In Search of the English Folk Song

Name: In Search of the English Folk Song
Genre: Documentary, Music
Released: 1997
Duration: 50 min
Cast: Ken Russell, Donovan, Eliza Carthy, Carole Harwood

1997

50min

Documentary

Music

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Overview

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.