Festival Express tells the story of the 1970 cross-Canada train tour of some of the most popular musicians of the day. Group: Administrators. Auf dieser Reise wurden fünf Städte angefahren, um dort die Konzerte aufzuführen. Unlike in standard music festivals where performers came together for a couple of hours or days, the participants in this tour all traveled together on the same train, partying and jamming along the way between concert venues in Toronto, Winnipeg, and Calgary. “First, I’m going to pick you up – and then I’m going to put you down!” – Buddy Guy. In this film we see no security officials, no handlers, no PR men, and no prima donnas, just raw footage of the artists joking around and jamming like mad, not even noticing or caring that they were being filmed. This is the story of the Festival Express. The electric set featured some classic Dead, including an excellent version of Hard to Handle, with a stunning lead guitar run by Garcia. Near the end of the song the camera pans to the left than back right and I can spot myself and a number of friends grooving away. Exactly three months after her Calgary performance Joplin overdosed on heroin. The entertainers were warming up for their last three nights together. Produced by Todd Rundgren, the record failed when Ampex was unable to establish widespread distribution. One of the festival highlights was a product of the camaraderie that developed on the train. (Es war besser als Woodstock, so großartig wie Woodstock war). Thanks for your comment, Coleen. The music doesn’t have to all be serious. Jerry Garcia & Sylvia Tyson on festival express train going across Canada in 1970. “You just looked at me and I looked at you. They come across as talented but unpretentious people who share an all-encompassing love of music. It was a radical hybrid. We knew then that we were holding history in our hands. Butterflies in the Glasshouse, RHS Garden Wisley. The promoters hired camera and audio crews to film and record the performances and the action on the train, but due to financial problems and legal disputes the documentary, Festival Express, was not completed for 33 years, emerging like a time capsule in 2003 after 30 hours of video and audio were recovered from a Toronto garage and Canada’s National Archives. NEWPORT FOLK FESTIVAL - JOAN BAEZ, IAN AND SYLVIA, ROOFTOP SINGERS, JACKIE WASHINGTON, JOHN HAMMOND. So I will carry on describing the performances and the atmosphere to the best of my recollection. Dave and I entered the stadium early and found a good spot to place our sleeping bags. The concerts were linked together because all the musicians travelled and lived together on a private Canadian Railroad train which was open only to the perfomers, roadies and a few groupies. It was a radical hybrid. This was at a time banks closed strictly at 5: pm, but he had “connections”. “I don’t know where you’ve been all week, but we’ve been at a party. Viele der Musiker blieben in dieser Zeit im Zug, andere erschienen nur bei den Konzerten. Licensee must obtain appropriate permissions and clearances before using this photo. The only place you could go, really, was your room,” recalled Eric Anderson. The crowd could not have asked for more. I never got to see Ian and Sylvia live, but luckily got to know their stuff in college and it's in my DNA. “Things like that only happen once in a lifetime.”. Ian And Sylvia Eric Andersen Eric Andersen The director, Bob Smeaton, recorded interviews in 2003 with many of the surviving musicians who put into words what the experience was like for the performers and how much they loved the train ride and treasured the memories. The jaunt was called "The Festival Express," and a camera crew tagged along to capture the shows on film, as well as the constant party that took place en route. Festival Express 1970, a train rented from Canadian National Railways, will start in Montreal on June 24, with a show at the Autostade on the Expo ground, and will roll into Toronto to present two 12-hour rock and folk concerts at the CNE stadium, June 27 and 28, beginning at noon and ending at midnight. Sounds like quite the weekend. Saved by Paul Dittmer. By the way, I’m curious about how you found this post! B. eigene Köche im Zug, statt einfache Imbisse) bereitgestellt, der zu der damaligen Zeit noch nicht üblich war. Durch ihn erlangten sie einen Vertrag beim Label Vanguard Records, bei dem sie Ende des Jahres ihr erstes Album aufnahmen und veröffentlichten. The performers, who didn’t have swim trunks and hadn’t had a shower during their 2 ½ days on the train, went for a massive skinny dip in the pool, including Janis Joplin, who shocked the pool manager, according to Walker. Mit diesem Album erlangten sie ersten Erfolg und wurden 1963 zum Newport Folk Festival geladen. A good story well told. 1962 wurde Albert Grossman in New York City auf sie aufmerksam, der zu dieser Zeit auch Bob Dylan managte. Ian and Sylvia (manchmal auch Ian & Sylvia) war ein kanadisches Folk- und Country-Rock-Duo. Great Speckled Bird and Festival Express The Ian Tyson Show, early 1970s CTV Television Production from Toronto, Ian Tyson and Jim Colegrove, November 30, 2012, Fort Worth, Texas She is 63. Your email address will not be published. The party was finally over but many of the musicians didn’t want it to end. Danko was felled by drug addiction and alcoholism in 1998. Chatting with Miss Joplin, Rush, Ian and Sylvia, and other entertainers at the bash, I learn they all dig the Vancouver scene and were disappointed Vancouver as a site for the festival was cancelled. The Band ended their set with a delightfully rowdy version of Little Richard’s Slippin’ & Slidin’. “It was 24 hours a day. Festival Express was well worth waiting for. Einige der besten Rockbands der damaligen Zeit nahmen daran teil, so auch Grateful Dead, Janis Joplin, The Band. “One way or another, this darkness got to give.”. The Dead and The Band were my favourite groups back then and seeing them playing back-to-back on the same stage was like rock music heaven. Janis and Jerry called the promoters on stage and presented them with a huge toy train, signed by all the musicians. The Festival Express got underway on June 27 & 28 1970 when the vision of ace promoter Ken Walker to hire acts including Eric Andersen, The Band, Delaney & Bonnie & Friends, Robert Charlebois, The Grateful Dead, Ian & Sylvia and The Great Speckled Bird, Janis Joplin, Mashmakan, Mountain and Buddy Guy had come to fruition. Festival Express is a 2003 rockumentary film about the 1970 chartered train tour across Canada taken by some of the world's biggest rock bands, … Great memories, thanks for sharing this story. I suspect they were short of good Toronto concert material and cheated a little bit. 2003 wurde diese Dokumentation erst bei den internationalen Filmfestspielen in Toronto uraufgeführt, bevor 2004 die DVD im Handel erhältlich war. Sadly, those demands continued in Winnipeg, minus the riots and clashes. I was devastated when Janis died a few months later. They brought their group Great Speckled Bird to the show to become the house band. Ken Walker thanked Janis for coming and she replied “Next time you throw a train, invite me.” I have never seen performing artists so clearly having a great time. Night fell and on came the country rock band, Flying Burrito Brothers, playing their hit, Lazy Day. You'll forgive me when you look at Sylvia Tyson's photograph. I like popular music in all its forms, from the sublimely clever tunes from Tin Pan Alley to the current musical genres, but like most people I feel a special bond to the music of my youth, and that is what Festival Express, the movie and the concerts, captured beautifully. Tom. Ian And Sylvia. 8 mm film had to be converted to 24 mm and there were serious problems synchronizing the audio and video, not all of which matches perfectly in the finished product. Instead of taking them across Canada on planes, the musicians and their crew went on the VIA Rail (a.k.a. I told him I was a huge fan and Dave and I started a friendly conversation with him. The real action was taking place on the CN private train, however. See more ideas about Ian and sylvia, Sylvia, Folk music. Diese Tournee war Anlass einer Dokumentation, in der verschiedene Konzertauftritte, Interviews und auch Eindrücke gezeigt werden. All the best to you. Backstage, Calgary’s wafer-thin mayor, Rod Sykes, approached the promoter, Ken Walker, who hadn’t slept in four days, and was popping pills to stay awake. They were followed by two polished solo performers playing acoustic guitars. Sylvia Tyson started performing professionally in 1959 as one-half of the internationally acclaimed folk duo, Ian and Sylvia. No rights are granted or implied. Oktober 2020 um 15:12 Uhr bearbeitet. DVDs. Festival Express Backstage Pass from McMahon Stadium (Calgary, Canada), Jul 4, 1970. The Dead finished their set with New Speedway Boogie, which was their response to the horrific events at the Altamont Speedway free concert in December, 1969 in which one man was stabbed to death by Hell’s Angels, Marty Balin of the Jefferson Airplane was knocked unconscious by a pool cue wielded by another Angel, whose companions also used shortened pool cues to savagely beat audience members who misbehaved in their opinion. Deadheads of the world, unite at a theater playing “Festival Express.” There is also The Band, the Flying Burrito Brothers, Mashmahkhan and Ian and Sylvia Tyson (doing a … I thought he sounded pretty good and was disappointed he didn’t play more. Thanks for your comment, Barbara. The Calgary concert was a two-day affair and I can’t precisely remember who played on Day 1 or Day 2 and in what order. “It was a totally unique experience,” Sylvia Tyson said three decades later. He smiled and said, “That was a magic night, wasn’t it?” Damn right. ... Ian & Sylvia & The Great Speckled Bird appear courtesy of Bearsville Records Jerry Garcia appears courtesy of Warner Bros. Records Inc. “It was a train full of insane people careening across the Canadian countryside, making music night and day, and then, occasionally, we’d get off the train and go play a concert,” said Grateful Dead bass player Phil Lesh. Learn how your comment data is processed. Festival Express tells the story of the 1970 cross-Canada train tour of some of the most popular musicians of the day. Those who did come to Winnipeg Stadium had a fantastic time. As a full-time duo by 1961, they performed that year at the Mariposa Folk Festival and in folk clubs in New York and Chicago. By the spring, the Festival Express was ready to roll with a dream lineup: Joplin, the Band, the Grateful Dead, Ian and Sylvia (along with their influential country-rock band, the Great Speckled Bird), Buddy Guy, Traffic, Ten Years After, the Flying Burrito Brothers, Tom Rush and Eric Andersen were all … Dave and I mentioned the June 24 concert in Port Chester, saying truthfully it was the best rock concert we had ever attended (still true in my case). Three of Bob Dylan's "Basement Tapes" compositions are covered on these albums, most of the rest were written by Ian or Sylvia. One of the people sitting with us said his life was complete now that he had met Jerry Garcia, which earned him a lecture from Garcia, who told him meeting a rock musician was no big deal and he should aspire to accomplish much more important things in his life. She was only 27. Mountain was kind of a proto heavy metal band led by lead singer and guitar player Leslie West and the crowd really rocked to their big hit, Mississippi Queen. “She drank me under the table. I have a confession to make. I picked up a copy of Rolling Stone magazine two days later and learned about Festival Express. I couldn’t have thrown a better party. Later that evening he joined the excellent Delaney & Bonnie & Friends for their whole set. Tom Rush memorably sang Murray McLauchlan’s beautiful Child’s Song, and was followed by Eric Anderson’s set, highlighted by his best known tune, Thirsty Boots. That day is part of a larger narrative – the greatest rock festival in our country’s history – which Winnipeg was a central part of. 1964 heirateten Ian und Sylvia, und ihr gemeinsamer Sohn Clay Tyson wurde geboren. Special event from 13th January to 4th March 2018 that provides the opportunity to see tropical butterflies flying about in the glasshouse. Back on the field, after a few minor acts, the Grateful Dead took over for about two hours, opening with an acoustic set, following that with their brother band, the New Riders of the Purple Sage, which featured Jerry Garcia on pedal steel guitar and band mate Mickey Hart on the drums. “I don’t know where you’ve been all week, but we’ve been at a party.” – Janis Joplin. I nodded my head or vice versa and you just played.”, “I recall getting into a drinking contest with Janis Joplin and I was seriously out-matched,” recalled Ian Tyson. I know this had quite an impact on my husbands art and love of this era’s music. On this July 1st I will celebrate it by telling the tale of my favourite Canada Day – 1970 in Winnipeg, two years after I emigrated to Canada and five years before I became a citizen. When we went back to his office Ken put the wood train in my husbands hands that Janis Joplin and all the others had signed. A few seconds later Joplin launched into an inspired set, beginning with a knock-your-socks-off passionate rendition of Tell Mama. A ticket for the 12-hour music marathon was a ridiculously cheap $12, or $10 in advance. Ian played guitar; Sylvia, guitar and autoharp. Sylvia Tyson, CM (born Sylvia Fricker, 19 September 1940, Chatham, Ontario, Canada), is a musician, performer, singer-songwriter and broadcaster. You would have, too. The group appeared with Ian and Sylvia on the famous Festival Express tour and then joined them on prime-time television, when Ian landed hosting duties on Nashville North, later renamed The Ian Tyson Show. I had to start with a beauty question. Your email address will not be published. Great Speckled Bird performing (probably doing C.C. “Hey man,” he said with a laugh, “You don’t smoke seeds, you plant them.”. The smiles on the faces of the musicians reflected just how much fun they were having together, and it was a joy to watch. By SARAH HAMPSON Saturday, Jul 31, 2004. On July 4th our group of about 10 friends from Edmonton got to McMahon Stadium early and grabbed some good space to the right of the stage. Sylvia Tyson, CM (born Sylvia Fricker, 19 September 1940, Chatham, Ontario, Canada), is a musician, performer, singer-songwriter and broadcaster. Joplin is likely the best white female blues singer ever, and she held nothing back that night. The filmmakers also interviewed the rambunctious Ken Walker, the primary promoter of the train tour, who lost a vast amount of money, along with his partner, Thor Eaton. Ian And Sylvia. By SARAH HAMPSON Saturday, Jul 31, 2004 . Ian Tyson was born on September 25, 1933. The next morning Dave and I hit the road and quickly got a ride directly to Edmonton, which enabled us to catch a lift with friends to Calgary the following day and set up camp on Princess Island, with free buses to McMahon Stadium. The next number was sung by Bonnie Bramlett and various other artists joined in through the course of the set. Der Festival Express war 1970 eine Konzerttour vom Osten zum Westen Kanadas. Janis Joplin-Wikipedia As we where walking from his office to the bank he told us the story of these film. They brought their group Great Speckled Bird to the show to become the house band. The tour was a financial flop, and thanks of a fight between the festival promoters and the film producers, no film was edited or exhibited. Vollständige Kritiken finden sich auf Rottentomatoes.com. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. “There was no escape. I particularly liked the way you interspersed it with clips from the concert. Things really started to rock when red-hot blues guitar player and singer Buddy Guy hit the stage and had the crowd on their feet with sizzling versions of Hoochie Cootchie Man and Money, using a ridiculously long power cord that enabled him to walk off the stage right up to the crowd while playing up a storm. When Ian and Sylvia took the stage that evening they were joined by Delaney Bramlett, Jerry Garcia and others, as Sylvia sang CC Rider. 12 hours of entertainment from some of the best rock bands in the world for $10 or $12 is an insane bargain. Editorial use only. Das erste Album (Ian & Sylvia) bestand weitgehend aus traditionellen Folkliedern. It was a very special Canada Day. I have been a Buddy Guy fan ever since. That was followed by the electric Dead. Between Jerry and Ian, you can see Bob Weir who is wearing a hat and leaning to his left. As it turned out the last three performers were the three headliners, the Dead, The Band and Janis Joplin. 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