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Music festivals are everywhere these days, but this 1967 documentary takes us back to the formative days of that phenomenon—before "Woodstock" and "Monterey Pop." Murray Lerner visited the Newport Folk Festival every year from ’63 to ’66, documenting a pivotal time in American music via performance footage (Peter, Paul and Mary, Bob Dylan, Howlin’ Wolf, Staple Singers, Son House and more) and interviews with musicians and fans. This Criterion edition boasts a restored 2K transfer, remastered soundtrack, the new program "When We Played Newport" featuring interviews with Joan Baez, Judy Collins, Pete Seeger, festival producer George Wein and more, a selection of outtake performances by John Lee Hooker, Odetta, Johnny Cash and more and a booklet full of artist bios and essays! Criterion.