Old Time Music from the Newport Folk Festival 1966

The Folksong revival was a dynamic cultural event with its origins in the early 20th century. By the mid 1960s, it had captured American popular music, inspired a generation of folklorists, and served to reintroduce the United States to its vernacular musical roots. The Newport Folk Festival ran for 7 years and was the largest of the venues where an urban audience could see traditional artists perform. At the 1966 Newport Festival, folklorist Alan Lomax took some of the old time musicians aside and filmed historic footage of them making music in an informal atmosphere.

Titles Include: Clark Kessinger Sally Anne Johnson, Poca River Blues, Wednesday Night Waltz, Billy In The Lowgrounds, Leather Britches & Chicken Reel, Kilby Snow Shady Grove, Please Don't Take Advantage Of Me, Wildwood Flower & Close By, Jimmy Driftwood Old Joe Clark & Galloping horse, Coon Creek Girls East Virginia & Johnson Boys, Ison J. Fontenot La Valse De Dimanche Apres Midi, Al & Virginia Manes Romeo's Last Chance & Red Fox Waltz and many more.

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