Lionel
David
Lionel's Mother
Samantha
Bob
Older Lionel
Lionel Sr.
Belle
Nathan
Clarissa
William
Vincent
Mr. Roux
Mrs. Roux
John Conway
Mary Conway
Young Lionel
Grandfather
Hal
Thankful Mary Swain
College Receptionist
In 1917, two young music students attending the Boston Conservatory bond over a mutual love of folk music. They reconnect a few years later, embarking on a song-collecting trip in the backwaters of Maine.