9:05Isle of Wight, 1970 Music Festival, Rare 8MM Footage
The Sound, Sly & the Family Stone, The pink floyd, Joni Mitchell, Pink Floyd, Joe Cocker, The Who, The Doors, Music festival, Jimi Hendrix, Miles Davis
Rare folk footage from the 1970s — interviews, studio sessions, and behind-the-scenes clips. Browse 1 clip below.
The 1970s was the golden age of the album and the arena tour. Prog rock, punk, disco, funk, reggae, and singer-songwriters all flourished simultaneously. Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, David Bowie, Stevie Wonder, and The Ramones were pushing music in radically different directions. The decade also saw the rise of music television and concert filming — meaning more behind-the-scenes footage survives from the 70s than any previous decade. Studio sessions, rehearsal tapes, and tour documentaries from this era are some of the most sought-after footage in music history.
Folk music is a music genre that includes traditional folk music and the contemporary genre that evolved from the former during the 20th-century folk revival. Some types of folk music may be called world music. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted orally, music with unknown composers, music that is played on traditional instruments, music about cultural or national identity, music that changes between generations (folk process), music associated with a pe...
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