Festival (DVD)
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Synopsis
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 Singers, Pete Seeger, Son House, and Peter, Paul and Mary were just a few of the legends who shared the stage at Newport, treating audiences to a range of folk music that encompassed the genres roots in blues, country, and gospel as well as its newer flirtations with rock and roll. Shooting in gorgeous black and white, Lerner juxtaposes performances with snapshot interviews with artists and their fans, weaving footage from four years of the festival into an intimate record of a pivotal time in musicand in American culture at large.
| Format | DVD |
|---|---|
| Release Date | Sept 12, 2017 |
| Genre | Arts, Performance |
| Actors | BAEZ,JOAN |
| Director | Murray Lerner |
| Screen Format | Fullscreen |
| Sound | Monaural |
| Special Feature | New, restored 2K digital transfer, approved by director Murray Lerner; New reconstruction and remastering of the monaural soundtrack using the original concert and field recordings, approved by Lerner; When We Played Newport, a new program featuring archi |
| Language | English |
| Sub Titles | English SDH |
| Video Aspect | 1.33:1 |
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