Home movies filmed by Pete, Toshi, and Dan Seeger showing early footage of Sonny Terry, Big Bill Broonzy, Pete Steele, Jean Carignan and others. 58 min.
VEST-DVD13042
$20.75
DVD - ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE
by Tony Palmer
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Five DVD set. Popular music is now an essential part of our lives, yet we know comparatively little about it - where it came from, how it developed, how it has influenced or been influenced by social change. This critically acclaimed TV series, originally broadcast worldwide between 1976-80, is featured here in its entirety: 17 episodes contained on 5 discs, encompassing ragtime, blues, jazz, vaudeville, the musical, folk, swing, country and western, rock n' roll and beyond. "Its colossal emotional, intellectual and historical range is breathtaking." - Pete Seeger. Nearly 15 hours of footage!
49-DVD320795
.. list $99.95 ours
$89.95
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DVD - AMERICAN ROOTS MUSIC
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2 DVD set of the PBS documentary on the development of American music genres during the 20th century. Traces cultural evolution of Folk, Blues, Country, Western Swing, Cajun, Zydeco, Bluegrass, Tejano, and Native American music. Includes performance footage not shown on TV.
PALM-DVD3039
.. list $34.98 ours
$31.50
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DVD - APPALACHIANS
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The acclaimed 3-hour PBS film. The history of a land and its people, told in story and song. Interviews and performances by Loretta Lynn, Marty Stuart, Rosanne Cash, Little Jimmy Dickens, Ricky Skaggs, more. Includes Johnny Cash's final interview.
EVENINGS-DVD5230
$44.98
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DVD - AWAKE, MY SOUL: THE STORY OF THE SACRED HARP
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This 2-disc presentation is the first feature documentary about Sacred Harp singing, an a cappella shape note hymn singing with origins in the American South. Featured on public television, this special edition includes five hours of bonus features including interviews, deleted scenes, commentary by stars and filmmakers. Features Hugh McGraw, Raymond Hamrick, Rodney Ivey, Jim Carnes, Charlene Wallace, Ted Mercer, others. Also features narrator Jim Lauderdale.
AWP-DVD2
$26.95
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DVD - BANJO BASH AT BUCKEYSTOWN - THE MARYLAND BANJO ACADEMY 1998
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Concerts, conversations, and jams with a variety of banjo stylists including Eddie Adcock, Cheick Hamala Diabate, Dwight Diller, Bill Emerson, Tony Ellis, Bela Fleck, Tom Hanway, Jack Hatfield, Murphy Henry, Bill Keith, Reed Martin, Mike Seeger, Tony Trischka, Leroy Troy, and others. Includes booklet with brief bio of each performer and contact info. 120 min.
472-DVD102
.. list $25.00 ours
$19.95
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DVD - BOB WILLS: FIDDLIN' MAN
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With a whoop and a holler, Wills danced his way into America's heart, popularizing the inimitable style of music known as Western Swing. This documentary follows his career with his Texas Playboys from early days in Cain's Ballroom in Tulsa to his days of fame and fortune in Hollywood and Vegas. B&W, 61 min.
on order, expected arrival date unknown
WINSTAR-DVD1354
$17.95
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DVD - COAL COUNTRY
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Film that tells the story of the battle between working miners and activists who battle the coal companies in Appalachia. Special presentation on the cable channel "Planet Green." Packaged in eco-friendly gatefold wallet. Note: This is not a music performance DVD. 85 min.
ES-DVD1245
$20.70
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DVD - DESPERATE MAN BLUES: DISCOVERING THE ROOTS OF AMERICAN ROOTS MUSIC
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Documentary that chronicles the amazing life of legendary record collector Joe Bussard, armchair archivist of blues, jazz, and old-time Appalachian music to the world, and founder of Fonotone Records. 51 mins. plus a 30-min. featurette -- lots of great old music, too!
on order, expected arrival date 12/04/09
DTD-DVD005
$17.95
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DVD - FESTIVAL!
by Murray Lerner
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A cinematic synthesis of four Newport Folk Festivals in which the art of folk music is pictured in transition. Artists include Joan Baez, Bob Dylan, Son House, Mississippi John Hurt, Pete Seeger, Johnny Cash, many more. Attendees are also pictured - sleeping on beaches, swapping tunes and talking about folk music. 43 tracks. 97 min.
EAGLE-DVD39101
.. list $13.98 ours
$12.95
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DVD - FOUR AMERICAN ROOTS MUSIC FILMS
by Yasha Aginsky
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Includes: "Homemade American Music" - filmed 1980. Mike Seeger and Alice Gerrard revisit the origins of rural, traditional folk cultures in the south. Musicians include Tommy Jarrell, Elizabeth Cotten, Roscoe Holcomb, Marc Savoy, and others. "Sonny Terry, Shoutin' the Blues" - filmed 1969. The harmonica great tells of his start in the business, and performs a solo. "Les Blues de Balfa" - filmed 1983. Dewey Balfa tells the history of his musical family. "Cajun Visits," - filmed in 1983, at homes in rural southwest Louisiana. Featuring Denis McGee, Dewey Balfa, others. 104 min.
VEST-DVD13103
$20.75
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DVD - KI HO'ALU: THAT'S SLACK KEY GUITAR
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Documentary by Susan Friedman exploring the world of Hawaiian slack key guitar. Raymond Kane is featured along with Sonny Chillingworth, Ledward Kaapana and others. 58 min.
VEST-DVD13039
$20.75
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DVD - LEDWARD KAAPANA & BOB BROZMAN IN CONCERT
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Vintage Hawaiian music by two stellar musicians, live at the Manchester Craftsmen's Guild -- 90 min.
VEST-DVD13074
$20.75
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DVD - LET FREEDOM SING: HOW MUSIC INSPIRED THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT
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The PBS story of the Civil Rights Movement told through the singers & songwriters who fought for change through their music. Blends historic footage, new interviews, rare photos and video of some of the greatest songs, Civil Rights anthems & soul music ever written: "Respect," "Change Is Gonna Come," "People Get Ready," "Fight The Power," and "What's Going On." Narrated by Louis Gossett Jr. Interviews with Gladys Knight, Isaac Hayes, Chuck D., Andrew Young, Quincy Jones, Pete Seeger, more. Companion to the 3-CD box set by Time Life. 90 min. + 12 min. bonus.
TLM-DVD24189
$20.75
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DVD - MUSIC FOR THE SKY
directed by Nikolai Fox
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Portrays a community of revivalist old-time fiddlers who play Southern style fiddle music while living in Vermont & Massachusetts. Revolves around the personalities of eight musicians: George Ainley, Ahmet Baycu, Jim Burns, Michael Donahue, Zac Johnson, Bob Naess, Anthony Pasquarosa and John Specker. Each musician is described in a cinematic portrait and shown playing in various informal settings. 60 min.
712-DVD1
.. list $16.95 ours
$15.25
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DVD - PETE SEEGER: THE POWER OF SONG
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Documentary about the controversial singer Pete Seeger, who defined folk music and used music to encourage social change. The political and environmental movements that he started in the 1950s are even more relevant today, and his impact on music and social activism is still being felt. Interviews with Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Joan Baez, Arlo Guthrie and Peter, Paul & Mary. 93 min. NOTE: Playable only in Region Code "1" - Canada, U.S. & US territories.
TWC-DVD81411
$24.95
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DVD - ROCK THAT UKE
Directed by William Preston Robertson & Sean Anderson
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"It's more than a tiny musical instrument... it's a state of mind!" One-of-a-kind documentary about cutting-edge uke enthusiasts and their attendant subculture, with Janet Klein, Ukefink, Ian Whitcomb, Uke Til U Puke, Pineapple Princess, Songs from a Random House, Robert Armstrong, King Kukulele, Travis Harrelson, Ian Whitcomb, Janet Klein, Heinous Rynes, Carmaig de Forest, the Haoles, Bruce Herron and many others! With introductory narrative by Holly Hunter -- not rated, contains strong language; 62 min. plus 80 additional minutes of performance footage.
158-DVD2003
.. list $19.99 ours
$17.95
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DVD - SOLIDBODIES: THE 50 YEAR GUITAR WAR
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New lower cost! Starting with their conception and design in the early '50s, this focuses on the 5-decade competition between the Les Paul and Stratocaster, both heard on more recordings than any other instruments during the rock era. The documentary features players, historians, instrument dealers, and collectors expressing their views. The performance segments include guitar solos on both guitars representative of the time periods discussed. Features: Joe Bonamassa; Henry Garza of Los Lonely Boys; George Gruhn of Gruhn Guitars; Derek Trucks, slide guitar virtuoso, and Richard R. Smith, author of "Fender - The Sound Heard 'Round The World." 50 min.
706-DVD1
.. list $14.95 ours
$13.45
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DVD - THE PANIC IS ON: THE GREAT AMERICAN DEPRESSION AS SEEN BY THE COMMON MAN
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DVD/CD/booklet set. Newsreel film, documentaries, and eyewitness accounts providing perspective of the economic unrest experienced by the everyday American during the time. Features vignettes of a soup kitchen in Manhattan, striking workers in North Carolina, Zuni Indians in New Mexico offering advice on how the white man should deal with the Depression, more. Also includes government-made films and documentary accounts of poverty of the time, and the courage and inventiveness of workers who overcame these difficulties. 23-track CD includes news reports, comical satire, music from artists of the day such as Bessie Smith, Woody Guthrie, Roy Acuff, Eddie Cantor, others. 32-page booklet presents letters and written accounts of the struggles, as well as photographs from the period. DVD is b&w, 2 hrs.
SHAN-DVD6804
$29.70
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DVD - TIMES AIN'T LIKE THEY USED TO BE: EARLY RURAL & POPULAR AMERICAN MUSIC, 1928-1935
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Captures the sights & music of everyday life during the Depression. Musicians include Bob Wills, Uncle John Scruggs, Ted Weems Orchestra, and others, as well as the only existing film of Jimmie Rodgers. B&W. 70 min.
YAZ-DVD512
$17.95
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DVD - UNCLE DAVE MACON DAYS: A TRIBUTE TO OLD TIME MUSIC & DANCE
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This documentary takes an in-depth look at what makes Uncle Dave Macon Days the remarkable annual old time music and dance event that draws over 50,000 visitors every July to Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Filled with vintage photos, event footage, dozens of interviews and lots of music & dance. Traces the festival's early history when a local pharmacist began "Banjo Pickin' Days" to celebrate local musicians and attract business. The festival still promotes and preserves competitive old time music and dance, while expanding to include arts and crafts, unique foods, storytelling and a motorless parade. The heart of the event continues to be the on-stage and shade tree musicians, and dancers. Approx. 2 hours.
715-DVD1
$14.99
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DVD - WHY OLD TIME?
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In the summer of 2008, Horse Archer Productions began a documentary called "Why Old Time?" It explores the beauty and art of Old Time music and demonstrates why this particular type of roots music holds such power. Old Time music isn't just a sound. It's a lifestyle. It's living history. Filming took the production crew through three states, half a dozen festivals, and several front porches and kitchens. They found people from across the globe who embrace the past and the future in the same breath to capture the experience of Old Time music in the 21st Century.
724-DVD1
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$18.00
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DVD - WOODY GUTHRIE: THIS MACHINE KILLS FASCISTS
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In-depth documentary of this songwriting, folksinging American icon, including all extant film footage of him, cohorts like Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee, Pete Seeger and many others; plus lots of interviews with family, friends, and musicians he influenced -- Arlo Guthrie, Nora Guthrie, his manager Harold Leventhal and more -- approx. 2.5 hrs.
SNAPPER-DVD4551
$13.50
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