Newport and the Great Folk Dream

Overview

Powerful music leaps from the air and can change the actual world. At the Newport Folk Festivals in the early 1960s, the molecules were electric with rebellion and democracy, with anger and hope. Musicians drove that change — Bob Dylan, Joan Baez and Pete Seeger but also banjo players from coal country, remote Georgia gospel artists, rural Canadian fishermen, and the opportunities created for the urban kids to mingle with those they’d not ordinarily encounter.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

September 5, 2025

Original language

English

Cast

Johnny Cash,Bob Dylan,Joan Baez,Pete Seeger,Mississippi John Hurt,John Lee Hooker,Mimi Fariña,Richard Farina,Bill Monroe,Judy Collinsand 1 more

Director

Robert Gordon

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt36986222