Pete Seeger's Rainbow Quest - The Stanley Brothers and Doc Watson

Starring:Stanley Brothers, Doc Watson
Studio: SHANACHIE
Product Type: DVD

Description

Rainbow Quest was a TV series hosted by Pete Seeger and filmed in the mid 1960s when folk music had enormous popularity. This volume features the Stanley Brothers and Doc Watson. The Stanley Brothers were one of the great classic bluegrass groups. While Ralph Stanley has enjoyed newfound popularity following "Oh Brother, Where Art Thou", Carter Stanley died within a year of filming this show, and this is the only Stanley Brothers performance available on DVD. Doc Watson is one of the great guitar flat pickers and over the past 40 years has done much to expand the appeal of traditional Southern music.

Customer Reviews:

O.K. But not enough Stanley Brothers.......2006-12-06

The DVD contains some good music but I was disappointed that the Stanley Brothers weren't featured longer. I felt their song selection could have been much better. I've listened to and played bluegrass music for over fifty years and bought the DVD thinking I would hear and see some good vintage Stanley Brothers. It was good to see them. If you are buying this for bluegrass music, forget it.I am an old-time fiddler and enjoyed Fred Price's fiddling.

Bluegrass Lengends.......2006-01-05

This was the best music and sound that I have hear in many years. It's in black and white but it goes along with the music from the time. You get to hear the classic voice of Ralph Stanley that has not changed with age. Cousin Emmy was so funny and lively. Doc Watson was wonderful with his flat top picking. Pete Seeger was good on all the old folk songs. It was a very enjoyable 2 hours with over 36 songs.

Can anyone just review the damn show?.......2005-10-02

alright, since noone else here wants to review the show, here's what you need to know:

stanley brothers performance is amazing. this is the only dvd you'll find them on, so get it. what a great, soulful sound. doc watson is also very good. cousin emmy, well, i respectfully disagree with the other reviewer who said she rocks. not really, in fact she is kind of scary. and she plays an inflatable glove...no joke. also, she slaps herself in the face on another song. not what i'd call music.

Cousin Emmy rocks!.......2005-05-10

I saw this footage before, and knew that Cousin Emmy was on the program and delivered the goods. The DVD says in small print "with Cousin Emmy". The Stanley Brothers and Doc Watson are also in top form, but pale in comparison. I read a couple of reviews that call Cousin Emmy a novelty act, but the same could be said of any other old time musician. A master of the minstrel arts. She delivers on banjo, fiddle, and several other "instruments." If you like old time music, you need this dvd.

Where are the Stanley Brothers and Doc Watson?.......2005-03-17

The Stanley Brothers/Doc Watson DVD of their appearances on Rainbow Quest arrived at my home last week, but the DVD
contained the Johnny Cash/Roscoe Holcomb appearances instead.
The Cash/Holcomb material will appeal to old time and roots
music afficienados, but will disappoint those like myself who
had expected to receive the correct program material.

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