Hollywood Reporter, 06/26/2001, p.16-39, "...It offers many stirring musical performers..."
New York Times, 06/15/2001, p.E22, "...The music speaks for itself....It's at once plain-spoken and otherworldly, grounded in a vanishing rural way of life and uncannily modern..."
Los Angeles Times, 09/07/2001, p.4, "...If you love this music, you won't need any convincing about how enjoyable DOWN FROM THE MOUNTAIN is; if you're not yet a fan, this film could be the convincer..."
Sight and Sound, 11/01/2001, p.45-6, "...The concert itself rocks along in a gentle bluegrass way....DOWN FROM THE MOUNTAIN is a worthwhile souvenir for fans of the genre..."
Release Note
DVD Features:
Region 1 Keep Case Full Frame - 1.33 Audio: Dolby Digital Stereo - English
DVD Features:
Region 1 Keep Case Full Frame - 1.33 Audio: Dolby Digital Stereo - English
Product Notes
The musicians behind the Soggy Bottom Boys, which is the name of the fictional bluegrass band in the Coen brothers's movie O BROTHER, WHERE ART THOU?, are featured in this documentary, which centers on a bluegrass concert in Nashville, Tennessee given by the bands that contributed to O BROTHER's soundtrack, and provides a brief history of folk and bluegrass music.
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