About the film
history bluegrass music documentary
Big Family : The Story of Bluegrass Music
Release Date: August 30, 2019
| Year | : | 2019 |
| Slogan | : | «» |
| Genres | : | Music, Documentary |
| Production Companies | : | PBS International |
| Director | : | Matt Grimm, Nick Helton |
| Producers | : | Matt Grimm, Nick Helton, Shae Hopkins, Linda Randulfe Marquez, Nancy Southgate |
| Writers | : | Teresa Day |
| RunTime | : | 116 mins. |
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.
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Trailer: Big Family Official Trailer | Big Family: The Story of Bluegrass Music | KET
Teaser: Official Preview | Big Family: The Story of Bluegrass Music | PBS
Main Actors
Bill Monroe
Character : Himself (archive footage)
Earl Scruggs
Character : Himself (archive footage)
Lester Flatt
Character : Himself (archive footage)
Alison Krauss
Character : Herself - Musician
Del McCoury
Character : Himself - Musician
Peter Rowan
Character : Himself - Musician
Rhonda Vincent
Character : Herself - Musician
Jerry Douglas
Character : Himself - Musician
Bobby Osborne
Character : Himself - Musician
Sam Bush
Character : Himself - Musician
Sierra Hull
Character : Herself - Musician
Ricky Skaggs
Character : Himself - Musician
Laurie Lewis
Character : Herself - Musician
Jim Lauderdale
Character : Himself - Grammy Award Winner
Graham Sharp
Character : Himself - Grammy Award Winner
Béla Fleck
Character : Himself - Musician
Abigail Washburn
Character : Herself - Grammy Award Winner
Chris Thile
Character : Himself - Grammy Award Winner
Bob Dylan
Character : Himself (archive footage)
Dale Ann Bradley
Character : Herself - Musician
Alison Brown
Character : Herself - Musician
Chris Wadsworth
Character : Himself - Freshgrass Foundation
Neil V. Rosenberg
Character : Himself - Bluegrass Music Historian
Rex Ellis
Character : Himself - Smithsonian Institution
Marian Leighton Levy
Character : Herself - Co-founder, Rounder Records
Blake Williams
Character : Himself - Radio Broadcaster, WSMT
Joe Mullins
Character : Himself - Radio Broadcaster
Kelsi Robertson Harrigill
Character : Herself - Musician
Ned Luberecki
Character : Himself - Radio Broadcaster / Musician
Jon Weisberger
Character : Himself - Musician
Darol Anger
Character : Himself - Musician / Berklee College of Music
Noam Pikelny
Character : Himself - Grammy Award Winner
Eugene O'Brien
Character : Himself - European Bluegrass Music Association
Chris Eldridge
Character : Himself - Grammy Award Winner
Larry Stephenson
Character : Himself - Singer | Songwriter
Raymond McLain
Character : Himself - Kentucky Center for Traditional Music
Ralph Stanley
Character : Himself (archive footage)
Sonny Osborne
Character : Himself (archive footage)
Terry Eldredge
Character : Himself - Musician
Don Reno
Character : Himself (archive footage)
Red Smiley
Character : Himself (archive footage)
John Hartford
Character : Himself (archive footage)
Tom Smothers
Character : Himself (archive footage)
Dick Smothers
Character : Himself (archive footage)
Glen Campbell
Character : Himself (archive footage)
Steve Martin
Character : Himself (archive footage)
Jerry Garcia
Character : Himself (archive footage)
Tony Rice
Character : Himself (archive footage)
John Cowan
Character : Himself - Musician
J.D. Crowe
Character : Himself (archive footage)
Dan Tyminski
Character : Himself - Grammy Award Winner
Kaia Kater
Character : Herself - Musician
Molly Tuttle
Character : Herself - Musician
Missy Raines
Character : Herself - Musician
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