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Capturing the sights, sounds, and magic of Carlton Haney’s 1971 Labor Day Festival in Camp Springs, North Carolina; a three-day outdoor festival—the first of its kind—featuring bluegrass veterans and future stars alike sharing the primitive wood and cinder block stage. More than just capturing one of the largest bluegrass festivals of that decade, this documentary is also an interesting mixture of live performances, interviews, impromptu jam sessions and crowd footage of live music set in a small town surrounded by the now long gone red clay and tobacco shacks of North Carolina.
Longtime fans of bluegrass music and those only recently discovering it will appreciate this documentary on the genre, which was born of a combination of African and Celtic sounds and is the base of American country music. This film traces the musical form from its Appalachian roots to the present. The rise, fall, and consistent revival of bluegrass chronicled through oral history and visual record, resulting in a priceless film that even casual fans are sure to enjoy.
The original Country's Family Reunion taping that started it all! The first time our country's family reunion folk ever sat together to share stories and songs.
Hosted by Ricky Skaggs and Bill Anderson, this is a reunion that all Bluegrass and Country fans will enjoy, featuring artists Ricky Skaggs, The Gibson Brothers, Rhonda Vincent, Larry Cordle, Ramona Jones, Sam Bush, The Whites, Mac Wiseman, Del McCoury, Dierks Bently and Paul Brewster.
