Devil Got My Woman: Blues at Newport (1966, Alan Lomax)
Either these performances were filmed outside of the actual Newport Folk Festival, or the Blues tent at Newport was just a house, capacity roughly 30. A couple songs each by Son House, Skip James, a couple other new-to-me names. The revelation here was Howlin’ Wolf (below, cash in hand) with added sax and drums.
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The High Lonesome Sound (1963, John Cohen)
Oh no, a narrator.
Oh no, Southern Baptists.
In a few Kentucky locations. No sync sound, and more exteriors and context than the blues doc. This (to its detriment) is more of a movie, the other one is more a document of a happening.
Banjoist Roscoe Holcomb:
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Ratty (2020, John Angus Stewart)
The making of King Gizzard’s Rats’ Nest. VHS aesthetic with poor sound recording, but I know the album well enough that it’s still thrilling to be here.
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I’ve watched a ton of fake online concerts, including:
Mountain Goats:
Parquet Courts: