Williamsburg Regional Library

Festival, folk music at Newport, 1963-1966, directed by Murray Lerner

Label
Festival, folk music at Newport, 1963-1966, directed by Murray Lerner
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
Rating: Not rated
Main title
Festival
Medium
videorecording
Oclc number
995853298
Responsibility statement
directed by Murray Lerner
Runtime
97
Sub title
folk music at Newport, 1963-1966
Summary
From 1963 to 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. 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 music, and in American culture at large
Target audience
general
Technique
live action
Classification
resource.filmdirector
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