Much is said about the ’60s folk revival in terms of New York City and San Francisco, but the Boston-area scene, centering in Cambridge, is generally passed over. Enter this documentary, For the Love of the Music: The Club 47 Folk Revival. With current interviews and archival sights and sounds, the documentary traces the life of Club 47, which later became Club Passim, beginning with the fateful day that an unknown named Joan Baez auditioned for the once-jazz club, resetting the whole direction of the venue.
The documentary, which includes not only interviews with such performers as Baez, Judy Collins, Maria Muldaur, Taj Mahal, and more, but also two previously-unreleased Bob Dylan performances at the club, will screen at the Beachland Ballroom in Cleveland on May 20 as part of the Ohio Independent Film Festival. Director Rob Stegman and executive producer/co-director Todd Kwait (who is a Cleveland-based lawyer and owner of Ezzie Films and Kingswood Records) will be on hand to introduce the film and take part in a Q & A session afterward.
Want to go? We can help you with that. We have two pairs of passes to give away to the first two people (2 passes for each person) who comment on this post. Easy as that.
The 19th annual Ohio Independent Film Festival runs May 17 through May 20 and will be presented at the Arts Collinwood galleries, with the headlining film “For the Love of the Music: The Club 47 Folk Revival” presented at the Beachland Ballroom (15711 Waterloo Road) on Sunday May 20 @ 7:30 PM.
Program Admission is $10. Tickets are available for pre-sale here
PLEASE ME. Oh please. Unreleased Bob performances? I’d die. I love him so much.
Absolutely you! Expect an e-mail shortly, Crystal.
Free pass or not, I’ll want to be there, but free is better!
Excellent. We’ll be invading your inbox with information shortly. And remember to tip your bartender generously (seriously, the Beachland bartenders rule).