Legends Of Folk: The Village Scene

Hosted by Noel Paul Stookey of Peter, Paul & Mary, "Legends Of Folk: The Village Scene" celebrates the folk era in Greenwich Village in the 1960s. The epicenter of the folk, folk rock and singer songwriter movements, the Village, with its cafes and coffee houses, shaped one of the most important periods in American music.

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Peter, Paul & Mary, 1963.

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Promotional photo of young Bob Dylan with guitar. Dylan performs “Blowin’ in the Wind” in "Legends Of Folk: The Village Scene."

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Singer-songwriter Judy Collins, 1967.

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Richie Havens sings “Handsome Johnny” in "Legends Of Folk: The Village Scene."

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Promotional photo of The Lovin' Spoonful. The Lovin' Spoonful perform “Do You Believe in Magic” in "Legends Of Folk: The Village Scene."

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Promotional photo of Don McClean.

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Singer-songwriter Neil Diamond smokes a cigarette on the street.

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Performance photo of the New Lost City Ramblers. The New Lost City Ramblers perform “Liza Jane” in "Legends Of Folk: The Village Scene."

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Singer-songwriter Phil Ochs, 1965.

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Promotional photo of Tim Hardin, 1969. Hardin performs “If I Were a Carpenter” in "Legends Of Folk: The Village Scene."

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Promotional photo of Tom Paxton, 1964. Paxton performs “The Last Thing on My Mind” in "Legends Of Folk: The Village Scene."

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Cafe Wha? in New York City's Greenwhich Village.

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The program features rare and stunning performances by Bob Dylan, Simon & Garfunkel, Peter, Paul & Mary, Joan Baez, Judy Collins, Richie Havens, The Lovin' Spoonful, The Mamas and the Papas, Don McLean, Neil Diamond, and others singing their best loved songs and more.

Capturing not only the magic of the music but its inextricable link to the downtown New York Village locale, "Legends Of Folk: The Village Scene" features newly filmed interviews with Peter Yarrow, Tom Paxton, Michelle Phillips, Don McLean, John Sebastian, Maria Muldaur and John Cohen.

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