Linked Data Explorer

"When musicologist Doctor Lily Penleric is passed over, again, for a prominent teaching position, she decides to leave the city to visit her sister in the rugged mountains of Appalachia. While there, Lily, discovers a well spring of emotional "love songs" (ballads) that have been passed down through generations from the original Irish and Scottish immigrants who have settled in the area. Determined to document the history of the songs, and the recording of them as well, she is profoundly changed by the generosity, strength and freedom of the fiercely proud mountain people."@en
"When musicologist Doctor Lily Penleric is passed over for a prominent teaching position, she decides to leave the city to visit her sister in the rugged mountains of Appalachia. Here she discovers a wellspring of emotional tunes passed down from the original Irish and Scottish immigrants who settled in the area. Determined to document the history of the songs, she immerses herself in mountain life, falls in love with a local musician, and is profoundly changed by the generosity, strength and freedom of the fiercely proud mountain people."@en
"When musicologist Doctor Lily Penleric is passed over, again, for a prominent teaching position, she leaves the city to visit her sister in the mountains of Appalachia. While there she discovers a well spring of emotional "love songs" (ballads) that have been passed down through generations from the original Irish and Scottish immigrants who settled the area. Determined to document the history of the songs, and recording them as well, she is profoundly changed by the generosity, strength and freedom of the mountain people."@en
"When a musicologist is passed over for a prominent teaching position she visits her sister in the mountains of Appalachia. The generosity and strength of the people she meets there make a great impact on her life."
"Tale of an independent-minded musicologist who collects folk songs in Appalachia in the early 20th century."
"When musicologist Doctor Lily Penleric is passed over, again, for a prominent teaching position, she decides to leave the city to visit her sister in the rugged mountains of Appalachia. While there, Lily discovers a well-spring of emotional "love songs" (ballads) that have been passed down through generations from the original Irish and Scottish immigrants who have settled in the area. Determined to document the history of the songs, and the recording of them as well, she is profoundly changed by the generosity, strength and freedom of the fiercely proud mountain people."@en
""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--not only by the rugged purity of the music, but also by the raw courage and endurance of the local people as they carve out meaningful lives against the harshest conditions. It is not, however, until she meets Tom--a handsome, hardened war veteran and talented musician--that she's forced to examine her motivations. Is the 'Songcatcher,' as Tom insists, no better than the men who exploit the people and extort their land?"--Summary written by Sujit R. Varma on Internet movie database, September 11, 2002."
""When musicologist Doctor Lily Penleric ... is passed over for a prominent teaching position, she decides to leave the city to visit her sister in the rugged mountains of Appalachia. Here she discovers a wellspring of emotional tunes passed down from the original Irish and Scottish immigrants who settled in the area. Determined to document the history of the songs, she immerses herself in mountain life, falls in love with a local musician ... and is profoundly changed by the generosity, strength and freedom of the fiercely proud mountain people"--Container."@en
"The time is 1907. Dr Lily Peleric, a music scholar, is denied an university promotion. Furious, Lily leaves the convenience of the modern world to visit her sister who runs a struggling school in the Appalachian Mountains. Lily stumbles across a treasure trove of Scots-Irish ballads and starts to record the local music. DVD."@en