The George Wein’s Folk Festival (originally known as the Newport Folk Festival) is an American annual folk-oriented music festival in Newport, Rhode Island, which began in 1959.
Headliners
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Festival lineup
- A.A. Bondy
- Andrew Bird
- April Smith & The Great Picture Show
- Ben Sollee & Daniel Martin Moore
- Blitzen Trapper
- Brandi Carlile
- Calexico
- Cory Chisel & the Wandering Sons
- Dawes
- Doc Watson & David Holt
- Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros
- Elvis Perkins in Dearland
- Horse Feathers
- John Prine
- Liz Longley
- Nneka
- Pokey LaFarge & the South City Three
- Richie Havens
- Sam Bush
- Sarah Jarosz
- Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings
- Steve Martin with the Steep Canyon Rangers
- Tao Seeger Band
- The Avett Brothers
- The Felice Brothers
- The Low Anthem
- The Preservation Hall Jazz Band
- The Punch Brothers with Chris Thile
- The Swell Season
- What Cheer? Brigade
- Yim Yames
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Festival News and Rumors

Austin City Limits' 2022 Livestream to Feature Paramore, Kacey Musgraves, The Chicks & More
You can also watch sets by Marcus Mumford, The War on Drugs, Billy Strings, Flume, and Goose.
Consequence Staff October 6, 2022

The What Podcast: Mat Kearney Talks Cover Songs, His Career Journey, and More at Moon River Festival
Barry and Lord Taco also touch on how the festival handled its Sunday rainout.
Ben Kaye September 14, 2022
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First Pantera Reunion Shows Announced for Slipknot's South American Knotfests and Mexico's Hell & Heaven Fest
Jon Hadusek August 25, 2022

2022 Zona Music Festival: Beach House, Portugal. the Man, and Bleachers Lead Lineup
Carys Anderson August 24, 2022

Police Believe They Stopped Potential Mass Shooting at Bass Canyon EDM Festival
Abby Jones August 21, 2022
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