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DVD - A MUSICAL JOURNEY: THE FILMS OF PETE, TOSHI & DAN SEEGER 1957-1964 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. ..more... VEST-DVD13042 $20.75

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DVD - AMERICAN ROOTS MUSIC 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, ..more... PALM-DVD3039 .. list $34.98 ours $31.50

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DVD - ANNUAL DULCIMER PLAYERS CLUB FUNFEST by Samuel Gullo 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 ..more... 651-DVD1 $16.95

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DVD - APPALACHIANS 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 ..more... - on order, expected arrival date 05/20/08 EVENINGS-DVD5230 $44.98

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DVD - BANJO BASH AT BUCKEYSTOWN - THE MARYLAND BANJO ACADEMY 1998 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, ..more... 472-DVD102 .. list $25.00 ours $19.95

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DVD - BOB WILLS: FIDDLIN' MAN 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 ..more... WINSTAR-DVD1354 $18.50

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DVD - DESPERATE MAN BLUES: DISCOVERING THE ROOTS OF AMERICAN ROOTS MUSIC 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 ..more... DTD-DVD005 $17.95

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DVD - FESTIVAL! by Murray Lerner 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 ..more... EAGLE-DVD39101 .. list $13.98 ours $12.95

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DVD - FOUR AMERICAN ROOTS MUSIC FILMS by Yasha Aginsky 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 ..more... VEST-DVD13103 $20.75

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DVD - FUZZ: THE SOUND THAT CHANGED THE WORLD by Clif Taylor The fuzz box, that tiny little box between the electric guitar and the amp, what on earth does it do? Clif Taylor explores this insane industry of noise making, a world popularized by guitar ..more... - on order, expected arrival date unknown 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 Features Michael Doucet, Clifton Chenier, Queen Ida, Balfa Bros., Nathan Abshire, Dennis McGee, Rockin' Sidney, and many other top Louisiana musicians. 84 min. ..more... ARH-DVD103 $19.95

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DVD - JOHNNY CASH: RIDIN' THE RAILS -- THE GREAT AMERICAN TRAIN STORY 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 ..more... RHINO-DVD970410 $14.95

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DVD - KI HO'ALU: THAT'S SLACK KEY GUITAR 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. ..more... - out-of-stock, more coming soon -- normally ships within 20 days VEST-DVD13039 $20.75

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DVD - LEDWARD KAAPANA & BOB BROZMAN IN CONCERT Vintage Hawaiian music by two stellar musicians, live at the Manchester Craftsmen's Guild -- 90 min. ..more... VEST-DVD13074 $20.75

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DVD - LOMAX THE SONGHUNTER A film by Rogier Kappers 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 ..more... DAVID-DVD6 .. list $18.98 ours $16.95

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 ..more... - on order, expected arrival date 05/16/08 TWC-DVD81411 $24.95

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DVD - RESPECT YOURSELF: THE STAX RECORDS STORY 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 ..more... FAN-DVD7032 .. list $19.98 ours $17.95

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DVD - ROCK THAT UKE Directed by William Preston Robertson & Sean Anderson "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 ..more... 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 With Elder Maurice Ted Beard, the Campbell Brothers with Katie Jackson, Elder Aubrey Ghent, Calvin Cooke, historic video footage of Henry Nelson and more! ..more... ARH-DVD203 $21.50

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DVD - THE JUMPING FLEA by Paul Kraus 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' ..more... 674-DVD1 .. list $29.95 ours $26.95

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