BOB DYLAN,SIMON & GARFUNKEL,PETER,PAUL & MARY,
ALONG WITH JOAN BAEZ AND MANY OTHERS
FEATURED IN PBS FILM
LEGENDS OF FOLK:THE VILLAGE SCENE.
Fairfax,VA.interviewsofrecordingartists.com
Rare performances by significant,historic recording artists of the 1960s folk music movement have been restored and remastered for the DVD release of LEGENDS OF FOLK:THE VILLAGE SCENE, due in stores and major online retailers on April 3,2012.Produced for PBS by Emmy-winning filmmaker Jim Brown, Legends of Folk features the biggest and most influential artists of the era including Bob Dylan, Simon & Garfunkel, Neil Diamond, Peter, Paul & Mary, Joan Baez and other recording artists.The live footage offers a historic firsthand view into the music and musicians that forever changed pop culture from the intimate stage of The Village Scene. Legends of Folk is hosted by Noel Paul Stookey, of Peter, Paul & Mary.On LEGENDS OF FOLK:THE VILLAGE SCENE,a young Bob Dylan makes one of his earliest performances of “Blowin’ in the Wind,” Judy Collins tears through a searing rendition of “My Father,” and Simon and Garfunkel perform their epic “The Sound of Silence.” The DVD assembles songs by 17 artists in the early days of their careers, as well as full-length, exclusive interviews with John Cohen, Don McLean, Maria Muldaur, Tom Paxton, Michelle Phillips (Mamas & Papas), John Sebastian and Peter Yarrow.The DVD also features 2 performances not previously seen on PBS when the film was originally aired.
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