Martin, Bogan & Armstrong at the 36th National Folk Festival, "Tear Down the Old Pine Tree"

Here is rarely seen video footage from 1974 of an exuberant Martin, Bogan & Armstrong, a legendary Black string band, performing at the 36th National Folk Festival at Wolf Trap Farm Park in Vienna, Virginia, with Carl Martin on guitar and mandolin, Ted Bogan on sock-style rhythm guitar, Howard Armstrong on fiddle and mandolin, and Howard’s son Tom on bass. This footage appeared as part of a program in the series “In Performance at Wolf Trap,” produced by public television station WETA, and narrated by Andy Wallace, who is heard here introducing the group.

Added 19 Jun 2026