Pete Seeger's Rainbow Quest - Judy Collins & Elizabeth Cotten (2005)

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Pete Seeger's Rainbow Quest - Judy Collins.avi

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Format: AVI (Audio Video Interleave)
File Size: 1068.89 MiB
Duration: 51mn 32s
Bitrate: 2900 Kbps
Subtitles: None

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Format: MPEG-4 Visual
Format settings, BVOP: No
Format settings, QPel: No
Format settings, GMC: No warppoints
Codec: XviD
Bitrate: 2700 Kbps
Frame Rate: 29.970 fps
aspect Ratio: 4/3
Scan Type: Progressive
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Resolution: 640x480

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Format: AC-3
Codec: 2000
Bitrate: 192 Kbps (Constant)
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Sampling Rate: 48.0 KHz
Language: English

Pete Seeger's Rainbow Quest - Elizabeth Cotten with Rosa Valentin & Rafael Martinez.avi

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Format: AVI (Audio Video Interleave)
File Size: 1119.74 MiB
Duration: 51mn 54s
Bitrate: 3016 Kbps
Subtitles: None

Video:

Format: MPEG-4 Visual
Format settings, BVOP: No
Format settings, QPel: No
Format settings, GMC: No warppoints
Codec: XviD
Bitrate: 2816 Kbps
Frame Rate: 29.970 fps
aspect Ratio: 4/3
Scan Type: Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame): 0.306
Resolution: 640x480

Audio:

Format: AC-3
Codec: 2000
Bitrate: 192 Kbps (Constant)
Channels: 2 channels
Sampling Rate: 48.0 KHz
Language: English

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Amazon.com wrote: Product Description Judy Collins is one of the most popular and enduring folk singers to emerge from America's folk revival of the 1960s. In a career that has spanned over 40 years and 29 albums, several of which have gone gold and platinum, sha has always been known as a song enthusiast and a premiere interpreter of other artists' work. Here she sings the Bob Dylan song "Daddy You've Been On My Mind," Pete Seeger's classic "Turn, Turn, Turn," and many more. Elizabeth Cotten's charming style is a blend of blues, rags, religious and traditional material she absorbed as a young girl at the turn of the Twentieth Century. Her career blossomed in the 1960s when she became an audience favorite on the folk festival circuit. In addition to her signature song "Freight Train," she performs "Wilson Rag," "Mama, Your Papa Loves You," and many others. Introduced first on the show is the Puerto Rican duo of Rosa Valentin & Rafael Martinez, who sing heartfelt renditions of several folk songs from their native land.

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Alfred Johnson, Amazon.com wrote: In a year that has featured various 90th birthday celebrations it is very appropriate to review some of the 1960's television work of Pete Seeger, one of the premier folk anthologists, singers, transmitters of the tradition and "keeper" of the folk flame. This DVD is a "must see" for anyone who is interested in the history of the folk revival of the 1960's, the earnest, folksy style of Pete Seeger or the work of folksinger Judy Collins, especially doing her renditions of a couple of early Bob Dylan songs (and how they were reworked by him from older traditional tunes) and her classic cover of Joni Mitchell's "Both Sides Now". Also included on this DVD is the legendary Elizabeth Cotton, a musician that I have reviewed extensively elsewhere in this space, showing us her unusual guitar-picking style and regaling us with "Wilson's Rag" and her own classic, make that super-classic, folk song, Freight Train". Additionally, Pete, as an early exponent of what is now called "world music" brings in some lesser known Spanish guitarists and assists them in singing the well-known Spanish song written by the Cuban nationalist Jose Marti, "Guantanamera" This DVD contains some very interesting and, perhaps, rare television film footage from two of Pete Seeger shows, packaged in one DVD, entitled "Rainbow Quest" (the whole series consists of six DVDs). Each show is introduced (and ends, as well) by Pete singing his old classic "If I Had A Golden Thread" and then he proceeds to introduce, play guitar and banjo and sing along with the above-mentioned artists. One final note: This is a piece of folk history. Pete Seeger is a folk legend. However, the production values here are a bit primitive and low budget. Moreover, for all his stature as a leading member of the folk pantheon Pete was far from the ideal host. His halting speaking style and almost bashful manner did not draw his guests out. Let's just put it this way the production concept used then would embarrass a high school television production class today. But, Pete, thanks for the history lesson.

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Check out the other Rainbow Quest offerings here on AvaxHome:

Johnny Cash & Roscoe Holcomb
Judy Collins & Elizabeth Cotten (Untouched DVD5)
The Stanley Brothers & Doc Watson
The Clancy Bros. & Tommy Makem, Tom Paxton, Mamou Cajun Band
Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee; Mississippi John Hurt, Hedy West, & Paul Cadwell
The New Lost City Ramblers & Greenbriar Boys