• 2009
Folk America

Summary Three-part history of American roots music. View more details

  • 2009

Folk America

Directed : Unknown

Written : Unknown

Stars : Bernard Hill Tom Paxton Mike Seeger John Cohen

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7.5

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Genres : Documentary

Release date : Jan 22, 2009

Countries of origin : United Kingdom

Language : English

Production companies : British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Summary Three-part history of American roots music. View more details

Details

Genres : Documentary

Release date : Jan 22, 2009

Countries of origin : United Kingdom

Language : English

Production companies : British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

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Episodes

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Episode 1 • Jan 22, 2009
Birth of a Nation
Three-part documentary series on American folk music, tracing its history from the recording boom of the 1920s to the folk revival of the 1960s.
Episode 2 • Jan 29, 2009
This Land is Your Land
Three-part documentary series on American folk music, tracing its history from the recording boom of the 1920s to the folk revival of the 1960s.
Episode 3 • Feb 05, 2009
Blowin' in the Wind
Three-part documentary series on American folk music, tracing its history from the recording boom of the 1920s to the folk revival of the 1960s.
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