John Cohen
Directing
John Cohen (1932–2019) was a major figure in the development and appreciation of traditional music, and one of the most prolific contributors to the Smithsonian Folkways collection of recorded sounds. He was a musician, photographer, filmmaker, and record producer, but those words do not adequately describe John, whose work transcended labels and defied categorization.
Known for
The High Lonesome Sound
January 1, 1963
The End of an Old Song
June 1, 1969
Sara and Maybelle
August 14, 1981
Q'eros: The Shape of Survival
March 14, 1979
Musical Holdouts
June 15, 1976
Post-Industrial Fiddle
January 1, 1982
Fifty Miles from Times Square
January 1, 1981
Gypsies Sing Long Ballads
July 1, 1982
Pericles in America
June 1, 1988
Mountain Music of Peru
February 10, 1984
Roscoe Holcomb from Daisy, Kentucky
January 1, 2010
Peruvian Weaving
February 10, 1980
Behind the camera18
- 2014Visions of Mary Frank Director
- 2010Roscoe Holcomb from Daisy, Kentucky Director, Camera Operator, Editor
- 1992Dancing with the Incas Director, Camera Operator, Editor, Producer, Director of Photography
- 1991Carnival in Q'eros Director
- 1988Pericles in America Director
- 1987Choqela: Only Interpretation Camera Operator, Director, Editor
- 1984Mountain Music of Peru Director, Writer
- 1983The Ballad and the Source Director
- 1982Gypsies Sing Long Ballads Director
- 1982