Festival 56 years old
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.
Credits
Festival Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Bob Dylan He was 26, now 82 years old | as Himself |
| Theodore Bikel He was 43, 91 years old when he died | as Himself |
| Donovan He was 21, now 77 years old | as Himself |
| Johnny Cash He was 35, 71 years old when he died | as Himself |
| Joan Baez She was 26, now 83 years old | as Herself |
| Howlin' Wolf He was 57, 65 years old when he died | as Himself |
| Son House He was 65, 86 years old when he died | as Himself |
| Mary Travers She was 30, 72 years old when she died | as Herself |
| Pete Seeger He was 48, 94 years old when he died | as Himself |
| Fiddler Beers | as Himself |
| Peter Yarrow He was 29, now 85 years old | as Himself |
| Paul Stookey He was 29, now 86 years old | as Himself |
| Brownie McGhee He was 51, 80 years old when he died | as Himself |
| Horton Barker He was 78, 84 years old when he died | as Himself |
| Sonny Terry He was 55, 74 years old when he died | as Himself |
| Buffy Sainte-Marie She was 26, now 83 years old | as Herself |
Festival Crew
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| Murray Lerner as Director of Photography. He was 40 (90) years old when He died | Camera |
| Murray Lerner as Director. He was 40 (90) years old when He died | Directing |
| Murray Lerner as Producer. He was 40 (90) years old when He died | Production |
| Murray Lerner as Writer. He was 40 (90) years old when He died | Writing |
| Howard Alk as Editor. He was 37 (52) years old when He died | Editing |
| Stanley Meredith as Director of Photography. | Camera |
| Francis Grumman as Director of Photography. | Camera |
Festival (56 years)
Newport is an oasis of beautiful music - and beautiful people ... who take the high road to
- Release day: Monday, October 23, 1967
- Runtime: 97 minutes