Janet McTeer
Lily Penleric
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Jul 27, 2001 · Songcatcher is a 2000 movie directed by Maggie Greenwald and starring Janet McTeer, Aidan Quinn and Emmy Rossum. It tells the story of a musicologist who discovers and records ancient Scots-Irish ballads in the Appalachian mountains.
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- Drama, Music
- Maggie Greenwald
- 2001-07-27
Although Songcatcher is a fictional film, it is loosely based on the work of Olive Dame Campbell, founder of the John C. Campbell Folk School in Brasstown, North Carolina, and that of the English folk song collector Cecil Sharp, portrayed at the end of the film as professor Cyrus Whittle. The film grossed $3 million in limited theatrical ...
A movie about a musicologist who records folk songs in Appalachia in 1907. The film mixes historical drama, feminism, and musical beauty, but suffers from anachronistic themes and melodrama.
Brief Synopsis. After being denied a promotion at the university where she teaches, Doctor Lily Penleric, a brilliant musicologist, impulsively visits her sister who runs a struggling rural school in Appalachia. There she stumbles upon the discovery of her life--a treasure trove of ancient Scots-Irish ballads, song.
- Maggie Greenwald
- Janet Mcteer
A musicologist discovers ancient Scots-Irish ballads in Appalachia and falls in love with a local musician. IMDb provides the plot outline and a link to contribute to the page.
SongCatcher lets you discover the name and artist of any song you hear by holding your phone up, humming, singing or whistling. You can also search by lyrics or browse the top songs of the month on Deezer.
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How to use SongCatcher's Humming feature. Within the Deezer app, go to Search Within SongCatcher, select the SongCatcher button; Select Sing now; Hum or sing the song that is stuck in your head; If it is successful, it will display the song and artist. From this point, you can save the song to your favorites as you usually would
