Festival
“Newport is an oasis of beautiful music - and beautiful people ... who take the high road to”
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.
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Cast
19 people
Horton Barker
Self
Fiddler Beers
Self
Theodore Bikel
Self
Known for
The African Queen
My Fair Lady
Pete Seeger
Self
Also in
Down the Tracks: The Music That Influenced Bob Dylan
The Streets of Greenwood
Bob Dylan
Self
Known for
Masked and Anonymous
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
Howlin' Wolf
Self
Also in
See You in Hell, Blind Boy
Donovan
Self
Also in
The Pied Piper
Sunshine Superman: The Journey of Donovan
Johnny Cash
Self
Known for
North and South
Judy Collins
Self
Known for
Junior
Mike Bloomfield
Self
Also in
Bongo Wolf’s Revenge
Monterey Pop - The Outtake Performances
Son House
Self
Also in
Blues Masters
Brownie McGhee
Self
Known for
Angel Heart
The Jerk
Murray Lerner Director · Stanley Meredith Cinematographer Francis Grumman Cinematographer
United States release October 23, 1967 · Produced in United States
Production
Patchke Productions
Production
United States
Produced in
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · October 23, 1967
Limited theatrical · New York City, New York
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