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Series
Criterion collection volume 892
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (98 min.) : DVD video, sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (40 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm).
Language
English
Description
"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...
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 104 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Follows a week in the life of a young folk singer as he navigates the Greenwich Village folk scene of 1961. Llewyn Davis (Oscar Isaac) is at a crossroads and struggling to make it as a musician against seemingly insurmountable obstacles- some of them of his own making. Living at the mercy of both friends and strangers, Llewyn's misadventures take him from the baskethouses of Greenwich Village to an empty Chicago club- on an odyssey to audition for...
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 85 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The name Celtic Crossroads originates from a time in Ireland long before the pub tradition began, when neighbors met at an intersection or crossroads between towns and villages to socialize, play music, and sing songs until the wee hours, passing on the tradition through time. The show embraces that tradition, and also explores how Irish music traveled out into the world, strongly influencing the global birth of multiple genres including Gypsy, bluegrass,...
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 90 min.) : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Written by Woody Guthrie in 1940, "This land is your land" is one of the United States' most famous songs. Its Oklahoma-born author, Woodrow Wilson "Woody" Guthrie, was a complex, multi-talented man whose songs would come to exemplify that strain of American music. Yet his life was a tangle of unresolved contradictions: an indifferent guitar player yet an accomplished musician; three times married, but a perennially unfaithful husband; distant or...
9) We are the music!: 700 years of Santa Fe history through the music and dance of its many cultures
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (30 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Español
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (84 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Occitan
Description
Features internationally renowned diva Dame Kiri Te Kanawa singing a selection of songs from opera favorites such as Puccini's Tosca and Madame Butterfly to the popular classics of Richard Rodgers's Carousel and Andrew Lloyd Webber's Cats.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 87 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In the early 1970s, Sixto Rodriguez was a Detroit folksinger who had a short-lived recording career. Unknown to him, his musical story continued in South Africa where he became a pop music icon. Long rumored there to be dead, two fans, record store owner Stephen Segerman and journalist Craig Bartholomew-Strydom, decided to seek out the truth of his fate.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (aproximately 113 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Neither a conventional biopic nor a traditional concert film, this documentary is a raw and intimate portrait of the legendary folk singer and activist that shifts back and forth through time as it follows Joan on her final tour and delves into her extraordinary archive, including newly discovered home movies, diaries, artwork, therapy tapes, and audio recordings. Baez is remarkably revealing about her life on and offstage, from her lifelong emotional...
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (87 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Documentary on folk rock musician Neil Young, covering two nights on his solo tour at Massey Hall in Toronto. The concert includes new music from Young's album Le Noise, as well as the classics Ohio; I Believe in You; and others. Mixed in with concert footage are scenes from a road trip through Ontario, Canada.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (86 min.) : sound, color, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Blues and folk singer Karen Dalton was a prominent figure in 1960s New York. Idolized by Bob Dylan and Nick Cave, Karen discarded the traditional trappings of success and led an unconventional life until her early death. Since most images of Karen have been lost or destroyed, the film uses Karen's dulcet melodies and interviews with love ones to build a rich portrait of this singular woman and her hauntingly beautiful voice.
17) Trances
Series
Criterion collection volume 689
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (88 min.) : DVD video, sound, color ; 4 3/4 + 1 folded insert (12 unnumbered pages : color illustration ; 72 x 19 cm, folded to 19 x 12).
Language
Arabic
Description
"The groundbreaking Moroccan band Nass El Ghiwane is the dynamic subject of this captivating, one-of-a-kind documentary by Ahmed El Maanouni, who filmed the four musicians during a series of electrifying live performances in Tunisia, Morocco, and France; on the streets of Casablanca; and in intimate conversations. Storytellers through song and traditional instruments, and with connections to political theater, the band became a local phenomenon and...
Series
Criterion collection volume 1062
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 142 min.) : sound, color, black & white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (folded : color illustrations ; 19 cm).
Language
English
Description
Martin Scorsese's documentary about Bob Dylan's legendary 1975 tour, which featured a band of troubadours including Joan Baez, Allen Ginsberg, and Joni Mitchell, blends behind-the-scenes archival footage, interviews, and narrative mischief.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (165 min.) : sound, colour ; 12 cm
Language
English
Description
This is CSNY's story, a journey of breakthroughs, breakdowns, break-ups and incredible music. Featuring exclusive interviews, seldom-seen footage, classic and rare performances, and contributions from those who worked closely with CSNY across the years - including Dallas Taylor, Greg Reeves, Danny Kortchmar, Joe Lala, Chad Cromwell, Joe Vitale, The Albert Brothers, Bill Halverson plus many others.
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