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Newport Folk Festival

FOTOBOM: NEWPORT FOLK FESTIVAL

Written by TIM BUGBEE Posted August 3, 2019 Filed Under: A+E, Fotobom, MUSIC, Reviews

 

The times, they are a changin’. That was true in 1964 and it still rings true today, but sometimes the pace can seem glacial… as long as the tangerine menace is occupying the Oval Office, the clock hands regarding the progress of basic human rights appear to have been dialed back ...  read more

Filed Under: A+E, Fotobom, MUSIC, Reviews Tagged With: adia victoria, Brandi Carlile, Cedric Burnside, Dolly Parton, Fotobom, Hozier, I'm With Her, Jeff Tweedy, Kacey Musgraves, Lake Street Dive, Lucy Dacus, Newport Folk Festival, Our Native Daughters, Phil Lesh, Rhiannon Giddens, Sheryl Crow, The Highwomen, Trey Anastasio, Yola

NEWPORT FOLK FESTIVAL: THE FESTS THEY ARE A CHANGIN’

Written by NINA CORCORAN Posted July 26, 2018 Filed Under: MUSIC, Notes from the Scene, Reviews

How New England's beloved music festival is raising the bar for other festivals across the country.

Filed Under: MUSIC, Notes from the Scene, Reviews Tagged With: 2018, Alabama Shakes, Bedouine, Ben Harper, Bermuda Triangle, Boston, Cheech and Chong, Curtis Harding, Darlingside, Dig, DigBoston, Fantastic Negrito, Gary Clark Jr., Glorietta, Jon Batiste, Khruangbin, Low Cut Connie, Moses Sumney, Music, Music Festival, Newport Folk Festival, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Rhode Island, Rostam, Shakey Graves, Sidi Toure, St. Vincent, Tank and the Bangas, The War and Treaty, Toots and the Maytals, Tuck & Patti, Valerie June

FROM AUSTRALIA TO BOSTON: NEWPORT FOLK ARTISTS TALK THE ART OF STORYTELLING

Written by AMIE O'HEARN Posted August 1, 2017 Filed Under: MUSIC, Notes from the Scene

At its heart, folk music is a vehicle for conveying tales and we caught up with five artists for their take.

Filed Under: MUSIC, Notes from the Scene Tagged With: C. W. Stoneking, Christopher Paul Stelling, folk music, Interview, L.A. Salami, Music, Newport Folk Festival, NFF2017, Seratones, The Ballroom Thieves

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

Written by NINA CORCORAN Posted July 31, 2017 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.

Filed Under: Fotobom, MUSIC, Reviews Tagged With: 2017, Berklee Choir, Boston, Chuck Berry, Dig, DigBoston, Festival, Fotobom, John Paul White, John Prine, Margaret Glaspy, Michael Kiwanuka, Music, Nathaniel Rateliff, Newport Folk Festival, Nicole Atkins, Noam Pilenky, Pinegrove, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Punch Brothers, review, Rhode Island, Suzanne Vega, Whitney

NEWPORT FOLK FESTIVAL: WILCO, ANGEL OLSEN, AND THE ART OF STORYTELLING ON DAY 2

Written by NINA CORCORAN Posted July 30, 2017 Filed Under: Fotobom, MUSIC, Reviews

Once again, the best parts of Newport Folk Festival came in the shape of a story, and Saturday's lineup treated us to some of the best.

Filed Under: Fotobom, MUSIC, Reviews Tagged With: 2017, Angel Olsen, Boston, Chicano Batman, Dig, DigBoston, Festival, Fotobom, Grandmas Hands Band, Jalen N'Gonda, Justin Vernon, Marlon Williams, Newport Folk Festival, Offa Rex, review, Rhode Island, The Avett Brothers, The Decemberists, Wilco

NEWPORT FOLK FESTIVAL: FLEET FOXES, REGINA SPEKTOR, AND A LOT OF BABIES ON DAY 1

Written by NINA CORCORAN Posted July 29, 2017 Filed Under: Fotobom, MUSIC, Reviews

Friday at Newport Folk Festival reminded attendees and musicians alike that family-friendly festivals aren't always what you expect.

Filed Under: Fotobom, MUSIC, Reviews Tagged With: 2017, Ben Gibbard, Big Thief, Boston, Dig, DigBoston, Festival, fleet foxes, Fotobom, Hurray For The Riff Raff, Music, Newport, Newport Folk Festival, Regina Spektor, review, Rhode Island

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

Written by TIM BUGBEE Posted July 24, 2017 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.

Filed Under: MUSIC, Notes from the Scene Tagged With: American Acoustic, C. W. Stoneking, Chicano Batman, Christopher Paul Stelling, Drive-By Truckers, Hurray For The Riff Raff, I'm With Her, live music, Michael Kiwanuka, Music Festival, Newport Folk Festival, Regina Spektor, The Ballroom Thieves, The Punch Brothers, weekend getaway, Wilco

FOTOBOM: NEWPORT FOLK FESTIVAL, DAY 3

Written by TIM BUGBEE Posted July 26, 2016 Filed Under: Fotobom, MUSIC, Reviews

It's So Hard To Say Goodbye: Day 3 Newport

Filed Under: Fotobom, MUSIC, Reviews Tagged With: Alabama Shakes, Alex Ebert, Berklee Gospel & Roots Choir, Brittany Howard, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, Elvis Costello, Fort Adams, Glen Hansard, Hayes Carll, Ian Fitzgerald, Julien Baker, Larkin Poe, Middle Brother, Music Festival, Newport, Newport Folk Festival, Phil Cook, Rhode Island, River Whyless, Son Little, The Strumbellas, Villagers

FOTOBOM: NEWPORT FOLK FESTIVAL, DAY 2

Written by TIM BUGBEE Posted July 24, 2016 Filed Under: Fotobom, MUSIC, Reviews

Day Two at Newport Folk Fest Is Hotter Than a Smoke Show and Kris Kristofferson is Everywhere

Filed Under: Fotobom, MUSIC, Reviews Tagged With: Banditos, David Grisman, Del McCoury, FATHER JOHN MISTY, Fort Adams State Park, Frightened Rabbit, Graham Nash, John Moreland, lady lamb, Lenny Kaye, live music, Margo Price, Music Festival, Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats, Newport Folk Festival, Norah Jones, Patti Smith, Rayland Baxter, Ruby Amanfu, Ryan Adams, Texas Gentlemen, The Cactus Blossoms

FOTOBOM: NEWPORT FOLK FESTIVAL, DAY 1

Written by TIM BUGBEE Posted July 23, 2016 Filed Under: Fotobom, MUSIC, Reviews

The Times, They Are A Changin'. Newport Folk Festival delivers diverse, robust billing on day one, with supertrio Case Lang Viers, Raury, and Flight of the Conchords providing highlights on a stacked lineup.

Filed Under: Fotobom, MUSIC, Reviews Tagged With: Basia Bulat, Black Keys, Case/Lang/Veirs, Dan Auerbach, flight of the conchords, Fort Adams State Park, Freakwater, Fruit Bats, KD Lang, Matthew Logan Vasquez, Music Festival, My Morning Jacket, Neko Case, Newport Folk Festival, Ray LaMontagne, Rhode Island, St. Paul and the Broken Bones, The Arcs, violent femmes, Wild Child

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