Beth Harrington (born July 2, 1955 in Boston, Massachusetts) is an
Emmy-winning, Grammy-nominated filmmaker based in Vancouver,
Washington, specializing in documentary features. Her documentaries
often explore American history, music and culture, including the
Carter Family and Johnny Cash, and the history of women in rockabilly.
In addition to her film work as a producer, director and writer,
Harrington is also a singer and guitarist, and was a member of
Jonathan Richman and the Modern Lovers from 1980 to 1983.The daughter
of an art teacher and an artist/advertising executive of Irish and
Italian heritage, Harrington was born and grew up in greater Boston.
She attended Catholic elementary and high school in suburban Boston, a
subject she revisited in her film The Blinking Madonna and Other
Miracles. She holds a bachelor's degree in Public Communications from
Syracuse University and a master's degree in American Studies from the
University of Massachusetts.Harrington's husband, Andy Lockhart, is a
volcanologist for the U.S Geological Survey who she met while filming
the Nova program In the Path of A Killer Volcano.After volunteering at
the pioneering progressive-rock radio station WBCN, she became
involved in the Boston music scene as a member of such bands as the
Awful Truth and Barry Marshall and the Rockin' Robins. She also did
recording work with Willie "Loco" Alexander, Lenny Kaye, Andy Paley
and Erik Lindgren, and sang on the soundtrack of the 1989 film Shag.
She joined Jonathan Richman and the Modern Lovers in 1980, touring
extensively with that group and singing on its 1983 album Jonathan
Sings! She also played with Northwest-based band Spiricles from 2011
to 2017.
Emmy-winning, Grammy-nominated filmmaker based in Vancouver,
Washington, specializing in documentary features. Her documentaries
often explore American history, music and culture, including the
Carter Family and Johnny Cash, and the history of women in rockabilly.
In addition to her film work as a producer, director and writer,
Harrington is also a singer and guitarist, and was a member of
Jonathan Richman and the Modern Lovers from 1980 to 1983.The daughter
of an art teacher and an artist/advertising executive of Irish and
Italian heritage, Harrington was born and grew up in greater Boston.
She attended Catholic elementary and high school in suburban Boston, a
subject she revisited in her film The Blinking Madonna and Other
Miracles. She holds a bachelor's degree in Public Communications from
Syracuse University and a master's degree in American Studies from the
University of Massachusetts.Harrington's husband, Andy Lockhart, is a
volcanologist for the U.S Geological Survey who she met while filming
the Nova program In the Path of A Killer Volcano.After volunteering at
the pioneering progressive-rock radio station WBCN, she became
involved in the Boston music scene as a member of such bands as the
Awful Truth and Barry Marshall and the Rockin' Robins. She also did
recording work with Willie "Loco" Alexander, Lenny Kaye, Andy Paley
and Erik Lindgren, and sang on the soundtrack of the 1989 film Shag.
She joined Jonathan Richman and the Modern Lovers in 1980, touring
extensively with that group and singing on its 1983 album Jonathan
Sings! She also played with Northwest-based band Spiricles from 2011
to 2017.
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