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Newport Folk Festival

January 11, 2023

Newport Folk Festival is an annual American folk-oriented music festival in Newport, Rhode Island, which began in 1959 as a counterpart to the Newport Jazz Festival. It was one of the first modern music festivals in America, and remains a focal point in the expanding genre of folk music. The festival was held annually from 1959 to 1969, except in 1961 and 1962. In 1985, its founder revived it in Newport, where it has been held at Fort Adams State Park ever since.

Newport Folk Festival
My Morning Jacket performing at the festival in 2015
GenreContemporary folk music and other genres
VenueFort Adams State Park
Location(s)Newport, Rhode Island, U.S.
Coordinates41°28′41″N 71°20′08″W / 41.478056°N 71.335556°W / 41.478056; -71.335556Coordinates: 41°28′41″N 71°20′08″W / 41.478056°N 71.335556°W / 41.478056; -71.335556
Years active1959–1960, 1963–1969, 1985–present
InauguratedJuly 11, 1959 (1959-07-11)
FoundersGeorge Wein, Pete Seeger, Albert Grossman
Most recentJuly 22, 2022 (2022-07-22) – July 24, 2022 (2022-07-24)
Next eventJuly 28, 2023 (2023-07-28) – July 30, 2023 (2023-07-30)
Websitenewportfolk.org
Newport Folk Festival logo

History

Founding

The Newport Folk Festival was started in 1959 by George Wein, founder of the already-well-established Newport Jazz Festival, and owner of Storyville, a jazz club located in Boston, Massachusetts. In 1958, Wein became aware of the growing Folk Revival movement and began inviting folk artists such as Odetta to perform on Sunday afternoons at Storyville. The afternoon performances consistently sold out and Wein began to consider the possibility of a "folk afternoon embedded within the 1959 Newport Jazz Festival".[1] Wein envisioned the program to be "similar in scope and tone to the highly successful blues and gospel shows" that had taken place at the Jazz Festival in previous years. Wein asked Odetta, Pete Seeger, and the Weavers to perform on the afternoon in addition to the Kingston Trio. Some in the jazz community accused Wein of crass commercialism in booking these groups because they deviated from, and had a larger following than, most jazz musicians of the time.[2] This pressure coupled with his various conversations with those in the folk community made it clear to Wein that an afternoon program at the Jazz Festival would not suffice and that there was demand for a full Folk festival.

Aware of his own limitations in the folk scene, Wein asked Albert Grossman, then Odetta's manager, to join him in planning and producing the festival. Grossman accepted and began working with Wein to book talent and organize the weekend. Pete Seeger was also involved with the founding of the festival.[3]

The inaugural festival, held at Freebody Park, included Pete Seeger, Earl Scruggs, the Kingston Trio, John Jacob Niles, Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee, Odetta, The New Lost City Ramblers, and more. Perhaps the most notable performance was the surprise debut of the eighteen year old Joan Baez, who was brought on as a guest of Bob Gibson.[4]

The festival returned in 1960 and was expanded to include three nights.[5] The lineup placed an emphasis on music diversity, booking performers from Africa, Scotland, Spain, Israel, and Ireland alongside "traditional" folk musicians such as Pete Seeger, Ewan McColl, John Lee Hooker, Cisco Houston and Tommy Makem.

Civil Rights Movement

In 1962, two young members of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) formed a gospel vocal quartet named the Freedom Singers. And in 1962, Pete and Toshi Seeger assisted the Freedom Singers in organizing a nationwide collegiate tour. As a result, the civil rights movement became deeply embraced by the folk music community. In 1963, the Freedom Singers performed on the first night of the Newport Folk festival, and on the second night Joan Baez joined SNCC activists and roughly 600 festival-goers on a march through Newport. The crowd walked past the Bellevue Avenue mansions and into Touro Park, where SNCC's executive secretary James Forman and Freedom Singers leader Cordell Reagon delivered speeches, rallying support for the March on Washington scheduled for the following March.[6]

For the final performance on Friday Wein had scheduled Peter, Paul and Mary. But under the persuasion of Albert Grossman, who was managing Peter, Paul and Mary, Wein decided to allow Bob Dylan (whom Grossman was also managing) to close the night. After Peter, Paul and Mary finished their afternoon set, Wein announced that they would reappear at the end of the evening. Dylan performed a set consisting of particularly topical songs: "With God on Our Side", "Talkin' John Birch Society Blues", and "A Hard Rain's Gonna Fall". Peter, Paul and Mary then returned and performed an encore of "Blowin' in the Wind". Amidst a "deafening roar of applause"[7] they brought to the stage Dylan, Joan Baez, Pete Seeger, Theo Bikel and the Freedom Singers. The singers stood in a single line facing the audience with crossed arms and clasped hands and began to sing a variation on the Baptist hymn "I'll Overcome Some Day". The hymn's new incarnation - "We Shall Overcome" - had become an anthem for the Civil Rights Movement.[8]

Revival of Mississippi John Hurt

In 1928, Mississippi John Hurt, a self-taught amateur musician and farmer, recorded 13 songs for Okeh Records which failed to achieve commercial success. Believing his musical career to be over, Hurt continued farming, apparently thinking little of his brief recording gig.[9]

Post WWII, few records cut by southern musicians in the 1920s were commercially available. Hurt's records were particularly rare, since few had been manufactured in the first place. But Harry Smith, a member of a tiny subculture of obsessive, cranky collectors, put two John Hurt cuts on his influential 1952 Anthology of American Folk Music, prompting many blues hobbyists to begin searching for him. In 1963, Tom Hoskins and Mike Stewart acquired a tape of Hurt's Avalon Blues through their informal network of tape traders. Hurt had recorded Avalon Blues at the end of a week-long stay in New York that spanned Christmas 1928. Apparently homesick in the big city, Hurt included a line about his home in Avalon being always on his mind.

Hoskins and Stewart were able to locate Avalon and track Hurt down. After asking Hurt to perform, to ensure he was actually who he claimed to be, Hoskins convinced Hurt to move to Washington D.C. and embark on a national tour.[10]

The tour culminated on Saturday evening of the 1963 Newport Folk Festival, when Mississippi John Hurt performed alongside Brownie McGhee, Sonny Terry and John Lee Hooker for a blues workshop at the Newport Casino. The performance is considered to be a seminal moment for the folk revival and caused Hurt to rise to fame.[10] He performed extensively at colleges, concert halls, and coffeehouses and appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson.

Electric Dylan controversy

Main article: Electric Dylan controversy

Bob Dylan's 1963 and 1964 performances solo and with Baez had made him popular with the Newport crowd, but on July 25, 1965 festival headliner Dylan was booed by some fans when he played with backing band The Paul Butterfield Blues Band.

It is usually said that the reason for the hostile reception by a small number of fans was Dylan's "abandoning" of the folk orthodoxy, or poor sound quality on the night (or a combination of the two). The controversy regarding the reaction of the audience at this event is often overplayed, as it was not the general reaction of the audience, but rather that of a small number of folk "purists", including Pete Seeger. The reaction of "the crowd" to Dylan's performance, certainly from eyewitness accounts, was generally quite enthusiastic. This performance, Dylan's first live "plugged-in" set of his professional career, marked the shift in his artistic direction from folk to rock, and had wider implications for both genres. The performance marked the first time Dylan performed "Like a Rolling Stone" in public.[11]

Despite the musical transition, Dylan's growing status within the larger counterculture ensured that his place in the expanding movement would remain secure.[12]

Dylan did not return to Newport until 2002, when he played a headlining performance while wearing a wig and fake beard.[13]

Johnny Cash Introduces Kris Kristofferson

In 1969, the Johnny Cash troupe was to perform on opening night of the festival. Cash had recently become aware of Kris Kristofferson, a young, relatively unknown country singer-songwriter, and convinced George Wein to allow Kristofferson to join him onstage. Kristofferson's performance of "Me and Bobby McGee" and other songs gave him a launch into his musical career.[14] The 1969 festival also included the debut festival performance of James Taylor, who performed "Carolina in My Mind" to a standing ovation during a "young performers" showcase. However, Taylor only performed for 15 minutes before Wein ended the festival early with the announcement that Apollo 11 had landed on the Moon.[15]

End of Folk Festival, hiatus and return

The Folk Festival did not return to Newport in 1970, due to financial issues and local controversies involving the Newport Jazz Festival. Following a riot at the jazz festival in 1971, Wein deactivated both events.[16] Wein reestablished the Newport Jazz Festival in 1981, and the folk festival returned to town in 1985.[16]

Michelle Shocked V-J Day Protest

The Newport Folk Festival has, throughout various points in its history, remained connected to protest movements. In the 60's the festival played a substantial part in the civil rights movement. In the early 80's the Newport Folk Festival was one of the first festivals to serve as a platform for climate change protest.[17]

In the 1990s, playing on Victory Day (originally "Victory over Japan Day" or "V-J Day") folk musician Michelle Shocked asked the entire standing audience to drop to the ground on cue to show what it would look like when crowds died on "Hiroshima Day."[17] This was relevant to the locale of the festival as Rhode Island is the only US state which still officially celebrates the holiday, and the Naval War College is also in Newport, a mere two miles from the Fort Adams State Park where the festival is held.

Return of Bob Dylan

In 2002, Bob Dylan returned to the Newport Folk Festival for the first time since his shocking performance in 1965, in which he went electric. The '65 appearance at the Folk Festival was a turning point in his career, a distancing of himself from his acoustic folk music to his more blues-based electric music.

Despite wide speculation that Dylan would once again attempt to "shock" the audience at Newport, Dylan performed a straightforward set, with few surprises aside from his adoption of a wig and fake beard. The performance was reviewed favorably and provided a much-needed economic boost to the festival. [18] Dylan has not returned to the Folk Festival since this 2002 performance, but festival organizer Jay Sweet told The Providence Journal in 2016 that Dylan has a standing invitation to play the festival anytime he wants.[19]

Pixies Go Acoustic

Alternative rock band The Pixies recorded an acoustic performance at the Newport Folk Festival in 2005. The set was deemed "Pixies Go Acoustic" as a play on words in reference to Bob Dylan going electric at the Newport Folk Festival in 1965.[20]

The performance was recorded and turned into a feature film directed by Michael B Borofsky, titled Pixies: Acoustic: Live in Newport.

Establishment of Foundation

The Newport Folk Festival has existed in various forms since its creation; founded as a not-for-profit, the festival became a for-profit in the mid-eighties. However, in 2011, the festival announced it would return to its non-profit status under the umbrella of the Newport Festivals Foundation. The Foundation not only strived to sustain the Newport Folk and Newport Jazz Festival, but also expand the impact of its Festivals through educational initiatives that celebrate innovation while preserving the deep traditions inherent in Jazz and Folk music.[21]

Turning Point/50th Celebration

In 2008, Executive Producer, George Wein hired Jay Sweet as an associate of the festival. At the time, the folk festival was struggling financially and with Sweet's recommendations, the 2008 line-up varied drastically from previous years. Rock band the Black Crowes and Trey Anastasio, frontman of Phish, headlined and other artists on the bill included Stephen Marley and Damian Marley, sons of reggae icon Bob Marley. The Festival was well attended and received favorable press, despite folk purists questioning the modernization of the festival. [22] Sweet continued his unconventional and somewhat controversial style of booking artists that challenged the conservative definitions of folk music. With 2009 being the 50th anniversary of the festival, Sweet used the opportunity to book both modern and traditional folk acts; symbolizing the past and current styles of folk music. The success of the 2009 festival marked a turning point in the festival's history. In 2011 the two day festival sold out Saturday and in 2012 the festival sold out both days. In 2013 the festival expanded to three days and sold out both Saturday and Sunday. In 2014 the festival sold out all three days months in advance. The festival has sold out every year since.[23]

65 Revisited

In commemoration of the 50th anniversary of Bob Dylan going electric at Newport, the Festival scheduled a program titled 65 Revisited on the final night of the 2015 festival. The program's details and performers were kept secret prior to the performance - prompting various rumors including the return of Bob Dylan.[24]

Instead, the program featured an array of more contemporary musicians, including Taylor Goldsmith of Dawes, Gillian Welch and David Rawlings, Willie Watson, Hozier and Klara Soderberg of First Aid Kit, John McCauley and Ian O'Neil of Deer Tick, Robyn Hitchcock and the Preservation Hall Jazz Band of New Orleans. The ensemble performed a collection of Dylan's material, ending the performance with "Rainy Day Women #12 and 35,".[25]

COVID-19 Pandemic

The 2020 edition of the festival was canceled due to the global COVID-19 pandemic.[26] Artists who were scheduled to perform at the festival were invited to return for the 2021 edition.[26]

In March 2021, Rhode Island governor Dan McKee announced that the state was working with the Newport Festivals Foundation to hold the folk and jazz festivals in the summer with modified capacities and a different format.[27] Instead of its typical format, the 2021 Newport Folk Festival was instead formatted as two three-day events in July featuring performances, storytelling and workshops.[28]

2022: Joni Mitchell surprise appearance

The 2022 festival marked a return to normal operations.[29] A highlight was when Brandi Carlile introduced a surprise appearance by Joni Mitchell as the festival's closing act. This was the 78 year old Mitchell's first full-length public performance since the early 2000s and her first appearance at the festival since 1969.[30][31]

Programming style

In recent years, the Newport Folk Festival has developed a reputation for selling out of tickets before announcing the lineup. Unlike most festivals, the festival "rolls out" their lineup over the course of the year instead of releasing a lineup poster on one day. The festival has also developed a reputation for programming surprise, unannounced artists. Past instances include the 65 Revisited program (2015), in which Gillian Welch and Dave Rawlings, Dawes, and Willie Watson appeared unannounced. Other surprise moments include My Morning Jacket (2015), James Taylor (2015), Kris Kristofferson (2016), Roger Waters (2017), Mumford & Sons (2018), Dolly Parton (2019), Paul Simon (2022), and Joni Mitchell (2022). Like 65 Revisited in 2015, 2018's A Change Is Gonna Come closing set paired guests from the weekend with unannounced guests including Leon Bridges, Chris Thile, and Mavis Staples.[32]

Setting

The Newport Folk Festival takes place every year at Fort Adams State Park, in Newport, Rhode Island. Fort Adams houses four stages, the Fort Stage which sits looking out at Newport harbor and the famous Claiborne Pell Bridge, the Harbor Stage, The Quad Stage, and The Museum Stage. The festival is known for its beautiful setting- as the music blog Consequence of Sound puts it, "Located at the gorgeously scenic Fort Adams, in Newport, Rhode Island, glimmering, clear blue water surrounds the small vivid green peninsula. Look out from the fort towers and you'll see hundreds of beautiful boats rocking along the water." (Consequence of Sound). My Morning Jacket frontman Jim James told Spin Magazine, "You've got the sun on your skin and the breeze in your hair. It's magical here... It's just magical." (SPIN at Newport Folk 2010) Brandi Carlile says "It's one of my favorites so far if not my favorite." (Brandi Carlile Interview)

WMVY began streaming the festival in 2005 and was joined by NPR Music in 2008. WMVY's Archives contains both performances and interviews from Newport Folk and NPR music has recorded sets available for listening here: NPR at Newport Folk 2010.

Sustainability

The festival has made efforts in being green-friendly, teaming with many groups to do so. They partnered with Clean Water Action and Rhode Island Resource Recovery to collect 1.5 tons of recyclables. CWA worked onsite picking up trash and recycling, and set up composting stations to curb the waste generated during the event. A portion of beer and wine sales went to CWA to support their work. The official beer of the festival, Vermont-based Magic Hat used plant-based, 100% compostable cups. The festival also partnered with CLIF Bar, who set up a bike valet to encourage people to cycle to the event and participate in their 2-Mile Challenge. They worked with New England Wind Fund to offset power used during the festival, and Klean Kanteen to provide reusable water bottles. They also partnered with Farm Fresh Rhode Island to incorporate local foods into the vendors' fare.

Awards

  • In 2015, the Newport Folk Festival was named Music Festival of the Year by Consequence of Sound.[33]
  • In 2012, the Newport Folk Festival was named Music Festival of Year by Pollstar.
  • In 2014, the Newport Folk Festival was named Music Festival of Year by Pollstar.
  • In 2015, the Newport Folk Festival was named Music Festival of Year by Pollstar.[34]

Albums recorded at the festival

Albums issued by Vanguard Records after the 1963 Newport Folk Festival

Albums issued by Vanguard Records after the 1964 Newport Folk Festival

  • The Newport Folk Festival 1964 - Evening Concerts: Vol. 1 - VRS-9184 (Mono) and VSD-79184 (Stereo)
  • The Newport Folk Festival 1964 - Evening Concerts: Vol. 2 - VRS-9185 (Mono) and VSD-79185 (Stereo)
  • Long Journey Home - VCD-77004 (Stereo) The Kentucky Colonels (Clarence White, Roland White, Billy Ray Lathum, and Roger Bush) with Doc Watson and Bill Keith
  • Festival: The Newport Folk Festival 1965[35]
  • Ben & Jerry's Newport Folk Festival '88 Live[36]
  • Ben & Jerry's Newport Folk Festival, Vol. 2 (1990)[37]
  • Turn of the Decade 1989-90: Ben & Jerry's Newport Folk Festival [1]

Festival lineups

Notable past performers at the Newport Folk Festival include:

First incarnation (1959-1969)

Second incarnation (1985-2010)

Third, non-profit incarnation (2011-present)

See also

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Further reading

  • Massimo, Rick. I Got a Song: A History of the Newport Folk Festival (2017). Wesleyan University Press. ISBN 0819577022
  • Reed, James, , The Boston Globe, March 4, 2009 (archived 2009)

External links

 
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newport, folk, festival, this, article, multiple, issues, please, help, improve, discuss, these, issues, talk, page, learn, when, remove, these, template, messages, this, article, needs, updated, please, help, update, this, article, reflect, recent, events, ne. This article has multiple issues Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page Learn how and when to remove these template messages This article needs to be updated Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information January 2022 This article reads like a press release or a news article and may be largely based on routine coverage Please expand this article with properly sourced content to meet Wikipedia s quality standards event notability guideline or encyclopedic content policy October 2017 Learn how and when to remove this template message Newport Folk Festival is an annual American folk oriented music festival in Newport Rhode Island which began in 1959 as a counterpart to the Newport Jazz Festival It was one of the first modern music festivals in America and remains a focal point in the expanding genre of folk music The festival was held annually from 1959 to 1969 except in 1961 and 1962 In 1985 its founder revived it in Newport where it has been held at Fort Adams State Park ever since Newport Folk FestivalMy Morning Jacket performing at the festival in 2015GenreContemporary folk music and other genresVenueFort Adams State ParkLocation s Newport Rhode Island U S Coordinates41 28 41 N 71 20 08 W 41 478056 N 71 335556 W 41 478056 71 335556 Coordinates 41 28 41 N 71 20 08 W 41 478056 N 71 335556 W 41 478056 71 335556Years active1959 1960 1963 1969 1985 presentInauguratedJuly 11 1959 1959 07 11 FoundersGeorge Wein Pete Seeger Albert GrossmanMost recentJuly 22 2022 2022 07 22 July 24 2022 2022 07 24 Next eventJuly 28 2023 2023 07 28 July 30 2023 2023 07 30 Websitenewportfolk wbr orgNewport Folk Festival logo Contents 1 History 1 1 Founding 1 2 Civil Rights Movement 1 3 Revival of Mississippi John Hurt 1 4 Electric Dylan controversy 1 5 Johnny Cash Introduces Kris Kristofferson 1 6 End of Folk Festival hiatus and return 1 7 Michelle Shocked V J Day Protest 1 8 Return of Bob Dylan 1 9 Pixies Go Acoustic 1 10 Establishment of Foundation 1 11 Turning Point 50th Celebration 1 12 65 Revisited 1 13 COVID 19 Pandemic 1 14 2022 Joni Mitchell surprise appearance 2 Programming style 3 Setting 4 Sustainability 5 Awards 6 Albums recorded at the festival 6 1 Albums issued by Vanguard Records after the 1963 Newport Folk Festival 6 2 Albums issued by Vanguard Records after the 1964 Newport Folk Festival 7 Festival lineups 7 1 First incarnation 1959 1969 7 2 Second incarnation 1985 2010 7 3 Third non profit incarnation 2011 present 8 See also 9 References 10 Further reading 11 External linksHistory EditFounding Edit The Newport Folk Festival was started in 1959 by George Wein founder of the already well established Newport Jazz Festival and owner of Storyville a jazz club located in Boston Massachusetts In 1958 Wein became aware of the growing Folk Revival movement and began inviting folk artists such as Odetta to perform on Sunday afternoons at Storyville The afternoon performances consistently sold out and Wein began to consider the possibility of a folk afternoon embedded within the 1959 Newport Jazz Festival 1 Wein envisioned the program to be similar in scope and tone to the highly successful blues and gospel shows that had taken place at the Jazz Festival in previous years Wein asked Odetta Pete Seeger and the Weavers to perform on the afternoon in addition to the Kingston Trio Some in the jazz community accused Wein of crass commercialism in booking these groups because they deviated from and had a larger following than most jazz musicians of the time 2 This pressure coupled with his various conversations with those in the folk community made it clear to Wein that an afternoon program at the Jazz Festival would not suffice and that there was demand for a full Folk festival Aware of his own limitations in the folk scene Wein asked Albert Grossman then Odetta s manager to join him in planning and producing the festival Grossman accepted and began working with Wein to book talent and organize the weekend Pete Seeger was also involved with the founding of the festival 3 The inaugural festival held at Freebody Park included Pete Seeger Earl Scruggs the Kingston Trio John Jacob Niles Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee Odetta The New Lost City Ramblers and more Perhaps the most notable performance was the surprise debut of the eighteen year old Joan Baez who was brought on as a guest of Bob Gibson 4 The festival returned in 1960 and was expanded to include three nights 5 The lineup placed an emphasis on music diversity booking performers from Africa Scotland Spain Israel and Ireland alongside traditional folk musicians such as Pete Seeger Ewan McColl John Lee Hooker Cisco Houston and Tommy Makem Civil Rights Movement Edit In 1962 two young members of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee SNCC formed a gospel vocal quartet named the Freedom Singers And in 1962 Pete and Toshi Seeger assisted the Freedom Singers in organizing a nationwide collegiate tour As a result the civil rights movement became deeply embraced by the folk music community In 1963 the Freedom Singers performed on the first night of the Newport Folk festival and on the second night Joan Baez joined SNCC activists and roughly 600 festival goers on a march through Newport The crowd walked past the Bellevue Avenue mansions and into Touro Park where SNCC s executive secretary James Forman and Freedom Singers leader Cordell Reagon delivered speeches rallying support for the March on Washington scheduled for the following March 6 For the final performance on Friday Wein had scheduled Peter Paul and Mary But under the persuasion of Albert Grossman who was managing Peter Paul and Mary Wein decided to allow Bob Dylan whom Grossman was also managing to close the night After Peter Paul and Mary finished their afternoon set Wein announced that they would reappear at the end of the evening Dylan performed a set consisting of particularly topical songs With God on Our Side Talkin John Birch Society Blues and A Hard Rain s Gonna Fall Peter Paul and Mary then returned and performed an encore of Blowin in the Wind Amidst a deafening roar of applause 7 they brought to the stage Dylan Joan Baez Pete Seeger Theo Bikel and the Freedom Singers The singers stood in a single line facing the audience with crossed arms and clasped hands and began to sing a variation on the Baptist hymn I ll Overcome Some Day The hymn s new incarnation We Shall Overcome had become an anthem for the Civil Rights Movement 8 Revival of Mississippi John Hurt Edit In 1928 Mississippi John Hurt a self taught amateur musician and farmer recorded 13 songs for Okeh Records which failed to achieve commercial success Believing his musical career to be over Hurt continued farming apparently thinking little of his brief recording gig 9 Post WWII few records cut by southern musicians in the 1920s were commercially available Hurt s records were particularly rare since few had been manufactured in the first place But Harry Smith a member of a tiny subculture of obsessive cranky collectors put two John Hurt cuts on his influential 1952 Anthology of American Folk Music prompting many blues hobbyists to begin searching for him In 1963 Tom Hoskins and Mike Stewart acquired a tape of Hurt s Avalon Blues through their informal network of tape traders Hurt had recorded Avalon Blues at the end of a week long stay in New York that spanned Christmas 1928 Apparently homesick in the big city Hurt included a line about his home in Avalon being always on his mind Hoskins and Stewart were able to locate Avalon and track Hurt down After asking Hurt to perform to ensure he was actually who he claimed to be Hoskins convinced Hurt to move to Washington D C and embark on a national tour 10 The tour culminated on Saturday evening of the 1963 Newport Folk Festival when Mississippi John Hurt performed alongside Brownie McGhee Sonny Terry and John Lee Hooker for a blues workshop at the Newport Casino The performance is considered to be a seminal moment for the folk revival and caused Hurt to rise to fame 10 He performed extensively at colleges concert halls and coffeehouses and appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson Electric Dylan controversy Edit Main article Electric Dylan controversy Bob Dylan s 1963 and 1964 performances solo and with Baez had made him popular with the Newport crowd but on July 25 1965 festival headliner Dylan was booed by some fans when he played with backing band The Paul Butterfield Blues Band It is usually said that the reason for the hostile reception by a small number of fans was Dylan s abandoning of the folk orthodoxy or poor sound quality on the night or a combination of the two The controversy regarding the reaction of the audience at this event is often overplayed as it was not the general reaction of the audience but rather that of a small number of folk purists including Pete Seeger The reaction of the crowd to Dylan s performance certainly from eyewitness accounts was generally quite enthusiastic This performance Dylan s first live plugged in set of his professional career marked the shift in his artistic direction from folk to rock and had wider implications for both genres The performance marked the first time Dylan performed Like a Rolling Stone in public 11 Despite the musical transition Dylan s growing status within the larger counterculture ensured that his place in the expanding movement would remain secure 12 Dylan did not return to Newport until 2002 when he played a headlining performance while wearing a wig and fake beard 13 Johnny Cash Introduces Kris Kristofferson Edit In 1969 the Johnny Cash troupe was to perform on opening night of the festival Cash had recently become aware of Kris Kristofferson a young relatively unknown country singer songwriter and convinced George Wein to allow Kristofferson to join him onstage Kristofferson s performance of Me and Bobby McGee and other songs gave him a launch into his musical career 14 The 1969 festival also included the debut festival performance of James Taylor who performed Carolina in My Mind to a standing ovation during a young performers showcase However Taylor only performed for 15 minutes before Wein ended the festival early with the announcement that Apollo 11 had landed on the Moon 15 End of Folk Festival hiatus and return Edit The Folk Festival did not return to Newport in 1970 due to financial issues and local controversies involving the Newport Jazz Festival Following a riot at the jazz festival in 1971 Wein deactivated both events 16 Wein reestablished the Newport Jazz Festival in 1981 and the folk festival returned to town in 1985 16 Michelle Shocked V J Day Protest Edit The Newport Folk Festival has throughout various points in its history remained connected to protest movements In the 60 s the festival played a substantial part in the civil rights movement In the early 80 s the Newport Folk Festival was one of the first festivals to serve as a platform for climate change protest 17 In the 1990s playing on Victory Day originally Victory over Japan Day or V J Day folk musician Michelle Shocked asked the entire standing audience to drop to the ground on cue to show what it would look like when crowds died on Hiroshima Day 17 This was relevant to the locale of the festival as Rhode Island is the only US state which still officially celebrates the holiday and the Naval War College is also in Newport a mere two miles from the Fort Adams State Park where the festival is held Return of Bob Dylan Edit In 2002 Bob Dylan returned to the Newport Folk Festival for the first time since his shocking performance in 1965 in which he went electric The 65 appearance at the Folk Festival was a turning point in his career a distancing of himself from his acoustic folk music to his more blues based electric music Despite wide speculation that Dylan would once again attempt to shock the audience at Newport Dylan performed a straightforward set with few surprises aside from his adoption of a wig and fake beard The performance was reviewed favorably and provided a much needed economic boost to the festival 18 Dylan has not returned to the Folk Festival since this 2002 performance but festival organizer Jay Sweet told The Providence Journal in 2016 that Dylan has a standing invitation to play the festival anytime he wants 19 Pixies Go Acoustic Edit Alternative rock band The Pixies recorded an acoustic performance at the Newport Folk Festival in 2005 The set was deemed Pixies Go Acoustic as a play on words in reference to Bob Dylan going electric at the Newport Folk Festival in 1965 20 The performance was recorded and turned into a feature film directed by Michael B Borofsky titled Pixies Acoustic Live in Newport Establishment of Foundation Edit The Newport Folk Festival has existed in various forms since its creation founded as a not for profit the festival became a for profit in the mid eighties However in 2011 the festival announced it would return to its non profit status under the umbrella of the Newport Festivals Foundation The Foundation not only strived to sustain the Newport Folk and Newport Jazz Festival but also expand the impact of its Festivals through educational initiatives that celebrate innovation while preserving the deep traditions inherent in Jazz and Folk music 21 Turning Point 50th Celebration Edit In 2008 Executive Producer George Wein hired Jay Sweet as an associate of the festival At the time the folk festival was struggling financially and with Sweet s recommendations the 2008 line up varied drastically from previous years Rock band the Black Crowes and Trey Anastasio frontman of Phish headlined and other artists on the bill included Stephen Marley and Damian Marley sons of reggae icon Bob Marley The Festival was well attended and received favorable press despite folk purists questioning the modernization of the festival 22 Sweet continued his unconventional and somewhat controversial style of booking artists that challenged the conservative definitions of folk music With 2009 being the 50th anniversary of the festival Sweet used the opportunity to book both modern and traditional folk acts symbolizing the past and current styles of folk music The success of the 2009 festival marked a turning point in the festival s history In 2011 the two day festival sold out Saturday and in 2012 the festival sold out both days In 2013 the festival expanded to three days and sold out both Saturday and Sunday In 2014 the festival sold out all three days months in advance The festival has sold out every year since 23 65 Revisited Edit In commemoration of the 50th anniversary of Bob Dylan going electric at Newport the Festival scheduled a program titled 65 Revisited on the final night of the 2015 festival The program s details and performers were kept secret prior to the performance prompting various rumors including the return of Bob Dylan 24 Instead the program featured an array of more contemporary musicians including Taylor Goldsmith of Dawes Gillian Welch and David Rawlings Willie Watson Hozier and Klara Soderberg of First Aid Kit John McCauley and Ian O Neil of Deer Tick Robyn Hitchcock and the Preservation Hall Jazz Band of New Orleans The ensemble performed a collection of Dylan s material ending the performance with Rainy Day Women 12 and 35 25 COVID 19 Pandemic Edit The 2020 edition of the festival was canceled due to the global COVID 19 pandemic 26 Artists who were scheduled to perform at the festival were invited to return for the 2021 edition 26 In March 2021 Rhode Island governor Dan McKee announced that the state was working with the Newport Festivals Foundation to hold the folk and jazz festivals in the summer with modified capacities and a different format 27 Instead of its typical format the 2021 Newport Folk Festival was instead formatted as two three day events in July featuring performances storytelling and workshops 28 2022 Joni Mitchell surprise appearance Edit The 2022 festival marked a return to normal operations 29 A highlight was when Brandi Carlile introduced a surprise appearance by Joni Mitchell as the festival s closing act This was the 78 year old Mitchell s first full length public performance since the early 2000s and her first appearance at the festival since 1969 30 31 Programming style EditIn recent years the Newport Folk Festival has developed a reputation for selling out of tickets before announcing the lineup Unlike most festivals the festival rolls out their lineup over the course of the year instead of releasing a lineup poster on one day The festival has also developed a reputation for programming surprise unannounced artists Past instances include the 65 Revisited program 2015 in which Gillian Welch and Dave Rawlings Dawes and Willie Watson appeared unannounced Other surprise moments include My Morning Jacket 2015 James Taylor 2015 Kris Kristofferson 2016 Roger Waters 2017 Mumford amp Sons 2018 Dolly Parton 2019 Paul Simon 2022 and Joni Mitchell 2022 Like 65 Revisited in 2015 2018 s A Change Is Gonna Come closing set paired guests from the weekend with unannounced guests including Leon Bridges Chris Thile and Mavis Staples 32 Setting EditThe Newport Folk Festival takes place every year at Fort Adams State Park in Newport Rhode Island Fort Adams houses four stages the Fort Stage which sits looking out at Newport harbor and the famous Claiborne Pell Bridge the Harbor Stage The Quad Stage and The Museum Stage The festival is known for its beautiful setting as the music blog Consequence of Sound puts it Located at the gorgeously scenic Fort Adams in Newport Rhode Island glimmering clear blue water surrounds the small vivid green peninsula Look out from the fort towers and you ll see hundreds of beautiful boats rocking along the water Consequence of Sound My Morning Jacket frontman Jim James told Spin Magazine You ve got the sun on your skin and the breeze in your hair It s magical here It s just magical SPIN at Newport Folk 2010 Brandi Carlile says It s one of my favorites so far if not my favorite Brandi Carlile Interview WMVY began streaming the festival in 2005 and was joined by NPR Music in 2008 WMVY s Archives contains both performances and interviews from Newport Folk and NPR music has recorded sets available for listening here NPR at Newport Folk 2010 Sustainability EditThe festival has made efforts in being green friendly teaming with many groups to do so They partnered with Clean Water Action and Rhode Island Resource Recovery to collect 1 5 tons of recyclables CWA worked onsite picking up trash and recycling and set up composting stations to curb the waste generated during the event A portion of beer and wine sales went to CWA to support their work The official beer of the festival Vermont based Magic Hat used plant based 100 compostable cups The festival also partnered with CLIF Bar who set up a bike valet to encourage people to cycle to the event and participate in their 2 Mile Challenge They worked with New England Wind Fund to offset power used during the festival and Klean Kanteen to provide reusable water bottles They also partnered with Farm Fresh Rhode Island to incorporate local foods into the vendors fare Awards EditIn 2015 the Newport Folk Festival was named Music Festival of the Year by Consequence of Sound 33 In 2012 the Newport Folk Festival was named Music Festival of Year by Pollstar In 2014 the Newport Folk Festival was named Music Festival of Year by Pollstar In 2015 the Newport Folk Festival was named Music Festival of Year by Pollstar 34 Albums recorded at the festival EditThe Newport Folk Festival 1959 3 Volumes Vanguard Records The Kingston Trio Live at Newport Vanguard Records 1959 performance released in 1994 The Newport Folk Festival 1960 2 Volumes Vanguard Records The Folk Lore of John Lee Hooker Vee Jay 1961 features two tracks recorded at 1960 Festival Live at Newport Phil Ochs Compilation from 63 64 66 Albums issued by Vanguard Records after the 1963 Newport Folk Festival Edit Newport Broadside Topical Songs VRS 9144 Mono and VSD 79144 Stereo Joan Baez Bob Davenport Bob Dylan The Freedom Singers Jim Garland Sam Hinton Peter La Farge Ed McCurdy Phil Ochs Tom Paxton Pete Seeger Blues at Newport VRS 9145 Mono and VS 79145 Stereo Rev Gary Davis John Hammond John Lee Hooker Brownie McGhee and Sonny Terry Mississippi John Hurt Country Music and Bluegrass At Newport VRS 9146 Mono and VSD 79146 Stereo Clarence Tom Ashley Clint Howard Jim and Jesse and the Virginia Boys Tex Logan The Morris Brothers The New Lost City Ramblers Fred Price Doc Watson Mac Wiseman and The Country Boys Old Time Music At Newport VRS 9147 Mono and VSD 79147 Stereo Clarence Tom Ashley Doc Boggs Maybelle Carter Jenes Cottrell Dorsey Dixon Clint Howard Fred Price Doc Watson The Newport Folk Festival 1963 The Evening Concerts Vol 1 VRS 9148 Mono and VSD 79148 Stereo The Newport Folk Festival 1963 The Evening Concerts Vol 2 VRS 9149 Mono and VSD 79149 Stereo Live at Newport John Lee Hooker album Albums issued by Vanguard Records after the 1964 Newport Folk Festival Edit The Newport Folk Festival 1964 Evening Concerts Vol 1 VRS 9184 Mono and VSD 79184 Stereo The Newport Folk Festival 1964 Evening Concerts Vol 2 VRS 9185 Mono and VSD 79185 Stereo Long Journey Home VCD 77004 Stereo The Kentucky Colonels Clarence White Roland White Billy Ray Lathum and Roger Bush with Doc Watson and Bill Keith Festival The Newport Folk Festival 1965 35 Ben amp Jerry s Newport Folk Festival 88 Live 36 Ben amp Jerry s Newport Folk Festival Vol 2 1990 37 Turn of the Decade 1989 90 Ben amp Jerry s Newport Folk Festival 1 Festival lineups EditNotable past performers at the Newport Folk Festival include First incarnation 1959 1969 Edit 1959 The Kingston Trio Pete Seeger Bob Gibson with Joan Baez Odetta Earl Scruggs Jean Ritchie The New Lost City Ramblers Bo Diddley Reverend Gary Davis Barbara Dane Brownie McGhee and Sonny Terry John Jacob Niles Tommy Makem Oscar Brand Ed McCurdy Cynthia Gooding Leon Bibb Martha Schlamme The Stanley Brothers 38 39 40 41 1960 Pete Seeger The New Lost City Ramblers John Lee Hooker Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs Peggy Seeger Ewan MacColl Bob Gibson Jimmy Driftwood Ed McCurdy Tommy Makem Cisco Houston Bill Lee Theodore Bikel Jean Carignan Alan Mills 42 1961 No festival 39 1962 No festival 39 1963 Bob Dylan Judy Collins Joan Baez Freedom Singers Peter Paul amp Mary Pete Seeger Ramblin Jack Elliott John Lee Hooker Doc Watson Mississippi John Hurt Brownie McGhee and Sonny Terry Clarence Ashley John Hammond Dave Van Ronk Reverend Gary Davis Bill Monroe Jim amp Jesse 38 43 41 1964 Bob Dylan Jose Feliciano Joan Baez Judy Collins Pete Seeger Johnny Cash Peter Paul amp Mary Phil Ochs Theodore Bikel The Stanley Brothers The Staple Singers Jesse Fuller Robert Pete Williams 38 44 45 1965 Bob Dylan The Paul Butterfield Blues Band Joan Baez with Donovan Peter Paul amp Mary Gordon Lightfoot Maybelle Carter Pete Seeger Memphis Slim and Willie Dixon Oscar Brand Richard and Mimi Farina Reverend Gary Davis Son House The New Lost City Ramblers Theodore Bikel Lightnin Hopkins Jean Ritchie The Chambers Brothers Hamilton Camp Ian amp Sylvia Bill Monroe 38 46 47 48 41 1966 Chuck Berry Richie Havens Judy Collins Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs Pete Seeger The Lovin Spoonful Phil Ochs Tom Paxton Ramblin Jack Elliott Skip James Bukka White Son House Dixie Hummingbirds Dorothy Love Coates amp The Original Gospel Harmonettes The Swan Silvertones Hazel Dickens amp Alice Gerrard Jim amp Jesse 38 49 41 1967 Muddy Waters Joan Baez Judy Collins Joni Mitchell Leonard Cohen The Chambers Brothers Arlo Guthrie Maybelle Carter Janis Ian Mimi Farina The Staple Singers The Incredible String Band Jean Ritchie Gordon Lightfoot Sister Rosetta Tharpe Theodore Bikel Buffy Sainte Marie Dave Dudley Merle Travis Grandpa Jones 38 50 1968 Big Brother and the Holding Company Richie Havens Joan Baez Buddy Guy and Junior Wells B B King Joni Mitchell Arlo Guthrie Taj Mahal Ralph Stanley Elizabeth Cotten Roy Acuff Theodore Bikel Tim Buckley George Hamilton IV Jerry Merrick Janis Ian Buell Kazee Eric Von Schmidt Doc Watson Mimi Farina Jim Kweskin Fred McDowell Joe Heaney Ramblin Jack Elliott John Hartford The Young Tradition Frederick Douglass Kirkpatrick Pete Seeger Bread and Puppet Theater 38 51 52 1969 Johnny Cash with June Carter and Kris Kristofferson Carl Perkins and The Tennessee Three Big Mama Thornton The Everly Brothers Buffy Sainte Marie James Taylor performance interrupted after 15 minutes Arlo Guthrie Muddy Waters Joni Mitchell Taj Mahal did not show Van Morrison Pete Seeger Pentangle Jesse Fuller Buddy Moss and Brownie McGhee Ramblin Jack Elliott Son House Sleepy John Estes Jerry Jeff Walker 38 15 Second incarnation 1985 2010 Edit 1985 Joan Baez Arlo Guthrie Bonnie Raitt Judy Collins Taj Mahal Ramblin Jack Elliott Merle Watson Tom Paxton Dave Van Ronk Peter Rowan Mimi Farina New Grass Revival 53 54 1986 Odetta Tom Rush Kate amp Anna McGarrigle Richie Havens Patty Larkin Alison Krauss John Sebastian Sweet Honey in the Rock Nanci Griffith Bill Staines 55 1987 Arlo Guthrie Joan Baez Judy Collins Tom Paxton Bonnie Raitt Johnny Copeland Billy Bragg Alison Krauss The Bobs Katie Webster Maria and Geoff Muldaur John Sebastian Patty Larkin John Hammond New Grass Revival 56 57 1988 Los Lobos Robert Cray Band Richard Thompson Taj Mahal Dr John Buffy Sainte Marie Tom Paxton Shawn Colvin Queen Ida Artie and Happy Traum Doc Watson Cheryl Wheeler Patty Larkin 58 59 1989 Pete Seeger Emmylou Harris Odetta B B King Ry Cooder Leon Redbone The Clancy Brothers John Lee Hooker Theodore Bikel John Prine John Hiatt Buckwheat Zydeco Laura Nyro Shawn Colvin Cheryl Wheeler Chris Smither 60 1990 Joan Baez Indigo Girls Richard Thompson The Roches Michelle Shocked with Tower of Power Ry Cooder and David Lindley Ladysmith Black Mambazo Robert Earl Keen Luka Bloom Flaco Jimenez The Wild Magnolias with Rebirth Brass Band Chris Smither Sweet Honey in the Rock Christine Lavin 61 62 1991 John Prine Randy Newman Indigo Girls Richard Thompson Nanci Griffith Suzanne Vega Mary Chapin Carpenter Kate amp Anna McGarrigle The Staple Singers John Hiatt Shawn Colvin 63 1992 Four Voices in Harmony Joan Baez Mary Chapin Carpenter and Indigo Girls Loudon Wainwright III The Band Bruce Cockburn Mary Chapin Carpenter Suzanne Vega Iris DeMent Shawn Colvin Patty Larkin David Wilcox 64 65 1993 The Band Peter Paul amp Mary Mary Chapin Carpenter John Prine Indigo Girls Joan Baez Alison Krauss amp Union Station Sarah McLachlan Nanci Griffith Daniel Lanois Sweet Honey in the Rock 66 1994 Sarah McLachlan Indigo Girls Richard Thompson Fairport Convention Randy Newman Arlo Guthrie Dar Williams Michelle Shocked Iris DeMent 67 68 1995 Joan Baez Mary Chapin Carpenter Indigo Girls Bill Morrissey Keb Mo John Hiatt The Jayhawks Ani DiFranco Victoria Williams Wilco Bob Weir and Rob Wasserman Mary Black Patty Larkin Cheryl Wheeler Luka Bloom 69 70 1996 Indigo Girls Bruce Cockburn Lisa Loeb Ani DiFranco Joan Armatrading John Hiatt Michelle Shocked Suzanne Vega John Gorka Patty Larkin Cheryl Wheeler Peter Rowan Jerry Douglas Clarence Gatemouth Brown Cordelia s Dad David Wilcox Maura O Connell 71 1997 James Taylor Little Feat Joan Baez John Hiatt Janis Ian Violent Femmes Rosanne Cash Dar Williams Richard Shindell Gillian Welch Mary Black Moxy Fruvous Jonatha Brooke 72 1998 Lyle Lovett Joan Baez Violent Femmes Lucinda Williams Loudon Wainwright III Marc Cohn Bela Fleck Trina Hamlin Rodney Crowell David Bromberg 73 1998 Travelling Festival The acts above plus The Staple Singers Wilco Rickie Lee Jones John Hiatt Nanci Griffith 74 1999 Joan Armatrading Wilco Indigo Girls Suzanne Vega Steve Earle Ladysmith Black Mambazo Beth Orton Susan Tedeschi Robert Earl Keen Cry Cry Cry Patty Griffin Lori McKenna Mary Black Stacey Earle Ray Wylie Hubbard 75 76 2000 Willie Nelson Bela Fleck and the Flecktones Natalie Merchant Shawn Colvin Guy Clark The String Cheese Incident Mary Chapin Carpenter Richard Shindell Dar Williams Lucy Kaplansky Cheryl Wheeler John Gorka Stacey Earle Peter Rowan 77 2001 Emmylou Harris Indigo Girls David Rawlings and Gillian Welch Joan Osborne Mike Doughty Michelle Shocked Kelly Willis Mary Lou Lord Patty Larkin David Johansen Victoria Williams and Mark Olson North Mississippi Allstars with Robert Randolph and John Medeski The Flatlanders Jonatha Brooke Susan McKeown 78 2002 Bob Dylan Shawn Colvin Arlo Guthrie Dar Williams Bruce Cockburn Richard Shindell The Blind Boys of Alabama Kate and Anna McGarrigle John Gorka Maura O Connell The Waifs 79 2003 Lyle Lovett Aimee Mann John Hiatt Ani DiFranco John Prine Joan Armatrading Keb Mo Angelique Kidjo Sarah Lee Guthrie amp Johnny Irion Guy Clark and Joe Ely Ellis Paul 80 2004 Crosby Stills amp Nash Steve Earle Lucinda Williams Wilco Rufus Wainwright with Kate McGarrigle Joan Osborne Doc Watson Old Crow Medicine Show The Dixie Hummingbirds Garth Hudson and Levon Helm Lori McKenna Ron Sexsmith Mindy Smith Corey Harris Laura Cantrell 81 82 2005 Pixies Elvis Costello and The Imposters Emmylou Harris Bright Eyes Richard Thompson Odetta Arlo Guthrie M Ward Jim James Ray LaMontagne Patty Griffin Del McCoury Teddy Thompson Old Crow Medicine Show Bela Fleck Sarah Lee Guthrie amp Johnny Irion Jane Siberry Kaki King Buddy Miller Jim Lauderdale 83 84 2006 David Gray Indigo Girls Odetta Rosanne Cash David Rawlings and Gillian Welch Grace Potter and the Nocturnals Chris Smither Bettye LaVette The Meters Rosalie Sorrels Sonny Landreth Keller Williams The Wood Brothers Patty Larkin Ronan Tynan Cherish the Ladies 85 86 2007 The Allman Brothers Band Linda Rondstadt Emmylou Harris Alison Krauss amp Union Station Ralph Stanley John Butler Trio Martha Wainwright Grace Potter and the Nocturnals Alejandro Escovedo Carolina Chocolate Drops Cheryl Wheeler The Nightwatchman Amos Lee Elvis Perkins 87 88 2008 Brian Wilson Jimmy Buffett The Black Crowes Levon Helm The Avett Brothers Cat Power Jim James She amp Him Brandi Carlile Trey Anastasio Jakob Dylan Steve Earle and Allison Moorer Stephen and Damian Marley Richie Havens Gillian Welch Calexico Jesca Hoop Kaki King Son Volt Young Heart Chorus Cowboy Junkies 89 90 2009 Pete Seeger Judy Collins The Decemberists Fleet Foxes Joan Baez Arlo Guthrie Gillian Welch Billy Bragg Iron amp Wine Ramblin Jack Elliott Neko Case Mavis Staples The Nightwatchman The Low Anthem Ben Kweller Deer Tick Del McCoury Langhorne Slim Elvis Perkins Brett Dennen Josh Ritter 91 2010 Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers John Prine Jim James Andrew Bird Brandi Carlile The Swell Season Levon Helm Richie Havens Sharon Jones amp the Dap Kings Punch Brothers Sarah Jarosz Calexico The Low Anthem Blitzen Trapper Justin Townes Earle Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes Doc Watson and David Holt Preservation Hall Jazz Band O Death Pokey LaFarge 92 Third non profit incarnation 2011 present Edit 2011 The Decemberists Emmylou Harris Elvis Costello Gillian Welch Tegan and Sara Mavis Staples Earl Scruggs M Ward Gogol Bordello Ramblin Jack Elliott Wanda Jackson The Civil Wars Carolina Chocolate Drops The Head and the Heart Delta Spirit Pokey LaFarge Justin Townes Earle Trampled by Turtles PS22 Chorus Amos Lee The Secret Sisters Freelance Whales The Felice Brothers The Devil Makes Three Dar Williams John Gorka Brown Bird David Wax Museum Middle Brother 93 2012 My Morning Jacket Jackson Browne Conor Oberst Iron amp Wine Patty Griffin Arlo Guthrie Alabama Shakes The Head and the Heart Deer Tick Charles Bradley Tune Yards Of Monsters and Men Sharon Van Etten Dawes Preservation Hall Jazz Band Gary Clark Jr Punch Brothers City and Colour Spirit Family Reunion The Tallest Man on Earth Sara Watkins First Aid Kit Tom Morello Brown Bird Elizabeth Mitchell Trampled by Turtles 94 2013 Beck The Avett Brothers Feist Jim James Colin Meloy Andrew Bird The Mountain Goats The Lumineers Father John Misty Bonnie Prince Billy and Dawn McCarthy Jason Isbell Amanda Palmer Old Crow Medicine Show Justin Townes Earle The Felice Brothers Beth Orton Frank Turner Langhorne Slim The Low Anthem Lord Huron Trombone Shorty Iris DeMent Sarah Jarosz Hurray for the Riff Raff Shovels amp Rope Phosphorescent Elizabeth Mitchell JD McPherson The Milk Carton Kids Black Prairie Houndmouth 95 2014 Jack White Ryan Adams Band of Horses Jimmy Cliff Mavis Staples Jeff Tweedy Jenny Lewis Sun Kil Moon Nickel Creek Kurt Vile Conor Oberst Rodrigo y Gabriela Robert Hunter The Devil Makes Three Lake Street Dive Deer Tick Shovels amp Rope Dawes Anais Mitchell Lucius J Roddy Walston and the Business Hurray for the Riff Raff John C Reilly Hozier Shakey Graves Thao amp The Get Down Stay Down Lucero Valerie June Reignwolf Benjamin Booker Pegi Young Pokey LaFarge Aoife O Donovan Houndmouth The Haden Triplets 96 97 2015 Roger Waters James Taylor The Decemberists My Morning Jacket Leon Bridges Hozier Sturgill Simpson Sufjan Stevens Iron amp Wine and Ben Bridwell Jason Isbell Brandi Carlile Courtney Barnett Laura Marling Bela Fleck and Abigail Washburn Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats J Mascis Jon Batiste Langhorne Slim Robyn Hitchcock Preservation Hall Jazz Band Lord Huron First Aid Kit Calexico Brian Fallon Angel Olsen Tommy Stinson Hiss Golden Messenger Shakey Graves Jose Gonzalez The Lone Bellow The Felice Brothers Madisen Ward and the Mama Bear Spirit Family Reunion The Tallest Man on Earth Joe Pug 98 99 100 2016 Patti Smith Elvis Costello Norah Jones Alabama Shakes Ryan Adams Flight of the Conchords Graham Nash Father John Misty case lang veirs Margo Price Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats Violent Femmes Ray LaMontagne Frightened Rabbit Rayland Baxter Glen Hansard Del McCoury and David Grisman The Texas Gentlemen with Joe Ely and Kris Kristofferson The Arcs The Strumbellas John Moreland Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros Aoife O Donovan Julien Baker Brian Fallon Preservation Hall Jazz Band Basia Bulat Brett Dennen Fruit Bats Raury Ruby Amanfu River Whyless Songhoy Blues Lady Lamb Middle Brother 101 2017 Wilco Fleet Foxes Regina Spektor John Prine with Roger Waters and Lucius Jim James Drive By Truckers Ben Gibbard The Avett Brothers Offa Rex The Decemberists with Olivia Chaney Billy Bragg and Joe Henry Rhiannon Giddens Suzanne Vega Grandma s Hands Band Justin Vernon with Natalie Prass Patterson Hood and Hiss Golden Messenger Angel Olsen Dr Dog Hurray For the Riff Raff Chicano Batman Margaret Glaspy Shovels amp Rope Pinegrove Whitney I m With Her John Paul White Big Thief Mandolin Orange Michael Kiwanuka Julia Jacklin 102 103 104 105 2018 Mumford amp Sons Sturgill Simpson Jason Isbell amp The 400 Unit with David Crosby Jon Batiste and The Dap Kings St Vincent Margo Price Cheech amp Chong Courtney Barnett Ben Harper and Charlie Musselwhite Brandi Carlile Jenny Lewis Glen Hansard Gary Clark Jr Passenger Lucius Langhorne Slim Nels Cline Hamilton Leithauser and Rostam Phoebe Bridgers Lukas Nelson amp Promise of the Real Toots and the Maytals Nicole Atkins Fantastic Negrito Low Cut Connie Valerie June The Lone Bellow Preservation Hall Jazz Band Amanda Shires Hiss Golden Messenger JD McPherson Shakey Graves Moses Sumney Tank and the Bangas Jen Cloher Tuck amp Patti This Is the Kit Curtis Harding 106 107 108 109 2019 Dolly Parton Kacey Musgraves Trey Anastasio Sheryl Crow Portugal The Man Kermit the Frog with Jim James and Janet Weiss Phil Lesh Jeff Tweedy Amy Ray Hozier Judy Collins Maggie Rogers Stephen Marley Lucy Dacus Dawes Lukas Nelson amp Promise of the Real Haley Heynderickx Lake Street Dive Preservation Hall Jazz Band Noname Ramblin Jack Elliott Benmont Tench Cedric Burnside I m with Her Todd Snider Courtney Marie Andrews Warren Haynes Gregory Alan Isakov The Highwomen Bonny Light Horseman Anais Mitchell Eric D Johnson and Josh Kaufman Our Native Daughters Rhiannon Giddens Allison Russell Leyla McCalla and Amythyst Kiah The Infamous Stringdusters The Milk Carton Kids Parker Millsap Liz Cooper amp The Stampede Kevin Morby Mountain Man John Cohen Phosphorescent Billy Strings and Molly Tuttle Adia Victoria Jade Bird Susto Alice Gerrard Jupiter amp Okwess Charley Crockett Yola Rayland Baxter J S Ondara Nilufer Yanya The Down Hill Strugglers Ari Hest Angie McMahon Erin Rae 110 111 112 113 114 115 2020 Event canceled due to the COVID 19 pandemic 116 Lineup prior to cancelation included The National Randy Newman Drive By Truckers Big Thief Son Volt Brittany Howard Waxahatchee Nathaniel Rateliff Phoebe Bridgers Andrew Bird Sharon Van Etten Grace Potter Ed O Brien Mandy Moore with Taylor Goldsmith and Mike Viola Sylvan Esso Black Pumas The Secret Sisters Watkins Family Hour Preservation Hall Jazz Band Sampa the Great Yola Alexi Murdoch Delta Spirit Rainbow Kitten Surprise Daughter of Swords Puss n Boots Vagabon Mandolin Orange The Marcus King Band Lee Fields Caamp Ian Noe Steve Gunn and William Tyler Early James Joseph Sunny War 117 2021 Beck Randy Newman Waxahatchee Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats Allison Russell with Chaka Khan and Amythyst Kiah Margo Price Lucy Dacus Brothers of a Feather Chris and Rich Robinson Ben Gibbard Bleachers Grace Potter Deer Tick Lake Street Dive Sharon Van Etten Dimmer Twins Mike Cooley and Patterson Hood Yola with Brandi Carlile Julien Baker Fred Armisen Chris Thile Shakey Graves Langhorne Slim Courtney Marie Andrews Bonny Light Horseman Watchhouse Joy Oladokun Middle Brother Erin Rae with Haley Heynderickx and MC Taylor Vagabon Hiss Golden Messenger Billy Strings Andrew Bird and Jimbo Mathus Kevin Morby The Marcus King Band Devon Gilfillian Fruit Bats Aoife O Donovan Natalie Hemby Black Joe Lewis Steve Gunn Emma Swift Caamp Jonathan Russell Early James Katie Pruitt S G Goodman Yasmin Williams Celisse Ida Mae Sunny War Tre Burt Resistance Revival Chorus 118 119 120 121 122 2022 Brandi Carlile with Joni Mitchell The National The Roots Japanese Breakfast Maren Morris Lucy Dacus Dinosaur Jr Bela Fleck with Sam Bush and Jerry Douglas Bleachers Courtney Barnett Anais Mitchell Lucius Valerie June Clairo American Tune Review Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats with Paul Simon Natalie Merchant Adia Victoria Lee Fields The Silk Road Ensemble Lukas Nelson Marcus Mumford Lucius Midlake and Courtney Marie Andrews Sylvan Esso Taj Mahal Hurray for the Riff Raff Midlake Taylor Goldsmith The Felice Brothers John Moreland Arooj Aftab Joy Oladokun The Silk Road Ensemble with Rhiannon Giddens Langhorne Slim Cassandra Jenkins Black Opry Revue Goose The Linda Lindas Lee Fields Adia Victoria Blake Mills Phil Cook s Love Will Go All the Way A Spiritual Helpline Gospel Revue Carm Hannah Georgas DakhaBrakha John Craigie Madi Diaz Skullcrusher Sierra Ferrell Faye Webster Hermanos Gutierrez Neal Francis The Dead Tongues The Ballroom Thieves Arny Margret The Backseat Lovers Bendigo Fletcher The A s Amelia Meath and Alexandra Sauser Monnig Buffalo Nichols Leith Ross 123 124 125 126 See also EditAmerican folk music revival Festival 1967 film No Direction Home 2005 Martin Scorsese documentary on Bob Dylan Kerrville Folk Festival Philadelphia Folk Festival Newport Music FestivalReferences Edit Wein George April 14 2004 Myself Among Others A Life In Music Da Capo Press Paperback edition p 313 A History of the Newport Jazz Festival Chapter III Goodbye Newport Blues 1957 1960 PostGenre PostGenre Media 25 July 2020 Pareles Jon 28 January 2014 Pete Seeger Champion of Folk Music and Social Change Dies at 94 The New York Times Retrieved 7 November 2019 Jaeger Markus 2010 Popular Is Not Enough The Political Voice Of Joan Baez A Case Study in the Biographical Method Ibidem Press pp 77 78 ISBN 9783838261065 Wein George April 14 2004 Myself Among Others A Life In Music Da Capo Press Paperback edition p 316 Wein George April 14 2004 Myself Among Others A Life In Music Da Capo Press Paperback edition p 319 Wein George April 14 2004 Myself Among Others A Life In Music Da Capo Press Paperback edition p 322 Wein George April 14 2004 Myself Among Others A Life In Music Da Capo Press Paperback edition p 323 Russell Tony 1997 The Blues From Robert Johnson to Robert Cray Dubai Carlton Books p 119 ISBN 1 85868 255 X a b Russell Tony 1997 The Blues From Robert Johnson to Robert Cray Dubai Carlton Books p 121 ISBN 1 85868 255 X Wald Elijah 2015 Dylan Goes Electric New York NY Harper Collins p 260 ISBN 978 0062366696 Pareles Jon October 11 1998 MUSIC When Dylan s Genius Burned Brightest The New York Times Boucher Geoff 7 August 2002 Dylan s Disguise Keeps Fans Guessing at Newport Festival Los Angeles Times Retrieved 26 October 2018 Helander Brock 2002 The Rockin 60s The People Who Made the Music New York NY Schirmer Trade Books p 103 ISBN 0062366696 a b Hodenfield Jan 23 August 1969 Newport 1969 Rolling Stone Retrieved 9 March 2020 a b Gillis James LOOKING BACK Newport festival and folk music have come a long way since 59 The Newport Daily News Retrieved 7 November 2019 a b Massimo Rick I got a song p 188 Piazza Tom 28 July 2002 Bob Dylan s Unswerving Road Back To Newport The New York Times Smith Andy Dylan and Newport share an iconic moment providencejournal com Retrieved 6 March 2020 Borofsky Michael Pixies Acoustic Live in Newport Amazon Newport Festivals Foundation retrieved January 10 2017 Massimo Rick I got a song p 149 Massimo Rick I got a song p 162 Lewis Randy 28 July 2015 Bob Dylan s 1965 electric set at Newport Folk Festival revisited Los Angeles Times Smith Andy Concert Review At Newport Folk Festival a tribute to Bob Dylan Providencejournal com a b Tsioulcas Anastasia 29 April 2020 Newport Folk And Jazz Festivals Canceled Due To Coronavirus NPR org Retrieved 8 April 2021 There Will Be Music in Newport This Summer Rhode Island Governor Gives Green Light to Newport Folk 2021 Relix Media 18 March 2021 Retrieved 8 April 2021 Newport Folk Festival July 23 25 2021 Newport Folk Festival Retrieved 8 April 2021 Munro Stuart 24 July 2022 An exhilarating return to almost normal at Newport Folk Festival The Boston Globe Retrieved 12 December 2022 Powers Ann 2022 07 25 Joni Mitchell sings steals show with surprise Newport Folk Festival concert NPR Retrieved 2022 07 25 Ushe Naledi Joni Mitchell gives surprise performance during Brandi Carlile s Newport Folk Festival set USA TODAY Retrieved 2022 07 25 Providence Journal July 29 2018 Review Songs of Change As Newport Folk Festival Concludes Kaye Ben 10 December 2015 Festival of the Year Newport Folk Festival Consequenceofsound net Pollstar Awards Nominees Pollstar com 11 November 2016 Newport Folk Festival 1965 Trussel com Retrieved 2013 03 22 Ben amp Jerry s Newport Folk Festival 88 Live Cherylwheeler com Retrieved 2013 03 22 Ben amp Jerry s Newport Folk Festival Vol 2 Information from Answers com Retrieved 2013 03 22 a b c d e f g h Newport Folk Festival by year Rhode Island Rocks a b c The Newport Folk Festival 1959 Various Artists Songs Reviews Credits AllMusic AllMusic Retrieved 3 August 2018 I Got a Song A History of the Newport Folk Festival No Depression 14 May 2017 Retrieved 3 August 2018 a b c d Newport Folk Festival Best of Bluegrass 1959 66 Various Artists MusicBrainz Retrieved 27 February 2019 Various The Newport Folk Festival 1960 Discogs Retrieved 3 August 2018 Various Blues At Newport Recorded Live At The Newport Folk Festival 1963 Discogs Retrieved 6 August 2018 64 FOLK FESTIVAL ENDS IN NEWPORT Weekend Event Presented Music and Workshops The New York Times 27 July 1964 Retrieved 3 August 2018 Staples Mavis 30 January 2016 Gig of a lifetime Mavis Staples on the 1964 Newport folk festival The Guardian Retrieved 3 August 2018 The Night Bob Dylan Went Electric Time Donovan amp Joan Baez live from the 1965 Newport Folk Festival Gaslight Records Retrieved 3 August 2018 1965 Newport Folk Festival Lineup Announced Gaslight Records Retrieved 6 August 2018 Alan Lomax Archive research culturalequity org Retrieved 3 August 2018 Hall Claude Joni Mitchell Library Newport Port of Call for All Music Billboard July 29 1967 jonimitchell com Retrieved 9 August 2018 Landau Jon 24 August 1968 The Newport Folk Festival 1968 Rolling Stone Retrieved 6 August 2018 Cohen Ronald 2008 A History of Folk Music Festivals in the United States Feasts of Musical Celebration Lanham Md Scarecrow Press p 103 ISBN 9780810862029 Newport revival strikes a less political note Christian Science Monitor 9 August 1985 Retrieved 3 August 2018 Newport Jazz and Folk Festivals return UPI Retrieved 6 August 2018 Tradition Returns To The Newport Folk Festival UPI Retrieved 3 August 2018 Newport folk festival winds up UPI Retrieved 3 August 2018 Newport Folk Festival is on this weekend UPI Retrieved 6 August 2018 Ben amp Jerry s Newport Folk Festival 88 Various Artists Songs Reviews Credits AllMusic AllMusic Retrieved 3 August 2018 Newport Folk Festival Keys On Contemporary Sounds UPI Retrieved 6 August 2018 Newport Folk Festival marks 30th anniversaryUPI Art amp Entertainment UPI Retrieved 3 August 2018 ARNOLD THOMAS K 19 September 1990 POP MUSIC Rock n Roll History Show Strikes the Right Chords Los Angeles Times Retrieved 3 August 2018 60S FOLK MEETS 90S FOLK IN NEWPORT Boston com Archive 13 August 1990 Archived from the original on 8 August 2018 Retrieved 8 August 2018 Newport Folk Festival 1991 Setlists setlist fm Retrieved 3 August 2018 Music and mud at Newport Folk Festival UPI Retrieved 3 August 2018 Writer ROGER CATLIN Courant Staff BAEZ VEGA AMONG VOICES AT NEWPORT FOLK FESTIVAL courant com Peter Paul And Mary To Open Newport Fest tribunedigital thecourant Retrieved 8 August 2018 Newport Folk Festival 1994 Setlists setlist fm Retrieved 3 August 2018 Catlin Roger Pilots Return To Coliseum Hartford Courant Retrieved 6 August 2018 1995 The Boston Globe Bill Morrissey Retrieved 3 August 2018 Catlin Roger Reo Fleetwood Mac Cranberries Coming To New Hartford Site Hartford Courant Retrieved 6 August 2018 Stars to shine at Newport festivals southcoasttoday com Associated Press Retrieved 3 August 2018 Catlin Roger Rockport R amp B Festival Kicks Off Series Of Three Music Events Hartford Courant Retrieved 6 August 2018 Newport Folk Fest Treks Across America MTV News Retrieved 3 August 2018 Graff Gary 24 August 1998 Live Report Newport Folk Festival Rolling Stone Retrieved 3 August 2018 Newport Folk Festival Offers Eclectic Mix tribunedigital thecourant Retrieved 3 August 2018 Armatrading At Newport tribunedigital thecourant Retrieved 8 August 2018 Host Of Folk Talent At Newport Festival tribunedigital thecourant Retrieved 3 August 2018 Catlin Roger Kelly Willis At Newport Northampton Hartford Courant Retrieved 6 August 2018 Bevy of stars to shine at Newport Folk Festival southcoasttoday com Retrieved 3 August 2018 Music Listings The New York Times 10 August 2003 Retrieved 6 August 2018 CS amp N rekindles 60s activism at Newport fest The Boston Globe archive boston com Retrieved 3 August 2018 Lucinda Williams CS amp N top stellar Newport folk lineup The Boston Globe archive boston com Retrieved 8 August 2018 Newport Folk Fest 2005 Pixies Acoustic BrooklynVegan Retrieved 3 August 2018 Pop music events Boston com 2005 Summer Arts Preview A amp E archive boston com Retrieved 8 August 2018 At Newport festival it wasn t all folk but it was all good The Boston Globe archive boston com Retrieved 3 August 2018 Danton Eric Hot Fun in the Summertime The Hartford Courant Retrieved 15 January 2019 A few surprises spice up Newport folk fest The Boston Globe archive boston com Retrieved 3 August 2018 Linda Ronstadt Allmans Alison Krauss At Newport tribunedigital thecourant Retrieved 3 August 2018 Newport Folk Festival Announces 2008 Lineup Stereogum 17 April 2008 Retrieved 3 August 2018 2008 Newport Folk Festival lineup now with Brian Wilson BrooklynVegan Retrieved 3 August 2018 Newport Folk Festival 2009 lineup amp tickets info Pete Seeger Neko Case Iron amp Wine The Decemberists amp more BrooklynVegan Retrieved 3 August 2018 Newport Folk Festival 2010 lineup announced Steve Martin Swell Season Jim James Levon Helm Brandi Carlile Sharon Jones and tons more EW com Newport Folk Festival 2011 lineup announced tickets too BrooklynVegan Retrieved 3 August 2018 Newport Folk Festival 2012 Lineup Stereogum 1 March 2012 Retrieved 4 August 2018 Newport Folk Festival 2013 lineup Beck Feist Jim James Phosphorescent Father John Misty Bonnie Prince Billy Houndmouth amp more BrooklynVegan Retrieved 4 August 2018 Newport Folk Fest Adds Jack White Full Lineup Announced BDCWire BDCWire 9 June 2014 Retrieved 4 August 2018 Newport Folk Festival 2014 Top 10 Sets Photos Consequence of Sound 29 July 2014 Retrieved 4 August 2018 Newport Folk Festival 2015 Hozier James Taylor My Morning Jacket and More Billboard Retrieved 4 August 2018 Newport Folk Festival 2015 Review From Worst to Best Consequence of Sound 28 July 2015 Retrieved 4 August 2018 Newport Folk Festival 2015 Consequence of Sound 21 May 2015 Retrieved 4 August 2018 Newport Folk Festival 2016 Consequence of Sound 26 May 2016 Retrieved 4 August 2018 Newport Folk Fest reveals 2017 lineup Fleet Foxes Wilco Regina Spektor and more Consequence of Sound 22 May 2017 Retrieved 4 August 2018 Newport Folk Festival Sunday pics John Prine Roger Waters Pinegrove more BrooklynVegan Retrieved 4 August 2018 Justin Vernon covered Bill Withers with Grandma s Hands Band at Newport Folk Festival watch BrooklynVegan Retrieved 4 August 2018 Gomes Derek Book traces Newport Folk Festival s evolution The Newport Daily News Retrieved 6 August 2018 2018 Newport Folk Festival lineup Archived from the original on 24 June 2018 Retrieved 3 August 2018 Gibbs Ryan And the mystery headliner was Mumford amp Sons The Newport Daily News Retrieved 4 August 2018 Gibbs Ryan Jon Batiste closes Newport Folk Festival with rotating cast of special guests The Newport Daily News Retrieved 4 August 2018 Jason Isbell Brings Out David Crosby For Surprise Performance at Newport Folk Festival Watch Billboard Retrieved 4 August 2018 Newport Folk 2019 Lineup Newport Folk Festival Archived from the original on 5 June 2019 Retrieved 10 January 2019 OUTSIDE FOLK 2019 Newport Folk Festival Retrieved 5 June 2019 The Future Is Female Newport Folk Festival Retrieved 5 June 2019 Dolly Parton made a surprise appearance at Newport Folk Festival watch BrooklynVegan Retrieved 28 July 2019 Belmore Ryan 26 July 2019 Schedule and lineup for 2019 Newport Folk Festival What sUpNewp Retrieved 28 July 2019 Watch Janet Weiss and Jim James Join Kermit the Frog at Newport Folk Fest Pitchfork 29 July 2019 Retrieved 29 July 2019 2020 Cancellation FAQs Newport Festivals Foundation Retrieved 29 April 2020 Newport Folk 2020 Lineup Newport Folk Festival Archived from the original on 1 April 2021 Retrieved 20 May 2021 2021 Folk On Artists The Newport Folk Festival Archived from the original on 23 July 2021 Retrieved 6 February 2022 Bernstein Jonathan 26 July 2021 Newport Folk Festival 2021 The 10 Best Things We Saw Rolling Stone Retrieved 26 July 2021 Newport Folk Folk On Schedules Newport Folk Festival Retrieved 26 July 2021 Antonoff Jack Twitter https twitter com jackantonoff status 1419718776963092481 Retrieved 26 July 2021 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a Missing or empty title help Hatfield Amanda Newport Folk Festival 2021 day 4 pics amp video Ben Gibbard Middle Brother more BrooklynVegan Retrieved 27 July 2021 2022 lineup Newport Folk Festival Retrieved 17 February 2022 Newport Folk Festival 2022 lineup Newport Folk Festival Archived from the original on 23 June 2022 Hatfield Amanda Paul Simon played surprise Newport Folk set with Nathaniel Rateliff amp more video BrooklynVegan Retrieved 24 July 2022 Minsker Evan 24 July 2022 Joni Mitchell Gives Rare Surprise Performance at Newport Folk Festival Pitchfork Further reading EditMassimo Rick I Got a Song A History of the Newport Folk Festival 2017 Wesleyan University Press ISBN 0819577022 Reed James Founder pitches to again lead Newport fests Promoter s financial woes prompt return of George Wein The Boston Globe March 4 2009 archived 2009 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Newport Folk Festival Official website Festival Network The Farina Files about the early 1960s Newport Folk Festivals Newport Folk Festival discography Newport Folk Festival webcasts at NPR Music Well Rounded Radio s 2009 audio interview with Co Producer Jay Sweet Well Rounded Radio s 2010 audio interview with Founder Producer George Wein Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Newport Folk Festival amp oldid 1127054518 Electric Dylan controversy, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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