By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4.5 cats
Director: Robert Gordon
Year: 2026
Running time: 99
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt36986222/
Peter says: “This archival documentary, featuring newly uncovered footage, puts you right into the middle of a truly transformative moment in music history: the origin of the Newport Folk Festival. For fans of music history, this invaluable document shows everything from Bob Dylan’s infamous electric guitar controversy to a whole boatload of obscure blues and folk artists from around the world playing all manner of strange instruments.
“If you’re like me and enjoy going to concerts not just to listen to the music, but to people-watch and absorb all the corners of eccentricity those events bring, Newport and the Great Folk Dream will be up your alley. It’s like a pre-Woodstock Woodstock.