Bluegrass Music Documentary | Porchlight Sessions
Description: Producer/Director, Anna Bek Schwaber, reimagines the bluegrass movement, discovering an untapped resource for authenticity in visual storytelling. Watch The Porchlight Sessions now!
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The Porchlight Sessions is a first-ever documentary on the bluegrass movement, as recollected by historical patriarchs of the movement including Dr. Ralph Stanley and Doc Watson, then follows through to modern-day musicians including Sam Bush, Jerry Douglas, Béla Fleck, Steve Martin, Del McCoury, Bobby Osborne, Trampled by Turtles, Mumford & Sons, The Infamous Stringdusters and many more Bluegrass music emerged from the crossroads of the Appalachian Mountains, where Jazz and Blues merged with Scot-Irish f
Filmed across the USA in lush mountain settings, festivals, and even personal homes, this documentary marks the first time the community has come together to characterize the energy and demonstrate the appeal of this influential and uniquely American musical form. “The enduring nature of the Bluegrass movement may originate from the longing in modern society to return to a simpler way of life, “ observes Anna Bek Schwaber, director of the film. The documentary artfully reveals the excitement in the movement
Bluegrass Music Documentary | Porchlight Sessions