Pete Seeger Movies

  • 1996
    Mountain Born: The Jean Ritchie Story

    Mountain Born: The Jean Ritchie Story

    Mountain Born: The Jean Ritchie Story

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    Chronicles the 50-year career of singer/songwriter Jean Ritchie, from Viper, Kentucky to the New York stage. Pete Seeger, Arlo Guthrie, and her...

    Mountain Born: The Jean Ritchie Story
  • 1971
    The Foolish Frog

    The Foolish Frog

    The Foolish Frog

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    A farmer wanted words to go with the tune he was playing when he saw a frog sitting on the bank of the stream. The frog did something silly which...

    The Foolish Frog
  • 2000
    The Ballad of Ramblin' Jack

    The Ballad of Ramblin' Jack

    The Ballad of Ramblin' Jack

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    With the help of her mother, family, friends, and fellow musicians, Aiyana Elliott reaches for her father, legendary cowboy troubadour, Ramblin' Jack...

    The Ballad of Ramblin' Jack
  • 1947
    To Hear Your Banjo Play

    To Hear Your Banjo Play

    To Hear Your Banjo Play

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    A short film about Pete Seeger and the birth of banjo music throughout the Southern United States.

    To Hear Your Banjo Play
  • 2007
    Pete Seeger: The Power of Song

    Pete Seeger: The Power of Song

    Pete Seeger: The Power of Song

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    Interviews, archival footage and home movies are used to illustrate a social history of folk artists Pete Seeger.

    Pete Seeger: The Power of Song
  • 1982
    The Weavers: Wasn't That a Time

    The Weavers: Wasn't That a Time

    The Weavers: Wasn't That a Time

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    Documentary about the blacklisted folk group The Weavers, and the events leading up to their triumphant return to Carnegie Hall.

    The Weavers: Wasn't That a Time
  • 1980
    Canto Libre - den fria sången

    Canto Libre - den fria sången

    Canto Libre - den fria sången

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    A concert program about the current development of the free Latin American music presented by a wide range of artists, performers and groups from...

    Canto Libre - den fria sången
  • 1990
    I’m a Negro, I’m an American – Paul Robeson

    I’m a Negro, I’m an American – Paul Robeson

    I’m a Negro, I’m an American – Paul Robeson

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    Biographical notes on the American singer, actor and civil rights activist Paul Robeson (1898-1976). At the height of his fame and skill,...

    I’m a Negro, I’m an American – Paul Robeson
  • 1999
    Paul Robeson: Here I Stand

    Paul Robeson: Here I Stand

    Paul Robeson: Here I Stand

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    Paul Robeson: Here I Stand presents the life and achievements of an extraordinary man. Athlete, singer, and scholar, Robeson was also a charismatic...

    Paul Robeson: Here I Stand
  • 1961
    Cattle Ranch

    Cattle Ranch

    Cattle Ranch

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    This short documentary offers a portrait of life on a cattle ranch, for both its human and animal inhabitants. Featuring sprightly music by folk...

    Cattle Ranch
  • 2019
    Woody Guthrie All-Star Tribute Concert 1970

    Woody Guthrie All-Star Tribute Concert 1970

    Woody Guthrie All-Star Tribute Concert 1970

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    In 1970, three years following his death from Huntington’s disease, an all-star cast of musicians gathered at Los Angeles, CA’s Hollywood...

    Woody Guthrie All-Star Tribute Concert 1970
  • 2006
    Woody Guthrie: Ain't Got No Home

    Woody Guthrie: Ain't Got No Home

    Woody Guthrie: Ain't Got No Home

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    Every American who has listened to the radio knows Guthrie's "This Land Is Your Land." The music of the folk singer/songwriter has been recorded by...

    Woody Guthrie: Ain't Got No Home
  • 1978
    Pete Seeger & Arlo Guthrie: Together in Concert

    Pete Seeger & Arlo Guthrie: Together in Concert

    Pete Seeger & Arlo Guthrie: Together in Concert

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    Full concert recorded live at Wolf Trap, VA for PBS broadcast. Arlo and Pete are joined onstage by the band Shanandoah on many of their well-loved...

    Pete Seeger & Arlo Guthrie: Together in Concert
  • 1988
    Dreadful Memories: The Life of Sarah Ogan Gunning

    Dreadful Memories: The Life of Sarah Ogan Gunning

    Dreadful Memories: The Life of Sarah Ogan Gunning

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    Born in the coalfields of eastern Kentucky, Gunning suffered a life of bitter poverty which became the fuel for dozens of moving songs about working...

    Dreadful Memories: The Life of Sarah Ogan Gunning
  • 1960
    Indian Summer

    Indian Summer

    Indian Summer

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    On the first hot day of summer, an old farmer goes fishing just as he has done for many years on the West Branch of the Delaware River. A young boy,...

    Indian Summer
  • 2011
    Give Me the Banjo

    Give Me the Banjo

    Give Me the Banjo

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    The Banjo Project is a cross-media cultural odyssey: a major television documentary, a live stage/multi-media performance, and a website that...

    Give Me the Banjo
  • 1966
    Afro-American Work Songs in a Texas Prison

    Afro-American Work Songs in a Texas Prison

    Afro-American Work Songs in a Texas Prison

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    Pete and Toshi Seeger, their son Daniel, and folklorist Bruce Jackson visited a Texas prison in Huntsville in March of 1966 and produced this rare...

    Afro-American Work Songs in a Texas Prison
  • 1977
    Phil Ochs Memorial Celebration

    Phil Ochs Memorial Celebration

    Phil Ochs Memorial Celebration

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    A tribute concert honoring the life of legendary folksinger Phil Ochs recorded at the Madison Square Garden's Felt Forum in 1976.

    Phil Ochs Memorial Celebration
  • 1970
    The Arlo Guthrie Show

    The Arlo Guthrie Show

    The Arlo Guthrie Show

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    A concert featuring singer-songwriter Arlo Guthrie. Performing from Austin, Texas, the folk-singer is joined by guest artists.

    The Arlo Guthrie Show
  • 2000
    The Internationale

    The Internationale

    The Internationale

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    THE INTERNATIONALE draws on people's stories of an emotionally charged radical song (the long-time anthem of socialism and communism) to celebrate...

    The Internationale