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The Old, Weird America: Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk Music(2007)

Name: The Old, Weird America: Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk Music
Genre: Documentary, Music
Released: 2007
Cast: Beck, Nick Cave, Elvis Costello, David Johansen, Greil Marcus

90 minDocumentaryMusic

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.

Directed byRani Singh

Cast

Beck
Self
Nick Cave
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Elvis Costello
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David Johansen
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Greil Marcus
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Beth Orton
Self
Lou Reed
Self
Allen Ginsberg
Self (archive footage)
Steve Earle
Self

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