Songcatcher

(2001)Directed by Maggie Greenwald109 min · PG-13Drama, Music
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.

Janet McTeeras Professor Lily Penleric, PhD
Michael Goodwinas Professor Wallace Aldrich, PhD
Gregory Russell Cookas Fate Honeycutt
Jane Adamsas Eleanor 'Elna' Penleric
E. Katherine Kerras Harriet Tolliver
Emmy Rossumas Deladis Slocumb
Pat Carrollas Viney Butler
Stephanie Roth Haberleas Alice Kincaid
Aidan Quinnas Tom Bledsoe
Bart Hansardas Hilliard
Erin Blake Clantonas Polly
David Patrick Kellyas Earl Giddens
Kristin Hallas Isabel
Michael Hardingas Reese Kincaid
Taj Mahalas Dexter Speaks
Iris DeMentas Rose Gentry
Rhoda Griffisas Clementine McFarland
Michael Davisas Dean Arthur Pembroke
Steve Bolesas Ambrose McFarland
Taylor Hayesas Reverend Merriweather
Josh Goforthas Will
Don Pedias Barn Band - Dulcimer
Sheila Kay Adamsas Barn Band - Banjo
Bobby McMillonas Singer at Barn Dance