Bluegrass film/movie news

The short film treatment of the life of legendary old time fiddler G.B. Grayson, Short Life of Trouble: The Legend of G.B. Grayson, has been made available to the public for online viewing. The 2020 project, directed by Kelley St. Germain,

Coming to Netflix on December 31 is a new documentary celebrating Norman's Rare Guitars, the home for vintage instruments in Los Angeles since it was opened by Norman Harris in 1975. Titled Norman's Rare Guitars Documentary, the film was directed by

Are you a sucker for Hallmark Christmas movies, where a happy ending is assured, the boy always gets the girl - or vice versa - and the family farm, quaint coffee shop, or small town theater company is saved? Well then,

Jim Laprad, Dave Russell, Wendy Smith, and Matt Stoddard at the Masonic Hall in Madison Heights, MI Patty and Lare Williams of P. Williams Productions have put together a documentary outlining the career of Michigan bluegrass musician Wendy Smith. Wendy is

About 18 months ago we told you about an upcoming film called Paradise - A Town of Sinners & Saints, a musical comedy with bluegrass music adapted from a stage play by the same name. It features 19 new songs,

A new film, The Watchers, directed by Ishana Night Shyamalan and set to release in June, will include music from Nashville's bluegrass genre-benders, The Steeldrivers. Their contribution is a collaboration the 'Drivers recorded with Irish band Dervish in 2019 for their

A new film, A Nashville Wish, which includes music from Galax, VA bluegrass band Loose Strings, has been released for video on demand. It's something of a teen love story, with the main character being a talented country singer right out

A documentary film on the life of bluegrass bandleader and entrepreneur Lorraine Jordan, Living Like I'm Dying, was given the Audience Choice award at the recent Fuquay Film Festival  in North Carolina. The documentary, which premiered at the festival, was produced

The producers of the iconic film, Bluegrass Country Soul, filmed in 1971 at Carlton Haney's Camp Springs Festival, have teamed with Bluegrass Music TV and Man-Do-Lin Productions to bring the feature length movie, and its classic performances, to bluegrass lovers

MerleFest has some big news to announce as they celebrate their 35th year in 2023, and the 100th anniversary of the birth of Doc Watson, who launched the festival in 1988 in memory of his son, Eddy Merle Watson, who