Festival (1967)
Overview
Black and white footage of performances, interviews, and conversations at the Newport Folk Festival, from 1963 to 1966. The headliners are Peter, Paul and Mary, Joan Baez, Pete Seeger, and Bob Dylan, who's acoustic and electric. Son House and Mike Bloomfield talk about the blues; John Hurt, Howlin' Wolf, and Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee show its range. The Osborne Brothers perform bluegrass. Donovan, Johnny Cash, Judy Collins, Mimi and Dick Farina, and others less well known also perform. Several talk musical philosophy, and there's a running commentary about the nature and appeal of folk music. The crowd looks clean cut.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 2.39 |
Directed By
Murray Lerner
Crew
Murray Lerner
Murray Lerner
Murray Lerner
Howard Alk
Francis Grumman
Murray Lerner
Stanley Meredith
George Pickow
TOP CAST
Horton Barker
Self
Fiddler Beers
Self
Theodore Bikel
Self
Pete Seeger
Self
Bob Dylan
Self
Howlin' Wolf
Self
Donovan
Self
Johnny Cash
Self
Judy Collins
Self
Mike Bloomfield
Self
Son House
Self
Brownie McGhee
Self
Sonny Terry
Self
Peter Yarrow
Self
Paul Stookey
Self
Mary Travers
Self
Buffy Sainte-Marie
Self
Joan Baez
Self
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