Festival ExpressVarious Artists
Cinema release 2003
DVD release 2004
A documentary and performance film of the "Trans-Continental Pop Festival" tour into Canada in June and July 1970. The movie includes performances, sessions on the tour train and recent interviews.
Groups and performers on the tour included;
- Grateful Dead
- New Riders Of The Purple Sage
- Janis Joplin
- The Band
- Delaney & Bonnie
- Ten Years After
- Traffic
- Ian & Sylvia
- Great Speckled Bird
- Buddy Guy
- Eric Andersen
- Melanie
- Seatrain
- Tom Rush
The movie was directed by Bob Smeaton.
The movie was premiered toward the end of 2003. Songs included in the movie are;
- Casey Jones - Grateful Dead
- Don't Ease Me In - Grateful Dead
- Friend of the Devil - Grateful Dead
- Slippin' and Slidin' - The Band
- Goin' Down the Road - Delaney & Bonnie and others
- Traditional Country Song - Buddy Cage and others
- Baby Here I Come - Buddy Guy & Rick Danko
- Better Take Jesus' Hand (1st version) - Jerry Garcia & Sylvia Tyson
- Comin' Home Baby - Mashmakan
- Money - Buddy Guy
- Lazy Day - Flying Burrito Bros
- The Weight - The Band
- Cry Baby - Janis Joplin
- I Can't Do It Baby - Buddy Guy & Jerry Garcia
- Ain't No More Cane - Rick Danko & Janis and others
- Soul Jam - Buddy Guy & Rick Danko
- Sunshine of Your Love - Ensemble
- Rock & Roll is Here to Stay - Sha Na Na
- CC Rider - Ian & Sylvia & The Great Speckled Bird
- New Speedway Boogie - Grateful Dead
- I Shall Be Released - The Band
- Tell Mama - Janis Joplin
- Me & Bobby McGee - Janis Joplin
- Better Take Jesus' Hand (2nd version) - New Riders of the Purple Sage
The DVD release is a double DVD set. Disc 1 is the original movie. Disc 2 conatins additional performance and interview material, The Making of the Festival Express film featurette, the theatrical trailer and a photo gallery. Additional songs on this disc include;
- Hard to Handle - Grateful Dead
- Easy Wind - Grateful Dead
- Move Over - Janis Joplin
- Kozmic Blues - Janis Joplin
- Hoochie Coochie Man - Buddy Guy
- As Years Go By - Mashmakhan
- Thirsty Boots - Eric Anderson
- Tears of Rage - Ian & Sylvia
- Child's Song - Tom Rush
- Thirteen Questions - Seatrain
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