Jay Sweet, Producer of the Newport Folk Festival (NFF) since 2009, is swiftly approaching a couple anniversaries. One being in November, which will mark his official first year as the Executive Producer of The Newport Festivals Foundation, Inc. and the other being, this July, the 57th year of the Newport Folk Festival. It’s safe to […]
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Ben Jaffe Joins Newport Folk Festival’s Board of Advisors
The Newport Folk Festival announced today that Ben Jaffe has been added to the festival’s Board of Advisors. Ben Jaffe is the Creative Director of Preservation Hall and plays tuba and upright bass with the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, on March 21st it was announced that the Preservation Hall Jazz Band would play at the 2016 […]
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Norah Jones Will Perform at Newport Folk Festival and Newport Jazz Festival This July
Nine-time Grammy Award winning singer and songwriter Norah Jones will perform the rare feat of appearing at both the Newport Folk Festival and Newport Jazz Festival on consecutive weekends this July. Demonstrating her versatility and wide appeal, Norah will make her first-ever solo appearance at the Folk Festival on Saturday, July 23 having previously performed at the 2014 festival with her band Puss […]
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Dave Simonett and Dave Carroll of Trampled by Turtles Will Perform at 2016 Newport Folk Festival
Dave Simonett and Dave Carroll of Trampled by Turtles will return to Newport, R.I. on Saturday, July 23rd to play the 2016 Newport Folk Festival. Trampled by Turtles last performed at Fort Adams State Park for the Newport Folk Festival in 2014. Simonett (guitar, lead vocals, harmonica) and Carroll (banjo, backing vocals) are two of the five members […]
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Newport Folk Festival Adds Son Little to 2016 Lineup
Aaron Livingston (also known by his stage name Son Little), an American rhythm & blues musician from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, will perform in Newport, R.I. on Sunday, July 24th at the 2016 Newport Folk Festival. The entire 2016 Newport Folk Festival is being rolled out (almost) daily on their social media accounts, Son Little is the 13th act […]
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Fruit Bats Added to 2016 Newport Folk Festival Lineup
Fruit Bats, an American rock band formed in 1997 in Chicago, Illinois., will perform in Newport, R.I. on Friday, July 22nd at the 2016 Newport Folk Festival. The entire 2016 Newport Folk Festival is being rolled out (almost) daily on their social media accounts, Ruby Amanfu is the 11th act to be announced for the annual festival at […]
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2016 Newport Folk Festival Now Officially Sold Out
What remained for available tickets to the 2016 Newport Folk Festival sold out on Friday, February 19th. Tickets to the 2016 Newport Folk Festival went on sale at 10am on December 2nd and within just a few hours 3-Day Tickets, 2-Day Tickets, and Saturday Single Day Tickets sold out. All before knowing a single artist, musician or band […]
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Ruby Amanfu Has Been Added to 2016 Newport Folk Festival Lineup
{Photo via Newport Folk Festival} Ruby Amanfu, a Ghanaian-born singer and songwriter based out of Nashville, TN and Los Angeles, CA., will perform in Newport, R.I. on Saturday, July 23rd at the 2016 Newport Folk Festival. Amanfu released her most recent studio album, Standing Still, on August 28, 2015, following a double single release of “Bluff” […]
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Newport Folk Festival adds Flight Of The Conchords to 2016 Lineup
Flight of the Conchords, a New Zealand-based comedy band, will perform in Newport, R.I. on Friday, July 22nd at the 2016 Newport Folk Festival. The duo’s comedy and music became the basis of a BBC radio series and then the television series that aired for two seasons on HBO. The entire 2016 Newport Folk Festival is […]
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Newport Folk Festival Wins ‘Music Festival Of The Year” at 27th Annual Pollstar Awards
{Photo of Jon Batiste & Stay Human by LaNita Adams} The Newport Folk Festival was named Music Festival Of The Year yesterday (February 12th) at the 27th Annual Pollstar Awards at the SF Masonic in San Francisco, California. It beat out Pitchfork Music Festival (Chicago, IL), Toronto Urban Roots Festival (Toronto, ON) and Treasure Island Festival (San […]
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Ray LaMontagne Will Play 2016 Newport Folk Festival
The Newport Folk Festival has announced that singer-songwriter, Ray LaMontagne, will perform at their 2016 festival at Fort Adams State Park. LaMontagne, scheduled to perform on Friday, July 22nd, is the first artist to be announced for the 2016 lineup. Ten years ago LaMontagne released his first album, TROUBLE, the gold-certified start to a fiercely ambitious, […]
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Newport Folk Festival Rolls Out Fan-To-Fan Ticket Exchange
Back in December after seeing tickets quickly go up on 3rd party sites just minutes after tickets went on sale, Newport Folk Festival announced that they would be exploring the possibility of a direct fan to fan way of selling and exchanging tickets. Related Post: Newport Folk Festival and Scalping: Here’s What You All Need To […]
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Newport Folk Festival and Scalping: Here’s What You All Need To Know, Do and Not Do
Tickets to the 2016 Newport Folk Festival went on sale at 10am today and within just a few hours 3-Day Tickets, 2-Day Tickets, and Saturday Single Day Tickets sold out. Friday Single Day and Sunday Single Day Tickets still available here; Friday Single Day – http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/01004F72CA584776…Sunday Single Day – http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/01004F72CBB74925… There’s been a lot of comments on Newport […]
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This Video Will Make You Fall in Love With the Newport Folk Festival All Over Again
The Newport Folk Festival, there’s just nothing else like it in Newport or anywhere out there. If you’ve been, then this video will certainly give you the goosebumps. If you’ve never been, we dare you to watch it and not want to be a part of this historic event. The video comes just in time […]
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2016 Newport Folk Festival Tickets Set to go on Sale on December 2nd
It’s arguable that there’s nothing better for the holidays than the gift of attending Newport Folk Festival. Newport Festivals Foundation announced earlier this week that tickets for the 2016 Newport Folk Festival will go on sale on December 2, 2015 at 10 a.m. “As many of you know we make 10% of our 3-Day tickets available at […]
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Country Star Jerrod Niemann Tips His Hat to Newport Folk Festival in New Song, ‘Blue Bandana’
Country star Jerrod Niemann recently released a new single titled “Blue Bandana“, not only has the single had the biggest impact on Niemann’s career but it also includes an ode to Newport and the Newport Folk Festival. Lyrics from the song include “She’s my Bonnaroo baby, she’s Coachella crazy, She’ll be folkin’ out in Newport, You’ve […]
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Newport Festivals Foundation Set to Host Free Family Friendly Concert on July 29
Join Newport Festivals Foundation from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Wednesday, July 29th for their 3rd Annual Family Concert on the Parade Field inside Fort Adams State Park! Guests will enjoy hearing the sounds of folk music with Guy Davis with Mark Murphy and jazz with Eli Yamin Trio. In addition to the great music, face painting, […]
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WATCH: ’65 Revisited Rehearsal of “Like A Rolling Stone”
’65 Revisited, the final set of the Newport Folk Festival weekend, was a tribute to one of the most iconic moments in music history, Bob Dylan going electric at Newport. See pictures and the setlist from ’65 Revisited and all of Newport Folk Festival weekend. In the video Gillian Welch, David Rawlings, Taylor Goldsmith, Al Kooper, […]
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Watkins Family Hour Performance at Jane Pickens Theater Featured on ‘CBS This Morning’
Watkins Family Hour is a group formed by siblings Sarah and Sean Watkins that includes Fiona Apple and Benmount Tench, a founding member of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. In celebration of their debut, self-titled album, Watkins Family Hour was recently featured on CBS This Morning. The program broadcast songs from Newport Folk Festival kick-off performance at the […]
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VIDEO: Musician Proposes to His Girlfriend on Stage at Newport Folk Festival
It was one of those moments that you will never forget on Sunday at the 2015 Newport Folk Festival. It was a Newport Folk Festival first when Christopher Paul Stelling proposed to his girlfriend, Julia Christgau, after a standing ovation at the end of their set on the Harbor Stage at Fort Adams State Park. As you […]
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In Pictures: 2015 Newport Folk Festival
The Newport Folk Festival took place from July 24-26 at Fort Adams State Park and featured Roger Waters, James Taylor, The Decemberists, ’65 Revisited (celebration of the 50th anniversary Bob Dylan going electric at Newport Folk Festival), The Tallest Man on Earth, Sufjan Stevens, Hozier and many more. Friday Lineup & Set List – 2015 Newport […]
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2015 Newport Folk Festival Set List: Sunday July 26th
Photo by Morgan Macia Here’s what you heard or missed on Day #3 of the 2015 Newport Folk Festival at Fort Adams State Park. SUNDAY HARBOR CHRISTOPHER PAUL STELLING CP Stelling-git Julia Christgau-vox Hardwork Horse Every Last Extremist Warm Enemy Brick By Brick Scarecrow Revenge Motherless Child 16 Tons JONES FAMILY SINGERS Bishop Fred A […]
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In Pictures: Day 2 of Newport Folk Festival
The Newport Folk Festival continued on July 25th at Fort Adams State Park with The Decemberists, Spirit Family Reunion, James Taylor Sufjan Stevens and many more. Recommended: 2015 Newport Folk Festival Set List: Saturday, July 25th Recommended: In Pictures: Day 1 at 2015 Newport Folk Festival What’sUpNewp Photographer Morgan Macia, also of Macia Photography, has provides us with a […]
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2015 Newport Folk Festival Set List: Saturday July 25th
Photo by Morgan Macia Here’s what you heard or missed on Day #2 of the 2015 Newport Folk Festival at Fort Adams State Park. SATURDAY HARBOR ANDY SHAUF God Bless the Peaceful Hometown Hero Swimming in a Cage Drink My Rivers Martha Sways Jenny Come Home Wendall Walker My Dear Helen LULUC Zoë Randell-git/vox Steve […]
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In Pictures: Day 1 of 2015 Newport Folk Festival
The 56th Annual Newport Folk Festival got underway at Fort Adams State Park on Friday, July 24th. Day 1 of the sold out festival featured Roger Waters, The Tallest Man on Earth, Haunt The House, Bahamas, The Lone Bellow and many more. Recommended: 2015 Newport Folk Festival Lineup & ScheduleRecommended: 2015 Newport Folk Festival Set List: Friday, July […]