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.
Production
Harry Smith's obsessive hand-painted animated discs.
Direction
Singh lets musicians ramble beautifully off-script.
Director
Rani Singh
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Harry Smith claimed to be a bishop in a fake church and once lived in a hotel room piled ceiling-high with Ukrainian Easter eggs. FREE
The anthology's 'ballads' volume includes songs about infanticide and incest that Dylan later adapted into cryptic love songs. LIGHT
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