Folk Hibernia at the BBC (2007)

コーエン兄弟が伝説のシンガー、デイヴ・ヴァン・ロンクの回想録をもとに映画化。第66回カンヌ国際映画祭で審査員特別グランプリを受賞。フォークソングで有名な1960年代のニューヨークはグリニッジビレッジを舞台に、音楽活動に奔走しながらも苦闘するシンガー・ソングライターが過ごす1週間を見つめる。 1960年代のニューヨーク、冬。若い世代のアートやカルチャーが花開いていたエリア、グリニッジビレッジのライブハウスでフォークソングを歌い続けるシンガー・ソングライターのルーウィン・デイヴィス（オスカー・アイザック）。熱心に音楽に取り組む彼だったが、なかなかレコードは売れない。それゆえに音楽で食べていくのを諦めようとする彼だが、何かと友人たちに手を差し伸べられ……。

静かな海辺にある孤島の灯台で、お父さんのコナー、お母さんのブロナー、愛犬のクーと幸せに暮らしていた男の子のベン。彼らは、新しい家族を迎えようとしていた。大好きなお母さんから、「あなたは世界で一番のお兄ちゃんになるのよ」と言われ、ベンも赤ちゃんが生まれてくる日を楽しみにしていた。 優しくて物知りなお母さんは、ベンにたくさんのお話や歌を教えてくれた。巨人のマクリルと愛犬の物語や、アザラシの妖精セルキーが歌うと妖精が家に戻れる不思議な伝説、古い言葉で綴られる美しい歌など……。 ある晩、ベンはお母さんに海の歌が聞こえる貝の笛をもらう。うれしくて、笛を大事に抱いて眠りについたのだが、目を覚ますとお母さんの姿が見当たらない。 お母さんは赤ちゃんを残して、海へ消えてしまったのだ。

東京でひとり暮らしをしている27歳のOL・タエ子。農業に興味を持っている彼女は、休暇を利用し、義兄で農家を営む山形へと向かう。寝台列車で揺れる中、彼女の前にはいつしか小学5年生の自分が現れはじめるが・・・。

Ten fishermen from Cornwall are signed by Universal Records and achieve a top ten hit with their debut album of Sea Shanties. Based on the true-life story of Cornish folk band, Fisherman's Friends.

アメリカ上院議員選挙に立候補した人気歌手“ボブ・ロバーツ”の姿を、ドキュメンタリーの形式を借りて描いたユニークな作品。アメリカ上院議員選挙に立候補したボブは、その人気と豊富な資金力をバックに選挙戦の台風の眼となる。表のクリーンなイメージの一方で、当選するためには手段を選ばない側面も。その結果、ボブは選挙戦を有利に進めるが……。

The history of American popular music runs parallel with the history of a Russian Jewish immigrant family, with each male descendant possessing different musical abilities.

A biography of Woody Guthrie, one of America's greatest folk singers. He left his dust-devastated Texas home in the 1930s to find work, discovering the suffering and strength of America's working class.

A celebration of the Irish punk/poet Shane MacGowan, lead singer and songwriter of The Pogues, that combines unseen archive footage from the band and MacGowan’s family with original animations.

In March 2005, Neil Young was diagnosed with a brain aneurysm. Four days before he was scheduled for a lifesaving operation, he headed to Nashville, where he wrote and recorded the country folk album Prairie Wind with old friends and family members. After the successful operation and recovery period, he returned to Nashville that August to play at the famed Ryman Auditorium, once again gathering together friends and family for this special performance.

Tells a timeless story based on Irish folklore of good versus evil, & through the media of dance & music it is understood and appreciated by every culture.

A concert inspired by the Coen Brothers' film, 'Inside Llewyn Davis,' which is set in the 1960s Greenwich Village folk music scene, featuring live performances of the film's music, as well as songs from the early 1960s. Performers include the Avett Brothers, Joan Baez, Dave Rawlings Machine, Rhiannon Giddens, Lake Street Dive, Colin Meloy, The Milk Carton Kids, Marcus Mumford, Punch Brothers, Patti Smith, Willie Watson, Gillian Welch, and Jack White, as well as the star of the film Oscar Isaac.

A true Canadian iconoclast, acclaimed transgender country/electro-pop artist Rae Spoon revisits the stretches of rural Alberta that once constituted “home” and confronts memories of growing up queer in an abusive, evangelical household.

An unvarnished chronicle of Bob Dylan's metamorphosis from folk to rock musician via appearances at the Newport Folk Festival between 1963 and 1965.

Sarah and Isolde share an interest in the traditional music and dance of the Balkans, but it turns out that shared interests don’t always unite them. Their trip, initially a fun bonding experience, takes a southward turn when Sarah becomes interested in handsome fellow camper Steph. A seemingly innocent romantic overture touches off an abrupt shift in the dynamic between the two girlfriends, steering a previously ecstatic camp outing down a psychological rabbit hole.

地方に伝わる民謡の収集に陝西省を訪れた八路軍の兵士。世話になる農家には唄のうまい少女がいた。いつしか彼女は兵士に幼い恋心を抱くのだが……。'30年代の山村を舞台に、まだ見ぬ世界とその世界の存在を知らせてくれた男に対する少女の憧憬を、中国映画のヌーヴェルヴァーグ陳凱歌が詩情豊かに描く。

This BBC documentary chronicles the life of folk/soft-rock singer John Denver through his rise with The Chad Mitchell Trio and Peter, Paul and Mary, his subsequent stardom, his popularity decline, and his tragic death at age 53.

Indie folk heroes Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, Tennessee’s Old Crow Medicine Show, and Britain’s acclaimed Mumford & Sons, climbed aboard a beautiful vintage train in California, setting out for New Orleans, Louisiana on a “tour of dreams”. The resulting film from this journey is nothing short of magical. Part road movie and part concert film, BIG EASY EXPRESS bears witness to the birth of a new musical era. With poignancy and beauty, Malloy documents these incredible musicians as they ride the rails and wow the crowds, from Oakland… to New Orleans.

This musical celebration charts the lives and careers of some of the biggest selling acts in Irish rock, punk and pop from Van Morrison and Thin Lizzy to The Undertones and U2. From the pioneers of the showbands touring in the late 50s through to the modern day, the film examines their lineage and connections and how the hardcore, rocking sound of Belfast merged with the more melodic, folky Dublin tradition to form what we now recognise as Irish rock and pop.

Latcho Drom is a vista of the music, culture, and journey of the Romani people—from their homeland of India, to Europe and Southwest Asia.