Songcatcher

The story

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

J Janet McTeerProfessor Lily Penleric, PhD M Michael GoodwinProfessor Wallace Aldrich, PhD G Gregory Russell CookFate Honeycutt J Jane AdamsEleanor 'Elna' Penleric E E. Katherine KerrHarriet Tolliver E Emmy RossumDeladis Slocumb P Pat CarrollViney Butler S Stephanie Roth HaberleAlice Kincaid A Aidan QuinnTom Bledsoe B Bart HansardHilliard E Erin Blake ClantonPolly D David Patrick KellyEarl Giddens

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K Kristin HallIsabel M Michael HardingReese Kincaid T Taj MahalDexter Speaks I Iris DeMentRose Gentry R Rhoda GriffisClementine McFarland M Michael DavisDean Arthur Pembroke S Steve BolesAmbrose McFarland T Taylor HayesReverend Merriweather J Josh GoforthWill D Don PediBarn Band - Dulcimer S Sheila Kay AdamsBarn Band - Banjo B Bobby McMillonSinger at Barn Dance H Hazel DickensSinger at Barn Dance A Andrea PowellJosie Moore D Danny NelsonUncle Cratis D David DuceyPostman Johnson S Steven SutherlanCyrus Whittle