After an amazing and beautiful debut performance at the 2018 Newport Folk Festival in July, The War and Treaty return to our area for two shows this week – Friday at Great Scott in Allston, MA, and Saturday at the Narrows Center For The Arts in Fall River. For more info on these shows, visit https://www.thewarandtreaty.com/shows/.

We caught up with The War and Treaty. Michael and Tanya Trotter, minutes after their performance the Newport Folk Festival, hear what they have to say about Newport, their journey, their music, and more.

Listen to “Episode #3: The War And Treaty” on Spreaker.

Ryan Belmore is the owner and publisher of What's Up Newp. He took over the publication in 2012 and has grown it into a three-time Rhode Island Monthly Best Local News Blog (2018, 2019, 2020). He was named LION Publishers Member of the Year in 2020 and received the Dominique Award from the Arts & Cultural Society of Newport County the same year. He has been awarded grants for investigative and community journalism, and continues to coach and mentor new local news publications nationwide. Ryan...