Festival : folk music at Newport, 1963-1966 / a film by Murray Lerner ; conceived and directed by Murray Lerner ; produced by Murray Lerner, Patchke Productions.

"Before Woodstock and Monterey Pop, there was Festival. From 1963 through 1966, Murray Lerner visited the annual Newport Folk Festival to document a thriving, idealistic musical movement as it reached its peak as a popular phenomenon. Joan Baez, Bob Dylan, Howlin' Wolf, Johnny Cash, the Staple Singe...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Criterion collection ; 892.
Corporate Authors: Blue Ridge Mountain Dancers (Performer)
Paul Butterfield Blues Band (Performer)
Freedom Singers (SNCC) (Performer)
Sea Island Singers (Performer)
Jug Band (Performer)
Osborne Brothers (Performer)
Peter, Paul, and Mary (Musical group) (Performer)
Alabama Sacred Harp Singers (Performer)
Staple Singers (Performer)
Swan Silvertones (Performer)
Ed Young Fife & Drums Corps (Performer)
Patchke Productions (Production company)
Janus Films (Film distributor)
Criterion Collection (Firm) (Film distributor)
Newport Folk Festival
Other Authors: Lerner, Murray (Film director, Film producer, camera operator.)
Alk, Howard (Editor of moving image work)
Baez, Joan (Performer, Interviewee)
Barker, Horton, 1889-1973 (Performer)
Bikel, Theodore (Performer)
Bloomfield, Michael (Performer)
Cash, Johnny (Performer)
Collins, Judy, 1939- (Performer, Interviewee)
Emmy, Cousin, 1903-1980 (Performer)
Donovan, 1946- (Performer)
Dylan, Bob, 1941- (Performer)
Fariña, Mimi (Performer)
Fariña, Richard (Performer)
Hamer, Fannie Lou (Performer)
House, Son (Performer)
Howlin' Wolf, 1910-1976 (Performer)
Hurt, Mississippi John, 1892-1966 (Performer)
Koerner, John (Performer)
Kweskin, Jim (Performer)
Logan, Tex (Performer)
Mashiyane, Spokes (Performer)
McDowell, Fred (Performer)
Odetta, 1930-2008 (Performer, Interviewee)
Robertson, Eck, 1887-1975 (Performer)
Sainte-Marie, Buffy (Performer, Interviewee)
Seeger, Pete, 1919-2014 (Performer, Interviewee)
Terry, Sonny (Performer)
McGhee, Brownie, 1915-1996 (Performer)
Petrusich, Amanda (Writer of supplementary textual content)
Aldin, Mary Katherine (Writer of supplementary textual content)
Language:English
Published: [New York, New York] : The Criterion Collection, [2017]
Edition:Director-approved DVD special edition.
Series:Criterion collection ; 892.
Subjects:
Popular music > 1961-1970.
Folk-rock music.
Folk songs, English > United States.
Folk music > United States.
Protest songs.
Blues (Music) > 1961-1970.
Rock music > 1961-1970.
Gospel music.
Newport Folk Festival.
Blues (Music)
Folk music.
Folk songs, English.
Popular music.
Rock music.
United States.
1961-1970
Concert films.
Documentary films.
Interviews.
Nonfiction films.
Genre:
Concert films.
Documentary films.
Interviews.
Nonfiction films.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (98 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (40 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm).
Format: Conference Proceeding Video DVD

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