High Lonesome - The Story of Bluegrass Music

High Lonesome - The Story of Bluegrass Music
by Rachel Liebling

High Lonesome - The Story of Bluegrass Music
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Actor: Bobby Osborne, Don Wayne Reno, Earl Scruggs, Jimmy Martin, Sonny Osborne
Director: Rachel Liebling
DVD: Region Code 0
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0
Format: Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 95 minutes
DVD Release Date: 1999-03-09
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: SHANACHIE

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Movie Review: Great Bluegrass History
Summary: 5 Stars

This is a really great history of the Bluegrass genre of music. Plenty of music and narration by Bill Monroe himself. Recommended viewing for anyone interested in bluegrass.

Summary of High Lonesome - The Story of Bluegrass Music

"The story of bluegrass is the story of Bill Monroe's musical legacy." So begins this superb 1991 documentary, which frames its historical survey around Monroe, the father of Kentucky bluegrass. As Monroe visits his old Kentucky home, now dilapidated and full of memories, the film traces the emergence of bluegrass from Appalachian descendants of Scotch-Irish settlers, and a variety of bluegrass greats (including narrator Mac Wiseman) offer informative anecdotes, accompanied by evocative archival footage and concert performances from the bluegrass festival circuit. Monroe's dominance is duly acknowledged, but ample time is devoted to his contemporaries and successors, including the fast-pickin' duo of Flat & Scruggs, the Osborne Brothers, Jimmy Martin, and finally Alison Krauss, who passionately defends the music's acoustic purity. The rise, fall, and consistent revival of bluegrass is thus chronicled through oral history and visual record, resulting in a priceless film that even casual fans are sure to enjoy. --Jeff Shannon

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