chris Wadsworth
Self - Freshgrass Foundation
Neil V. Rosenberg
Neil V. Rosenberg
Self - Bluegrass Music Historian
Rex Ellis
Rex Ellis
Self - Smithsonian Institution
Marian Leighton Levy
Marian Leighton Levy
Self - Co-founder, Rounder Records
Blake Williams
Blake Williams
Self - Radio Broadcaster, WSMT
Joe Mullins
Joe Mullins
Self - Radio Broadcaster
Kelsi Robertson Harrigill
Kelsi Robertson Harrigill
Self - Musician
Ned Luberecki
Ned Luberecki
Self - Radio Broadcaster / Musician
Jon Weisberger
Jon Weisberger
Self - Musician
Darol Anger
Darol Anger
Self - Musician / Berklee College of Music
Noam Pikelny
Noam Pikelny
Self - Grammy Award Winner
Eugene O'Brien
Eugene O'Brien
Self - European Bluegrass Music Association
Chris Eldridge
Chris Eldridge
Self - Grammy Award Winner
Larry Stephenson
Larry Stephenson
Self - Singer/Songwriter
Raymond McLain
Raymond McLain
Self - Kentucky Center for Traditional Music
Ralph Stanley
Ralph Stanley
Self (archive footage)
Sonny Osborne
Sonny Osborne
Self (archive footage)
Terry Eldredge
Terry Eldredge
Self - Musician
Don Reno
Don Reno
Self (archive footage)
Red Smiley
Red Smiley
Self (archive footage)
John Hartford
John Hartford
Self (archive footage)
Tom Smothers
Tom Smothers
Self (archive footage)
Dick Smothers
Dick Smothers
Self (archive footage)
Glen Campbell
Glen Campbell
Self (archive footage)
Steve Martin
Steve Martin
Self (archive footage)
Jerry Garcia
Jerry Garcia
Self (archive footage)
Tony Rice
Tony Rice
Self (archive footage)
John Cowan
John Cowan
Self - Musician
J.D. Crowe
J.D. Crowe
Self (archive footage)
Dan Tyminski
Dan Tyminski
Self - Grammy Award Winner
Kaia Kater
Kaia Kater
Self - Musician
Molly Tuttle
Molly Tuttle
Self - Musician
Missy Raines
Missy Raines
Self - Musician

Crews

Teresa Day
Teresa Day
Writer
Nick Helton
Nick Helton
Director
Matt Grimm
Matt Grimm
Director
Matt Grimm
Matt Grimm
Producer
Nick Helton
Nick Helton
Producer
Matt Grimm
Matt Grimm
Editor
Brent Abshear
Brent Abshear
Sound Mixer
Justin Allen
Justin Allen
Drone Pilot
Shae Hopkins
Shae Hopkins
Executive Producer
Linda Randulfe Marquez
Linda Randulfe Marquez
Executive Producer
Nancy Southgate
Nancy Southgate
Executive Producer

Trailers and other movies

Big Family Official Trailer | Big Family: The Story of Bluegrass Music | KET
Official Preview | Big Family: The Story of Bluegrass Music | PBS

Posters and backgrounds

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