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  Musical Memories from Chicago 1963 to 2000

  Chicago, Performance, Tom Palazzolo

  A collection of excerpts from films by Tom Palazzolo focuing on music in Chicago, from street performers on Maxwell St to folk and rock bands at neighborhood festivals.

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  Mensajeros (español)

  Chuck Kleinhans, Communities, International, Julia Lesage, Latinx, War and Peace

  “Mensajeros” presenta una interpretacion musical de “El Grupo Camayoc,” que significa “mensajero” en Nahuatl, la idiome de varias gente indigenas de Centro-America. El Grupo Camayoc grabo esta interpretacion con Julia Lesage y Chuck Kleinhans al aire libre en Estelí, Nicaragua, en Septembre 1987. Ellos tocan sus canciones originales y tambien interpreten unos canciones de Carlos Mejía Godoy y Pablo Milanés.

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  Troubadours

  Chuck Kleinhans, Communities, International, Julia Lesage, Latinx, Performance, War and Peace

  Troubadours presents a musical performance by the Nicaraguan folk singing group, Camayoc, which means “messenger” in Nahuatl, the language of ancient indigenous people in Central America. Groupo Camayoc taped this performance with Julia Lesage and Chuck Kleinhans outdoors in Estelí, Nicaragua, in September 1987. They play both their own songs and those of Carlos Mejía Godoy and Pablo Milanés.

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  “Walking Down the Line” with Ed Holstein, 1993

  Blog

  Although not as well-known as his late brother Fred, Ed Holstein has been an important figure in Chicago’s folk music scene ever since folk first took root in the late 1960s. After getting their start in clubs like The Earl of Old Town and Somebody Else’s Troubles, Ed and his brothers Fred and Alan opened their own club, Holsteins’, which drew prominent performers until it closed in the late 1980s. Considered one of the greatest finger-picking guitarists in Chicago, Ed […]

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  Enjoy Yourself (It’s Later Than You Think)

  Chicago, Communities, Tom Palazzolo, Viewers Choice

  Filmmakers Tom Palazzolo, Jeff Kreines, and Bernie Caputo attend the annual Chicago Senior Citizens Picnic hosted by the Democratic Party. Shot in the style of direct cinema, they spend the afternoon in a Chicago park following the seniors as they have a musical revue, hula dance, listen to speeches, play organized games and generally seem to have an all around fabulous time.

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  Danger Man

  Performance

  Documentary about successful folk/blues/bluegrass/rock musician David Bromberg’s final tour with his 11-piece band, which he broke up in order fulfill his dream of becoming a violinmaker. Most of the documentary is spent watching Bromberg and his band perform. There is some interview footage with Bromberg and his band members in between performances.

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  [Chicago Slices raw : folk singer, dogs, Skip walking train, Swap-O-Rama]

  Chicago, Chicago Slices, GDDF, NHPRC-2, Skip Blumberg

  Raw footage shot for the TV program Chicago Slices. This tape features a variety of footage, including: Folk singer, dogs, Skip walking train, Swap-O-Rama.

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  [Chicago Slices raw : Ed Holstein]

  Chicago, Chicago Slices, GDDF, NHPRC-2, Skip Blumberg

  Raw footage shot for the TV program Chicago Slices. This tape features a walk around Andersonville and a discussion with folk singer Ed Holstein.