A truly unique and authentic document of the rural and community-based musics of the world, captured as a series of 16mm camera films in the early sixties.
International folk-music authority Pete Seeger presents the product of three years of travel and discovery as the Seeger family toured the world, filming whatever good music they could find. They had no game plan, but Pete, Toshi and Dan were able to capture a huge resource of footage that has since rested dormant in the back of their barn.
Stefan Grossman has assembled the Seeger family reels, creating a captivating collection of moments that show the rural musical heritage of America in the context of the townships and communities in which it thrives. Included amongst the footage you will find:
International folk-music authority Pete Seeger presents the product of three years of travel and discovery as the Seeger family toured the world, filming whatever good music they could find. They had no game plan, but Pete, Toshi and Dan were able to capture a huge resource of footage that has since rested dormant in the back of their barn.
Stefan Grossman has assembled the Seeger family reels, creating a captivating collection of moments that show the rural musical heritage of America in the context of the townships and communities in which it thrives. Included amongst the footage you will find:
- Big Bill Broonzy
- The McPeake Family
- Sonny Terry
- J.C. Burris
- Jean Carignan
- Pete Steele
- Oklahoma Fiddle Contest 1957
- Schuyler Micheals
- African-American worksongs in a Texas prison
- ...and much much more.
Buck Dance [Terry, Sonny] [Burris, J.C.]
Buck Dance Variation [Terry, Sonny] [Burris, J.C.]
Coal Creek March [Steele, Pete]
Crazy About You Baby [Terry, Sonny] [Burris, J.C.]
Galilee [Steele, Pete]
Grizzly Bear/Down The Line [Ellis Unit]
Hand Jive [Terry, Sonny] [Burris, J.C.]
Hey Hey [Broonzy, Big Bill]
How You Want It Done [Broonzy, Big Bill]
I Believe I'll Call My Baby [Ellis Unit]
Irish Tune [Carignan, Jean]
John Henry [Broonzy, Big Bill]
Jug Of Punch [McPeake Family, The]
La Grande Fleur [Carignan, Jean]
Oro Se [McPeake Family, The]
Pay Day At Coal Creek [Steele, Pete]
Pipes/Harp Instrumental [McPeake Family, The]
Segments (Oklahoma Fiddle Contest, 1957)
Sherbrooke Jig [Carignan, Jean]
Soldier's Joy [Michaels, Schuyler]
Two Tunes [Michaels, Schuyler]
Waltz [Michaels, Schuyler]
Will Ye Go Lassie Go [McPeake Family, The]
Working All Day Long [Ellis Unit]
Worried Man Blues [Broonzy, Big Bill]
Buck Dance Variation [Terry, Sonny] [Burris, J.C.]
Coal Creek March [Steele, Pete]
Crazy About You Baby [Terry, Sonny] [Burris, J.C.]
Galilee [Steele, Pete]
Grizzly Bear/Down The Line [Ellis Unit]
Hand Jive [Terry, Sonny] [Burris, J.C.]
Hey Hey [Broonzy, Big Bill]
How You Want It Done [Broonzy, Big Bill]
I Believe I'll Call My Baby [Ellis Unit]
Irish Tune [Carignan, Jean]
John Henry [Broonzy, Big Bill]
Jug Of Punch [McPeake Family, The]
La Grande Fleur [Carignan, Jean]
Oro Se [McPeake Family, The]
Pay Day At Coal Creek [Steele, Pete]
Pipes/Harp Instrumental [McPeake Family, The]
Segments (Oklahoma Fiddle Contest, 1957)
Sherbrooke Jig [Carignan, Jean]
Soldier's Joy [Michaels, Schuyler]
Two Tunes [Michaels, Schuyler]
Waltz [Michaels, Schuyler]
Will Ye Go Lassie Go [McPeake Family, The]
Working All Day Long [Ellis Unit]
Worried Man Blues [Broonzy, Big Bill]
| Genres | Blues, Folk, Traditional |
| Format | History |
| Media | DVD |
| Publisher | Vestapol |
| Contributors | Grossman, Stefan (Editor) Seeger, Pete (Artist) |
| Language | English |
| UPC | 011671304298 |