thanks Frank for all that wonderful "insider" information!

I had thought of "Up With People" when confronted with he new main Street Singers too...

I think one reason there are mixed reviews about this is that a lot of critics simply may not be familiar with this particular segment of the "folk scene." (I know I'm not, but didn't try to pretend I was in my review either).

I remember the early buzz about this film and people were speculating about which artists wuld be spoofed and for the most part were thinking of people like the Guthries, the Seegers, Leadbelly, Doc watson, Dylan, Baez, Joni Mithcell, Crosby, Stills and Nash, etc. But this bland and white-bready sort of folk, as non-political as one can get, that is sent up in the film, does not have quite the familiarity of the folk-rock stuff...so I also think people who are lukewarm abotu it were expecting something rather different than what they got.

I would agree the humor is not as accessible and universal as Best in Show or Spinal Tap...but to me this shows these filmmakers and actors can achieve great things even with more obscure material. Seems to me they had a soft spot for this particular era...

I think they should do a film on the pagan community next!

peg