Big Family: The Story of Bluegrass Music (2019)
Examine the history of bluegrass music, from its origins to its eventual worldwide popularity, and hear from dozens of musicians who explain the ways bluegrass music transcends generational, cultural and geographic boundaries.
Directors: Nick Helton, Matt Grimm.
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Bill Monroe as Self (archive footage) |
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Earl Scruggs as Self (archive footage) |
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Lester Flatt as Self (archive footage) |
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Alison Krauss as Self - Musician |
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Del McCoury as Self - Musician |
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Peter Rowan as Self - Musician |
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Rhonda Vincent as Self - Musician |
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Jerry Douglas as Self - Musician |
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Bobby Osborne as Self - Musician |
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Sam Bush as Self - Musician |
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Sierra Hull as Self - Musician |
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Ricky Skaggs as Self - Musician |
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Laurie Lewis as Self - Musician |
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Jim Lauderdale as Self - Grammy Award Winner |
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Graham Sharp as Self - Grammy Award Winner |
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Béla Fleck as Self - Musician |
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Abigail Washburn as Self - Grammy Award Winner |
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Chris Thile as Self - Grammy Award Winner |
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Bob Dylan as Self (archive footage) |
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Dale Ann Bradley as Self - Musician |
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Alison Brown as Self - Musician |
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Chris Wadsworth as Self - Freshgrass Foundation |
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Neil V. Rosenberg as Self - Bluegrass Music Historian |
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Rex Ellis as Self - Smithsonian Institution |
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Marian Leighton Levy as Self - Co-founder, Rounder Records |
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Blake Williams as Self - Radio Broadcaster, WSMT |
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Joe Mullins as Self - Radio Broadcaster |
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Kelsi Robertson Harrigill as Self - Musician |
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Ned Luberecki as Self - Radio Broadcaster / Musician |
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Jon Weisberger as Self - Musician |
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Darol Anger as Self - Musician / Berklee College of Music |
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Noam Pikelny as Self - Grammy Award Winner |
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Eugene O'Brien as Self - European Bluegrass Music Association |
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Chris Eldridge as Self - Grammy Award Winner |
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Larry Stephenson as Self - Singer/Songwriter |
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Raymond McLain as Self - Kentucky Center for Traditional Music |
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Ralph Stanley as Self (archive footage) |
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Sonny Osborne as Self (archive footage) |
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Terry Eldredge as Self - Musician |
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Don Reno as Self (archive footage) |
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Red Smiley as Self (archive footage) |
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John Hartford as Self (archive footage) |
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Tom Smothers as Self (archive footage) |
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Dick Smothers as Self (archive footage) |
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Glen Campbell as Self (archive footage) |
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Steve Martin as Self (archive footage) |
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Jerry Garcia as Self (archive footage) |
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Tony Rice as Self (archive footage) |
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John Cowan as Self - Musician |
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J.D. Crowe as Self (archive footage) |
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Dan Tyminski as Self - Grammy Award Winner |
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Kaia Kater as Self - Musician |
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Molly Tuttle as Self - Musician |
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Missy Raines as Self - Musician |
| Writing | Teresa Day | Writer |
| Directing | Nick Helton | Director |
| Directing | Matt Grimm | Director |
| Production | Matt Grimm | Producer |
| Production | Nick Helton | Producer |
| Editing | Matt Grimm | Editor |
| Sound | Brent Abshear | Sound Mixer |
| Camera | Justin Allen | Drone Pilot |
| Production | Shae Hopkins | Executive Producer |
| Production | Linda Randulfe Marquez | Executive Producer |
| Production | Nancy Southgate | Executive Producer |