John Cohen

John Cohen

Directing

16 films as director · Active 1963–2014

John Cohen (1932–2019) was a major figure in the development and appreciation of traditional music, and one of the most prolific contributors to the Smithsonian Folkways collection of recorded sounds.…

Known for

Always Been a Rambler

Always Been a Rambler

2020

Remembering the High Lonesome

Remembering the High Lonesome

2003

Doc & Merle

1986

Directed(16)

2014Visions of Mary Frank

Roscoe Holcomb from Daisy, Kentucky

2010Roscoe Holcomb from Daisy, Kentucky

1992Dancing with the Incas

1991Carnival in Q'eros★ 4.5

Pericles in America

1988Pericles in America

1987Choqela: Only Interpretation

Mountain Music of Peru

1984Mountain Music of Peru

Post-Industrial Fiddle

1982Post-Industrial Fiddle

Gypsies Sing Long Ballads

1982Gypsies Sing Long Ballads

Sara and Maybelle

1981Sara and Maybelle★ 5.5

Fifty Miles from Times Square

1981Fifty Miles from Times Square

Peruvian Weaving

1980Peruvian Weaving

Q'eros: The Shape of Survival

1979Q'eros: The Shape of Survival★ 2.0

Musical Holdouts

1976Musical Holdouts

The End of an Old Song

1969The End of an Old Song★ 9.0

The High Lonesome Sound

1963The High Lonesome Sound★ 7.3

Acting(3)

2020Always Been a Rambler

2003Remembering the High LonesomeSelf

1986Doc & Merle

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