Newport Folk Festival July 1966
n.p. n.p. [1966], 1966. Pamphlet. 4to. 28 c.m. x 21.5 c.m. 1-80 pp. Concert / Festival Program. Staple-bound. Pictorial covers printed in white, brown, and blue. Illustrated with several full-page and in-text photographs, some black and white, some printed in blue. The rear cover has an advertisement for various albums from Columbia Records, including Sounds of Silence and Highway 61 Revisited. The official program for the 1966 Newport Folk Festival, which took place July 21st, 22nd, the 23rd, and the 24th. The schedule is included and features Judy Collins, Son House, Flat and Scruggs, Liam Clancy, Chuck Berry, The Lovin' Spoonful, Howlin' Wolf, Fannie Lou Hamer, and Pete Seeger, among many other performers. The Board of Directors of the festival are credited in this program, and at that time included Judy Collins, Alan Lomax, Julius Lester, and others. The program includes a few pieces of music journalism, including a piece by Julius Lester on The Mileston Festival, a two-day festival that celebrated African-American roots music in Mileston, Mississippi. The festival was organized by and for Black people, and was inspired by multiple conferences of people active in the Civil Rights movement. A number of other local festivals designed to celebrate and uplift the Black community took place after this festival, and Lester's article outlines a few examples of such events. The Newport Folk Festival is still held today. This program celebrates the festival, but also celebrates local organizers of small music scenes all around the country. Individual artisans are also advertised in this program, along with an ad for American Airlines, and a few corporate record label advertisements. An attractive piece of Americana. Very near Fine. Item #000011997
Minor toning to the rear cover, overall a beautiful example.
Price: $300.00