Filmmaker Beth Harrington on Film, Music, and Balancing Passion for your Subject with Journalistic Integrity

Beth Harrington is an independent producer,
director and writer, whose fervor for American history, music and
culture has led to a series of award-winning and critically
acclaimed films. Beth’s most recent works, The Winding
Stream – The Carters, The Cashes and The Course of Country
Music and the Grammy-nominated Welcome to the Club –
The Women of Rockabilly, reflect her long-standing love of music.
A rock and roll singer and guitarist, she is most noted for her
years as a member of Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers on
the Warner Bros. Sire Records label. Beth currently lives in the
Pacific Northwest, where she works with Oregon Public
Broadcasting, producing, researching and developing shows
for national air, including the popular PBS series History
Detectives.