Thursday, June 19th @ 8pm
SERIES: FOLK AMERICANA
Sponsored by Arthur Magazine
“Festival” shown with “The Other Side of the Mirror: Bob Dylan At The Newport Folk Festival”
Two from documentarian Murray Lerner, best known today for his work in music films. First up is Festival, Lerner’s priceless document of the whole Newport festival scene from ’63-’65. Alongside clips of Joan Baez, Bob Dylan and Donovan are many performances by veteran blues musicians of the day like Howlin’ Wolf and Son House, who received at the festival their first exposure to white audiences outside of their respective home bases. Next is “The Other Side Of The Mirror,” a deeper examination of Dylan’s performances at the Newport Folk Festival from the same period covered by Festival. Early on, Dylan captured the imagination of the Newport crowds, but his infamous ’65 appearance in which he “went electric” earned him the wrath of some of the more vocal members of the crowd, and he left the stage after three songs. The Other Side presents footage from this incident, as well as great renditions of “Mr. Tambourine Man,” “Blowin’ In The Wind” and “Like A Rolling Stone”.
Festival Dir. Murray Lerner, 1967, 35mm, 95 min.
The Other Side Of The Mirror Dir. Murray Lerner, 2007, 35mm, 83 min.
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