A New Documentary Shows Another Side of the Newport Folk Festival

Newport & The Great Folk Dream, which premieres this week at the San Francisco International Film Festival, is packed with ...
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‘Newport & the Great Folk Dream’ Documentary Chronicles Folk’s ‘60s Upheaval with Unseen Archival Footage

In its ‘60s heyday, Newport Folk Festival became the crucible where tradition collided with an emergent generation’s fervent, socially activated spirit to forge a new musical counterculture. This ...
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‘Newport & the Great Folk Dream’ Review: A Rapturous Documentary Shows You Why the Newport Folk Festival Was Electric Even When It Was Acoustic

“Newport & the Great Folk Dream” is a rapturous documentary — elegant and transporting, full of scratchy lyrical black-and-white images and performances that have a timeless power. The movie tells the ...
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What Really Happened the Night Dylan Went Electric?

The climax of “A Complete Unknown” is set during that iconic 1965 performance. Even then, fans knew it was a historic moment. By Alan Light On the night of Sunday, July 25, 1965, Bob Dylan appeared at ...