Festival Folk music at Newport, 1963-1966

DVD - 2017

A cinematic synthesis of four Newport folk Festivals that depicts the crucial years of transition for the art of folk music 1963-1966.

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Subjects
Genres
Folk music
Blues (Music)
Concert films
Filmed performances
Documentary films
Feature films
Published
[Irvington, NY] : Criterion Collection [2017]
Language
English
Other Authors
Murray Lerner (producer)
Edition
Director-approved special edition ; DVD edition ; full screen
Item Description
Mono, full screen 1.33:1.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1967.
Supplements: Making festival, "When we played Newport" featuring archival interviews with Lerner, music festival producer George Wein, and musicians Joan Baez, Judy Collins, Buffy Saint-Marie, Pete Seeger, and Peter Yarrow; unreleased peformances-a selection of complete outtake performances, including Clarence Ashley, Horton Barker, Johnny Cash, John Lee Hooker, and Odetta.
Physical Description
1 videodisc (97 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in
Format
DVD, NTSC, region 1; monaural.
Audience
MPAA rating: Not rated.
Production Credits
Photography, Murray Lerner [and 3 others] ; editor, Howard Alk.
ISBN
9781681433547
Contents unavailable.
Review by Library Journal Review

Before Yasgur's there was Newport. © Copyright 2017. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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