Big Family: The Story of Bluegrass Music
- Music
- Documentary
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.
Cast
Bill Monroe
Self (archive footage)
Earl Scruggs
Self (archive footage)
Lester Flatt
Self (archive footage)
Alison Krauss
Self - Musician
Del McCoury
Self - Musician
Peter Rowan
Self - Musician
Rhonda Vincent
Self - Musician
Jerry Douglas
Self - Musician
Bobby Osborne
Self - Musician
Sam Bush
Self - Musician
Sierra Hull
Self - Musician
Ricky Skaggs
Self - Musician
- Laurie Lewis
Laurie Lewis
Self - Musician
- Jim Lauderdale
Jim Lauderdale
Self - Grammy Award Winner
Graham Sharp
Self - Grammy Award Winner
Béla Fleck
Self - Musician
- Abigail Washburn
Abigail Washburn
Self - Grammy Award Winner
Chris Thile
Self - Grammy Award Winner
Bob Dylan
Self (archive footage)
- Dale Ann Bradley
Dale Ann Bradley
Self - Musician
Alison Brown
Self - Musician
- Chris Wadsworth
Chris Wadsworth
Self - Freshgrass Foundation
- Neil V. Rosenberg
Neil V. Rosenberg
Self - Bluegrass Music Historian
- Rex Ellis
Rex Ellis
Self - Smithsonian Institution
- Marian Leighton Levy
Marian Leighton Levy
Self - Co-founder, Rounder Records
- Blake Williams
Blake Williams
Self - Radio Broadcaster, WSMT
Joe Mullins
Self - Radio Broadcaster
- Kelsi Robertson Harrigill
Kelsi Robertson Harrigill
Self - Musician
- Ned Luberecki
Ned Luberecki
Self - Radio Broadcaster / Musician
- Jon Weisberger
Jon Weisberger
Self - Musician
- Darol Anger
Darol Anger
Self - Musician / Berklee College of Music
- Noam Pikelny
Noam Pikelny
Self - Grammy Award Winner
- Eugene O'Brien
Eugene O'Brien
Self - European Bluegrass Music Association
- Chris Eldridge
Chris Eldridge
Self - Grammy Award Winner
- Larry Stephenson
Larry Stephenson
Self - Singer/Songwriter
- Raymond McLain
Raymond McLain
Self - Kentucky Center for Traditional Music
Ralph Stanley
Self (archive footage)
- Sonny Osborne
Sonny Osborne
Self (archive footage)
- Terry Eldredge
Terry Eldredge
Self - Musician
- Don Reno
Don Reno
Self (archive footage)
- Red Smiley
Red Smiley
Self (archive footage)
John Hartford
Self (archive footage)
Tom Smothers
Self (archive footage)
Dick Smothers
Self (archive footage)
Glen Campbell
Self (archive footage)
Steve Martin
Self (archive footage)
Jerry Garcia
Self (archive footage)
Tony Rice
Self (archive footage)
John Cowan
Self - Musician
J.D. Crowe
Self (archive footage)
- Dan Tyminski
Dan Tyminski
Self - Grammy Award Winner
- Kaia Kater
Kaia Kater
Self - Musician
Molly Tuttle
Self - Musician
- Missy Raines
Missy Raines
Self - Musician
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