Berthoud Community Library District

Folk Songs

In this mock-documentary, three folk groups from the 60's--Mitch and Mickey, the Folksmen, and the New Main Street Singers--reunite for a memorial concert in New York City following the death of a legendary folk manager.

Presents the lyrics to Woody Guthrie's classic song "This Land Is Your Land" along with rich illustrations of America's many landscapes; the musical notation; a biographical scrapbook about the singer; and an audio CD of nine songs performed by Woody and Arlo Guthrie.

Neither a conventional biopic nor a traditional concert film, this documentary is a raw and intimate portrait of the legendary folk singer and activist that shifts back and forth through time as it follows Joan on her final tour and delves into her extraordinary archive, including newly discovered home movies, diaries, artwork, therapy tapes, and audio recordings. Baez is remarkably revealing about her life on and offstage, from her lifelong emotional...

Traces the origins and development of folk music in America; discusses the social, economic, and regional influences on folk music; and includes a look at characteristic instruments and sounds, photographs, and brief biographies of notable folk musicians.

Defines folk music and traces its history and development in the United States, including its resurgence in popularity starting in the 1940s.