CPTV Presents the Sounds of the 60s in LEGENDS OF FOLK: THE VILLAGE SCENE

Premieres Sunday, August 7 at 8 p.m. on CPTV

HARTFORD, Conn. (August 4, 2011) – Hosted by Noel Paul Stookey of Peter, Paul & Mary, Legends of Folk: The Village Scene – premiering Sunday, August 7 at 8 p.m. on Connecticut Public Television (CPTV) –celebrates the folk era in Greenwich Village in the 1960s.

The epicenter of the folk, folk-rock and singer-songwriter movements, the Village, with its cafes and coffee houses, shaped one of the most important periods in American music. Legends of Folk: The Village Scene features rare and stunning performances by Bob Dylan, Simon & Garfunkel, Peter, Paul & Mary, Joan Baez, Judy Collins, Richie Havens, The Lovin’ Spoonful, The Mamas and the Papas, Don McLean, Neil Diamond, and others singing their best-loved songs and more.

Capturing not only the magic of the music but its inextricable link to the downtown New York Village locale, Legends of Folk: The Village Scene features newly filmed interviews with Peter Yarrow, Tom Paxton, Michelle Phillips, Don McLean, John Sebastian, Maria Muldaur and John Cohen.

About Connecticut Public Television

CPTV is a media service of the Connecticut Public Broadcasting Network (CPBN). It is a locally and nationally recognized producer and presenter of quality public television programming, including UConn Women’s Basketball, original documentaries and educational programming. CPTV has built a reputation as a leader in children’s programming, including playing an historic role in bringing Barney & Friends™, Bob the Builder™ and Thomas & Friends™ to public television. The station offers 11 hours of positive, nurturing children’s programs each weekday, reaching 50,000 to 70,000 households daily. The Connecticut Public Broadcasting Network also includes WNPR, an affiliate of National Public Radio, Public Radio International and American Public Media. WNPR serves over 220,000 listeners weekly in Connecticut, New York and Rhode Island with news and information. Its award-winning local programming includes The Faith Middleton Show, The Colin McEnroe Show and Where We Live. CPBN also includes two affiliate channels: CPTV4U, a 24/7 television channel featuring award-winning drama, news and talk programming, concert performances, independent films, nature shows, British comedy and more; and CTSN, Connecticut’s first-ever 24-hour local sports network, covering statewide high school and college sports. Overall, the network brings a broad spectrum of public affairs, entertainment, sports and educational programming to viewers, listeners and readers. For more information, visit cptv.org. 

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