In Search of the English Folk Song
1997, English. Directed by Ken Russell.
Filmmaker Ken Russell poses the question: "What is a true English folk song, if there is such a thing?" After recieving an indifferent response from his dog, Russell journeys around the English countryside seeking for an answer. He encounters and interviews such famous artists as Donovan, Fairport Convention, Osibisa, Eliza Carthy, So What, Edward II and The Albion Band, among others.
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- 0h 50m
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- 14 November 1997
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- United Kingdom
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- Ken Russell
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Who directed In Search of the English Folk Song?
In Search of the English Folk Song (1997) was directed by Ken Russell and stars Ken Russell, Donovan, Eliza Carthy.