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(More customer reviews)I've had this DVD for several years. It's one of my favorites in my collection. It contains one of the only 3 known existing Stanley Brothers videos (I'm sure there are others hidden somewhere...), the others being an appearance on Reno & Smiley's "Kroger Show" from 1962, and a couple of songs from a festival, released once by Bear Family on DVD.
This performance, taped in 1965, captures with good quality, some priceless performance of the brothers, accompanied by George Shuffler, Don Miller and Chick Stripling. Carter's singing is emotional as ever, Ralph's banjo has that old mountain sound, and the band does a great job. As a bouns, you get Cousin Emmy doing some novelty tunes, and joining the Stanleys and Pete Seeger on some tunes at the end of the show.
The second episode features Arthel "Doc" Watson, singer Clint Howard and old-time fiddler Fred Price playing several old-time country gems, with again mr. Seeger joining them on some numbers. Doc's voice
The only "possible down-side" of this DVD is the fact that I, being not much of a Pete Seeger admirer, would rather have seen more songs by the Stanleys and Doc Watson...but that's just my opinion.
If you are a bluegrass or a folk music fan, you won't regret buying this!
Oh, and RIP Carter Stanley...he's sorely missed.
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