Documentary / Talk
Following Folk takes us on a journey to discover the artists who are redefining folk music today. Featuring in-depth interviews and intimate performances, this series is a treat for all music lovers.


Montreal’s Allison Russell is a pillar of Americana music. She joins forces with another Canadian expat, Winnipeg’s Allison de Groot, in Nashville for a very special impromptu banjo duet. Montreal’s Allison Russell is a pillar of Americana music. She joins forces with another Canadian expat, Winnipeg’s Allison de Groot, in Nashville for a very special impromptu banjo duet.

Inuktitut legends and throat singing meet guitars and synths as Beatrice Deer creates her own sound known as “Inuindie." Through traditions and live performance, Deer manifests her profound strength.

Ella Coyes’ raw, unflinching songwriting, was born out of a childhood enriched by Métis music. With their project Sister Ray, Coyes shares their secrets through song at a legendary Toronto folk club.

After the sudden death of band member Koady, The East Pointers reevaluate their drive. Finding comfort in music, this pop/folk group layers tracks recorded before Koady passed into a posthumous album.
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A 3-chapter documentary about the stories we tell ourselves around creativity. Using a plethora of studies from anthropology, psychology and neuroscience, the film tries to demystify the way we use our brains to create, to make art and science. The products of our minds are extraordinary, but the process in which they are brought about are in fact, quite ordinary. Shakespeare copied. Mozart copied. Picasso copied too. But we're still obsessed with originality. We're living in the most creative time in humanity's existence, so maybe it's time to rethink our preconceptions about creativity.

A musical adventure series emanating from The Caverns in Tennessee's majestic Cumberland Mountains. Celebrating the diversity of America’s musical heritage with artists from the full spectrum of genres: Bluegrass, yes but also Americana, Country, Soul, Blues, Rock N Roll, Gospel, Folk, and everything between.