Big Family: The Story of Bluegrass Music
Examine the history of bluegrass music, from its origins to its eventual worldwide popularity, and hear from dozens of musicians who explain the ways bluegrass music transcends generational, cultural and geographic boundaries.
Casts & Crew
Bill Monroe
Himself (archive footage)
Earl Scruggs
Himself (archive footage)
Lester Flatt
Himself (archive footage)
Alison Krauss
Herself - Musician
Del McCoury
Himself - Musician
Peter Rowan
Himself - Musician
Rhonda Vincent
Herself - Musician
Jerry Douglas
Himself - Musician
Bobby Osborne
Himself - Musician
Sam Bush
Himself - Musician
Sierra Hull
Herself - Musician
Ricky Skaggs
Himself - Musician
Laurie Lewis
Herself - Musician
Jim Lauderdale
Himself - Grammy Award Winner
Graham Sharp
Himself - Grammy Award Winner
Béla Fleck
Himself - Musician
Abigail Washburn
Herself - Grammy Award Winner
Chris Thile
Himself - Grammy Award Winner
Bob Dylan
Himself (archive footage)
Dale Ann Bradley
Herself - Musician
Alison Brown
Herself - Musician
Chris Wadsworth
Himself - Freshgrass Foundation
Neil V. Rosenberg
Himself - Bluegrass Music Historian
Rex Ellis
Himself - Smithsonian Institution
Marian Leighton Levy
Herself - Co-founder, Rounder Records
Blake Williams
Himself - Radio Broadcaster, WSMT
Joe Mullins
Himself - Radio Broadcaster
Kelsi Robertson Harrigill
Herself - Musician
Ned Luberecki
Himself - Radio Broadcaster / Musician
Jon Weisberger
Himself - Musician
Darol Anger
Himself - Musician / Berklee College of Music
Noam Pikelny
Himself - Grammy Award Winner
Eugene O'Brien
Himself - European Bluegrass Music Association
Chris Eldridge
Himself - Grammy Award Winner
Larry Stephenson
Himself - Singer | Songwriter
Raymond McLain
Himself - Kentucky Center for Traditional Music
Ralph Stanley
Himself (archive footage)
Sonny Osborne
Himself (archive footage)
Terry Eldredge
Himself - Musician
Don Reno
Himself (archive footage)
Red Smiley
Himself (archive footage)
John Hartford
Himself (archive footage)
Tom Smothers
Himself (archive footage)
Dick Smothers
Himself (archive footage)
Glen Campbell
Himself (archive footage)
Steve Martin
Himself (archive footage)
Jerry Garcia
Himself (archive footage)
Tony Rice
Himself (archive footage)
John Cowan
Himself - Musician
J.D. Crowe
Himself (archive footage)
Dan Tyminski
Himself - Grammy Award Winner
Kaia Kater
Herself - Musician
Molly Tuttle
Herself - Musician
Missy Raines
Herself - Musician