Director
Baird Bryant; Johanna Demetrakas
Main cast
Joan Baez; David Crosby; Joni Mitchell; Graham Nash; Stephen Stills
Genres
Documentary, Music, History
Description
Star-studded show recorded at the Big Sur Folk Festival, Big Sur, California, September 13th and 14th, 1969. Joan Baez, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Joni Mitchell, John Sebastian, and others. This film captures a remarkable moment in folk, rock, and pop history - the famous folk festival that brought traditional acts like Dorothy Morrison & The Combs Sisters and Carol Ann Cisneros together with the psychedelic rockers of the day who were most deeply rooted in the folk revival. Older songs like âOh Happy Day,â âRise And Shine,â âAll Godâs Children,â and âSwing Down, Sweet Chariotâ meet Joni Mitchellâs âWoodstock,â Joan Baezâs âSweet Sir Galahad,â âBob Dylanâs âI Shall Be Released,â CSNYâs âDown By The River,â and many more of the now-classic songs of what was then called the ânew rock.â The scene is notably intimate and - aside from one fanâs dustup with Stephen Stills - mellow, with many rare, close-up moments with the stars.