The Old, Weird America: Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk Music

Plot

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.

Cast

Beck

Self

Nick Cave

Self

Elvis Costello

Self

David Johansen

Self

Greil Marcus

Self

Beth Orton

Self

Lou Reed

Self

Allen Ginsberg

Self (archive footage)

Steve Earle

Self