Pete Seeger Movies
- 1996
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...
- 1971
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...
- 2000
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...
- 1947
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.
- 2007
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.
- 1982
The Weavers: Wasn't That a Time
The Weavers: Wasn't That a Time7.21982HD
Documentary about the blacklisted folk group The Weavers, and the events leading up to their triumphant return to Carnegie Hall.
- 1980
Canto Libre - den fria sången
Canto Libre - den fria sången01980HD
A concert program about the current development of the free Latin American music presented by a wide range of artists, performers and groups from...
- 1990
I’m a Negro, I’m an American – Paul Robeson
I’m a Negro, I’m an American – Paul Robeson01990HD
Biographical notes on the American singer, actor and civil rights activist Paul Robeson (1898-1976). At the height of his fame and skill,...
- 1999
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...
- 1961
Cattle Ranch
Cattle Ranch01961HD
This short documentary offers a portrait of life on a cattle ranch, for both its human and animal inhabitants. Featuring sprightly music by folk...
- 2019
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...
- 2006
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...
- 1978
Pete Seeger & Arlo Guthrie: Together in Concert
Pete Seeger & Arlo Guthrie: Together in Concert01978HD
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...
- 1988
Dreadful Memories: The Life of Sarah Ogan Gunning
Dreadful Memories: The Life of Sarah Ogan Gunning01988HD
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...
- 1960
Indian Summer
Indian Summer01960HD
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,...
- 2011
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...
- 1966
Afro-American Work Songs in a Texas Prison
Afro-American Work Songs in a Texas Prison01966HD
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...
- 1977
Phil Ochs Memorial Celebration
Phil Ochs Memorial Celebration01977HD
A tribute concert honoring the life of legendary folksinger Phil Ochs recorded at the Madison Square Garden's Felt Forum in 1976.
- 1970
The Arlo Guthrie Show
The Arlo Guthrie Show01970HD
A concert featuring singer-songwriter Arlo Guthrie. Performing from Austin, Texas, the folk-singer is joined by guest artists.
- 2000
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...