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NEWPORT FOLK FESTIVAL: JOHN PRINE, SURPRISE GUESTS, AND THE UNJUSTIFIABLE PROBLEM ON DAY 3

Written by Filed Under: Fotobom, MUSIC, Reviews

Between Pinegrove and John Prine, Newport Folk Festival ended Sunday with plenty of fanfare, but there's a problem no one wants to talk about and it's getting harder to justify.

2017 NEWPORT FOLK FEST: 10 PERFORMERS IN THE MUST SEE CATEGORY

Written by Filed Under: MUSIC, Notes from the Scene

The three day festival is officially introducing the Museum Stage as a fourth venue to accommodate the growing number of impromptu jam sessions and surprise performances and is once again hosted by Chris Funk from The Decemberists, with J. P. Harris filling in on Friday.