High Lonesome: The Story of Bluegrass Music / Shanachie DVD-604

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Shanachie DVD 604 / Color, 95 minutes / High Lonesome traces the evolution of bluegrass, one of America’s most vital musical fusions, from its folk roots in he Kentucky hills through the innovations which shaped its modern forms. With over 100 songs and a keen thread of the cultural and historical forces running through them, High Lonesome captures the heart and soul of the music and its founder ,Bill Monroe, along with other seminal figures including: The Stanley Brothers, Jimmy Martin, Flatt & Scruggs, The Osborne Brothers, Jim & Jesse, The Seldom Scene, Sam Bush, Alison Krauss, and Mac Wiseman, who also narrates. "Extraordinary," says the Boston Globe. "Fascinating, informative, and above all entertaining." – San Francisco Chronicle