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Delta blues, Cajun two-step : music from Mississippi & Louisiana, Newport Folk Festival 1966.

Title
  1. Delta blues, Cajun two-step : music from Mississippi & Louisiana, Newport Folk Festival 1966.
Published by
  1. [S.l.] : Vestapol ; Cambridge, MA : Distributed by Rounder Records, c1997.
Format
  1. VHS

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Additional authors
  1. James, Skip, 1902-1969
  2. House, Son
  3. White, Bukka
  4. Young, Lonnie
  5. Bois-sec
  6. Fontenot, Canray
  7. Lomax, Alan, 1915-2002
  8. Vestapol Productions
  9. Newport Folk Festival
Description
  1. 1 videocassette (60 min.) : sound, black and white; 1/2 in. +
Summary
  1. Delta blues/Cajun two-step is the second volume of footage shot by Alan Lomax at the 1966 Newport Folk Festival in Newport, Rhode Island. It features blues performances by Bukka White, Son House and Skip James; Creole performances by accordionist Alphonse "Bois-sec" Ardoin and fiddler Canray Fontenot; and African elements portrayed by Ed & Lonnie Young of the Mississippi highlands with their Fife & Drum Band.
Alternative title
  1. Music from Mississippi & Louisiana, Newport Folk Festival 1966.
  2. Newport Folk Festival 1966.
Subject
  1. Blues (Music)
  2. Cajun music.
  3. African American musicians.
  4. African Americans -- Music.
  5. Popular music -- Louisiana.
  6. Popular music -- Mississippi.
  7. Folk music -- United States.
Genre/Form
  1. Documentary films.
  2. Blues (Music)
Call number
  1. Sc Visual VRA-381
Language
  1. English
Note
  1. Title from container.
System details (note)
  1. VHS.
Performer
  1. Featuring Skip James, Son House, Bukka White, Ed & Lonnie Young, Alphonse Ardoin, Canray Fontenot.
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Added author
  1. James, Skip, 1902-1969.
  2. House, Son.
  3. White, Bukka.
  4. Young, Lonnie.
  5. Bois-sec.
  6. Fontenot, Canray.
  7. Lomax, Alan, 1915-2002.
  8. Vestapol Productions.
  9. Newport Folk Festival.
Publisher no.
  1. 13050 Vestapol
ISBN
  1. 1884691633
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