Main content
Sorry, this episode is not currently available

Sgeulachdan-beatha an luchd-ci霉il iognantach a chruthaich e agus a thug cumadh air. Biographies of the fascinating trailblazers who created and shaped country music.

Tha CE脪L D脵THCHASACH a sti霉ir Ken Burns a鈥 rannsachadh cheistean cudthromach 鈥 鈥淒猫 da-r矛ribh a th鈥 ann an ce貌l d霉thchasach?鈥 agus 鈥淐貌 脿s a th脿inig e?鈥 鈥 agus cuideachd a鈥 cuimseachadh air sgeulachdan-beatha an luchd-ci霉il iognantach a chruthaich e agus a thug cumadh air 鈥 an teaghlach Carter, Jimmie Rodgers, Bill Monroe and Bob Wills gu Hank Williams, Patsy Cline, Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard, Loretta Lynn, Charley Pride, Willie Nelson, Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris, Garth Brooks, agus iomadach seinneadair eile 鈥 agus na h-amannan tron robh iad be貌. Mar an ce貌l fh猫in, tha am film ag innse sgeulachdan iongantach, l脿n de chruas-beatha agus de dh鈥檃oibhneasan, d矛reach mar a tha beatha dhaoine

鈥淭ha sgeulachd aig cridhe gach deagh 貌ran ann an ce貌l d霉thchasach鈥, tha Ken Burns ag r脿dh. 鈥淢ar a thuirt sgr矛obhadair 貌ran, Harlan Howard, 鈥溾橲 e a th鈥 ann ach tr矛 c貌rdan agus an fh矛rinn.鈥 Tha na f猫in-fhiosrachaidhean agus na faireachdainnean a鈥 bruidhinn ris a h-uile duine again mu ghr脿dh is mu chall, mu amannan duilich agus mu chothroman air saoradh鈥.鈥

Ken Burns explores the crucial questions 鈥淲hat鈥痠s鈥痗ountry music?鈥 and 鈥淲here did it come from?鈥, while focusing on the biographies of the fascinating trailblazers who created and shaped it. They range from the Carter Family, Jimmie Rodgers, Bill Monroe and Bob Wills to Hank Williams, Patsy Cline, Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard, Loretta Lynn, Charley Pride, Willie Nelson, Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris, Garth Brooks and many more - as well as the times in which they lived. Much like the music itself,鈥痶he film tells unforgettable stories of hardships and joys shared by everyday people.

鈥淎t the heart of every great country music song is a story,鈥 says Ken Burns. 鈥淎s the songwriter Harlan Howard said, 鈥業t鈥檚 three chords and the truth.鈥 The common experiences and human emotions speak to each of us about love and loss, about hard times and the chance of redemption. As an art form, country music is also forever revisiting its history, sharing and updating old classics and celebrating its roots, which are, in many ways, foundational to our country itself.鈥

Dubbed in Gaelic with English subtitles

1 hour, 54 minutes

Last on

Sat 25 Nov 2023 23:00

Credit

Role Contributor
Narrator Niall Iain MacDonald

Broadcasts