POSITIVELY PORCO is the definitive documentary film made about New York City's first Folk Music cabaret, GERDE'S FOLK CITY.
Filmed to enlighten even the most staunch Folk Revival enthusiast and historian, POSITIVELY PORCO is the story of Mike Porco and the club a thousand musicians called HOME.
MIKE PORCO, was instrumental in, literally, setting the stage for the music revolution of the '60's.
During Mike Porco’s stewardship (1960-1980) the club hosted early performances by a constellation of Folk and traditional music stars. Many American radio standards and Civil rights anthems were ofttimes heard by the public at Gerde's Folk City for the first time.
🏆A list Folk City's distinctive fraternity of aspiring young artists and legendary recording stars borders on myth.
They were all teenagers and 20-somethings when they got there, and decades later, they're still doing 'what they do'... that is-
PLAY MUSIC.
But not just any kind of music.
EVERY KIND‼️‼️
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🚨Mike Porco's legendary claim to fame was that he co-signed 19 year old Bob Dylan's first cabaret card as his legal guardian. In her memoir, A Freewheelin' Time, former Bob Dylan girlfriend Suze Rotolo said that Gerde's was where "the cross-fertilization of different styles and musical eras forged important links in the chain of American musical history." For certain, such a collection of personalities crossing paths under one roof shall never happen again.
Bob Porco, Mike's grandson, undertakes an ardent personal odyssey, seeking out and sitting down with those living treasures that launched a global music paradigm shift from a street corner in Greenwich Village.
It's an inspiring tale of an Italian immigrant- and the musicians around him- who answered their calling to be a part of the 1960’s Folk and Blues Revival together.
The stars themselves tell the astounding history of Gerde's and Positively Mike Porco.
🏆My very noble grandfather gave a lot to the scene.🏆
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For years I kept telling people this film is coming, It’s coming, IT’S COMING‼️Now we have a date.
On June 1st you’ll have your chance to watch what I’ve shown only to close friends like Bruce Langhorne and Izzy and a few others. Bruce loved it! Izzy said, HURRY UP! No more home movies!
Now it will be public.🌎
I hope the musicians will say bravo and thank you.🎼🎼
I’m a dreamer and still dreaming- still thinking that it’ll get discovered and that it will
enlighten 1 billion people on earth.
🪐I know you think I should start a smaller number so how about 600 music fans to begin with?
One million can’t be far behind. The impact that Mike Porco had would justify millions of happy views.
Feel-good stories like this should manifest feel-good communities and unity all because of the Music.
Lord willing, you’ll see it and you’ll see what I mean.
So help the GerdesFolkCityDoc reach 1 billion MUSIC LOVERS!!! Include yourself, pay ‘what-you-want’ and enjoy the show! 🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿