NPR Music Live from the Newport Folk Festival
Hear performances live starting Friday at 7:30 p.m. and through the weekend. (Also, check out our special on-line player)
Fans of folk music will hear emerging young artists alongside some of the country’s most acclaimed musicians as they play live from the most famous folk festivals in the country when WITH-FM 90.1 presents NPR Music Live from the Newport Folk Festival, Friday, July 27 starting at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, July 28 and Sunday, July 29 from 12 p.m. to 7 p.m. Broadcasting live from Fort Adams State Park, the fetival kicks off Friday night with performances by Wilco, .
All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen and WFUV's Rita Houston guide listeners through the festival, sharing details about the bands, and their opinions on the performances. This year's lineup features both old favorites and young unknowns, from heavy-metal bluegrass to Nigerian-inspired hip-hop and reggae.
The lineup is as follow, but is subject to change:
Saturday:
MY MORNING JACKET
IRON & WINE
PATTY GRIFFIN
GUTHRIE FAMILY REUNION
DAWES
DEER TICK
CITY AND COLOUR
PRESERVATION HALL JAZZ BAND
ALABAMA SHAKES
SHARON VAN ETTEN
BLIND PILOT
FIRST AID KIT
BROWN BIRD
JONNY CORNDAWG
SPIRIT FAMILY REUNION
ROBERT ELLIS
BEN SOLLEE
FRANK FAIRFIELD
THE APACHE RELAY
HONEYHONEY
SLEEPY MAN BANJO BOYS
ELIZABETH MITCHELL & YOU ARE MY FLOWER
ANTHONY D’AMATO
GRAVEROBBERS
Sunday:
JACKSON BROWNE
CONOR OBERST
THE HEAD & THE HEART
PUNCH BROTHERS
TALLEST MAN ON EARTH
TUNE-YARDS
TOM MORELLO: THE NIGHTWATCHMAN
TRAMPLED BY TURTLES
CHARLES BRADLEY & HIS EXTRAORDINAIRES
GARY CLARK JR.
OF MONSTERS AND MEN
NEW MULTITUDES feat. FARRAR, JOHNSON, PARKER, & JAMES
SARA WATKINS
JONATHAN WILSON
THE DEEP DARK WOODS
CARL BROEMEL
SPIDER JOHN KOERNER & HIS RAG TAG BOYS
JOEL RAFAEL
RODRIGUEZ
JOE FLETCHER & THE WRONG REASONS
THE KOSSOY SISTERS
BERKLEE CITY MUSIC CHOIR
R.J. STORM & OLD SCHOOL
JONAH TOLCHIN
To learn more about the festival, visit http://www.newportfolkfest.net/
