The Weavers: Wasn’t That A Time - 1982 - 7/10

Essential documentary of the highly influential group.
The Weavers bridged the gap between the Depression folk singers and the later protest songs of the 1960’s.
Much of this is set in Lee Hays’ farm, where an informal picnic leads to a final performance at Carnegie Hall.
Throughout, there is their history, the McCarthy era, and the defiant, sold-out concert at Carnegie in 1955 during the height of their blacklisting.
Something of a wistful turn here, realizing the folkie movement pretty much collapsed in the 1970’s, and has never again regained prominence.