The Old, Weird America: Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk Music (2007)
90 min
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.
- Release date
- February 1, 2007
- Country of origin
- Not yet available
Cast
- Beck as Self
- Nick Cave as Self
- Elvis Costello as Self
- David Johansen as Self
- Greil Marcus as Self
- Beth Orton as Self
- Lou Reed as Self
Crew
- Allen Ginsberg · Archive footage
- Bill Ivey · Archive footage
- Harry Smith · Archive footage
- Rani Singh · Director
- Rani Singh · Writer
- Rani Singh · Producer
- Iain Kennedy · Editor
- Tim Tobin · Editor