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

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1h 30mDocumentary Music

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.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, an... Read more

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Watch "The Old, Weird America: Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk Music" on Apple TV+ (itunes) released in 2007. It's a documentary and music movie, and has a rating of 6.9 out of 10 from Imdb which is usually fine for this kind of movie, and is currently only available for purchase or rent.