Celebration at Big Sur

Celebration at Big Sur

1971
1h 22m
3.0

3.0/10

6 votes • View on IMDb

"Everyone did it... for the sheer love of it."

Overview

Star-studded show recorded at the Big Sur Folk Festival, Big Sur, California, September 13th and 14th, 1969. Joan Baez, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Joni Mitchell, John Sebastian, and others. This film captures a remarkable moment in folk, rock, and pop history - the famous folk festival that brought traditional acts like Dorothy Morrison & The Combs Sisters and Carol Ann Cisneros together with the psychedelic rockers of the day who were most deeply rooted in the folk revival. Older songs like ‘Oh Happy Day,’ ‘Rise And Shine,’ ‘All God’s Children,’ and ‘Swing Down, Sweet Chariot’ meet Joni Mitchell’s ‘Woodstock,’ Joan Baez’s ‘Sweet Sir Galahad,’ ‘Bob Dylan’s ‘I Shall Be Released,’ CSNY’s ‘Down By The River,’ and many more of the now-classic songs of what was then called the ‘new rock.’ The scene is notably intimate and - aside from one fan’s dustup with Stephen Stills - mellow, with many rare, close-up moments with the stars.

Status: Released

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
20th Century Fox
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
English

Quick Facts

Release Date December 10, 1971
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0154299

Cast

Joan Baez
Joan Baez

Self

David Crosby
David Crosby

Self

Joni Mitchell
Joni Mitchell

Self

Graham Nash
Graham Nash

Self

Stephen Stills
Stephen Stills

Self

Neil Young
Neil Young

Self

John Sebastian
John Sebastian

Self

Dallas Taylor
Dallas Taylor

Self

Greg Reeves
Greg Reeves

Self

Mimi Fariña
Mimi Fariña

Self

Chris Ethridge
Chris Ethridge

Self

Key Crew

Baird Bryant
Director
Johanna Demetrakas
Director
Carl Gottlieb
Producer