Songcatcher (2001)

Fall under its spell..

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, songs that have been handed down from generation to generation, preserved intact by the seclusion of the mountains. With the goal of securing her promotion, Lily ventures into the most isolated areas of the mountains to collect the songs and finds herself increasingly enchanted.

Cast (29)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

Janet McTeer

Professor Lily Penleric, PhD

Michael Goodwin

Professor Wallace Aldrich, PhD

G

Gregory Russell Cook

Fate Honeycutt

Jane Adams

Eleanor 'Elna' Penleric

E. Katherine Kerr

Harriet Tolliver

Emmy Rossum

Deladis Slocumb

Pat Carroll

Viney Butler

Stephanie Roth Haberle

Alice Kincaid

Aidan Quinn

Tom Bledsoe

Bart Hansard

Hilliard

E

Erin Blake Clanton

Polly

David Patrick Kelly

Earl Giddens

K

Kristin Hall

Isabel

Michael Harding

Reese Kincaid

T

Taj Mahal

Dexter Speaks

Iris DeMent

Rose Gentry

Rhoda Griffis

Clementine McFarland

M

Michael Davis

Dean Arthur Pembroke

S

Steve Boles

Ambrose McFarland

T

Taylor Hayes

Reverend Merriweather

J

Josh Goforth

Will

D

Don Pedi

Barn Band - Dulcimer

S

Sheila Kay Adams

Barn Band - Banjo

B

Bobby McMillon

Singer at Barn Dance

Hazel Dickens

Singer at Barn Dance

A

Andrea Powell

Josie Moore

Danny Nelson

Uncle Cratis

D

David Ducey

Postman Johnson

S

Steven Sutherlan

Cyrus Whittle

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