Festival (Criterion Collection) (Blu-ray)

Founded in 1959, the Newport Folk Festival grew over the years to encompass blues, country, and pop music and become one of America's premier musical events. Documentarian Murray Lerner's film includes footage from the 1963-66 concerts and features performances by Joan Baez ("Farewell Angelina"), Johnny Cash ("I Walk the Line"), Judy Collins ("Turn, Turn, Turn"), Peter, Paul and Mary ("Blowin' in the Wind"), Pete Seeger ("Deep Blue Sea"), and many more, including Bob Dylan's controversial "electric" appearance in 1965. 97 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English (SDH); featurettes; outtakes.

Starring: Joan Baez, Bob Dylan And The Grateful Dead, Dylan & The Dead, Horton Barker, Fiddler Beers, Howlin Wolf, Howlin' Wolf, Paul Butterfield, Theodore Bikel, Mike Bloomfield, Donovan, The Blue Ridge Mountain Dancers, Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Johnny Cash, Judy Collins, Cousin Emmy, Bob Dylan, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Ronnie Gilbert, Brownie McGhee, Sonny Terry, Mary Travers, Odetta, Peter Yarrow, Pete Seeger, The Osborne Brothers, The Staple Singers

Director: Avi Lerner, Gary Howsam, Jack Gilardi Jr., Lewin Webb