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 - 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 - ANNUAL DULCIMER PLAYERS CLUB FUNFEST
by Samuel Gullo
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Tells the story about the revival of interest in the hammered dulcimer that started 33 years ago in Evart, a small town in central Michigan. For those yet to experience "Evart" this tells how this special music festival came about, and the flavor and broad variety of musical styles one might experience. Also shown are the multitude of workshops and learning opportunities. It concludes with highlights from past festivals and jam sessions. 28 min.
651-DVD1
$16.95
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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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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. Release date 07/08/2008
on order, expected arrival date unknown
AWP-DVD2
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$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.
WINSTAR-DVD1354
$18.50
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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!
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 - FUZZ: THE SOUND THAT REVOLUTIONIZED THE WORLD
by Clif Taylor
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Clif Taylor explores the insane industry of noise making, a world popularized by guitar slinging super heroes and garage dwelling electronic geeks all sharing the collective obsession of creating that perfect sonic wave of limitless distortion. It's a unique subculture of psychedelic noise freaks, vintage distortion connoisseurs and completely anarchistic electronic product conventions. Guitar gods Billy Gibbons, Peter Frampton, Jon Spencer, J. Mascis, Chris Ross of Wolfmother, and other music legends weigh in on their favorite circuits. 91 min.
49-DVD320793
.. list $19.95 ours
$17.95
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DVD - J'AI ETE AU BAL "I WENT TO THE DANCE": THE CAJUN AND ZYDECO MUSIC OF LOUISIANA
by Les Blank, Chris Strachwitz, & Maureen Gosling
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Features Michael Doucet, Clifton Chenier, Queen Ida, Balfa Bros., Nathan Abshire, Dennis McGee, Rockin' Sidney, and many other top Louisiana musicians. 84 min.
ARH-DVD103
$19.95
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DVD - JOHNNY CASH: RIDIN' THE RAILS -- THE GREAT AMERICAN TRAIN STORY
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Originally filmed and aired in 1974, the history of the American railroad as told through the songs and stories of Johnny Cash. Includes outtakes from the original program. "Casey Jones," "City of New Orleans," "Crystal Chandeliers and Burgundy," "Doesn't Anybody Know My Name," lots more -- 52 min. NOTE: Playable only in Region Code "1" - Canada, U.S. & US territories.
RHINO-DVD970410
$14.95
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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.
on order, expected arrival date unknown
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 - LOMAX THE SONGHUNTER
A film by Rogier Kappers
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Acclaimed documentary of the tireless American folklorist Alan Lomax and his vast fieldwork in the American South and in Europe, as filmmaker Kappers meets with the 86-year old Lomax and retraces his collecting trips through the Scottish Hebrides, rural Spain and Italy. 93 min.
DAVID-DVD6
.. list $18.98 ours
$16.95
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DVD - PETE SEEGER: THE POWER OF SONG
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 1950's 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. Release date 08/05/2008
on order, expected arrival date unknown
TWC-DVD81411
$24.95
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DVD - RESPECT YOURSELF: THE STAX RECORDS STORY
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The story of the greatest Soul label from its birth in Memphis through all its upheavals. Lost performances by Otis Redding, Booker T. & The MGs, Isaac Hayes, others. Interviews with Mavis Staples, Carla Thomas, Eddie Floyd, Elvis Costello, Bono, Angie Stone, Chuck D, many more. Concert footage, home movies, and other features. Narrated by Samuel L. Jackson. 113 min.
FAN-DVD7032
.. list $19.98 ours
$17.95
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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 - SACRED STEEL - THE STEEL GUITAR TRADITION OF THE HOUSE OF GOD CHURCHES
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With Elder Maurice Ted Beard, the Campbell Brothers with Katie Jackson, Elder Aubrey Ghent, Calvin Cooke, historic video footage of Henry Nelson and more!
ARH-DVD203
$21.50
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DVD - THE JUMPING FLEA
by Paul Kraus
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Kraus, filmmaker and ukulele builder, takes us behind the scenes to meet some of the most influential ukulele builders and players today! The music comes through loud and clear, with Jumpin' Jim Beloff guiding us through the different eras of the uke's popularity. An exceptional documentary, featuring the music of Lyle Ritz, Jim Beloff, Bill Tapia, Bryan Tolentino, Janet Klein, James Hill, Ralph Shaw and a host of others. 66 min.
674-DVD1
.. list $29.95 ours
$26.95
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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 - 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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