Newport Folk Fest is an American folk-oriented music festival in Newport, Rhode Island, which began in July 1959. The festival is often considered one of the first modern music festivals in America and remains a focal point in the ever-expanding genre of “folk” music. The 2019 edition takes place July 26th-28th at Fort Adams State Park.
Headliners
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Festival lineup
- Adia Victoria
- Alice Gerrard
- Amy Ray Band
- Angie McMahon
- Ari Hest
- Benmont Tench
- Billy Strings and Molly Tuttle
- Black Belt Eagle Scout
- Bonny Light Horseman (feat. Anais Mitchell, Eric D. Johnson and Josh D Kaufman)
- Cedric Burnside
- Charley Crockett
- Cooks In The Kitchen
- Courtney Marie Andrews
- Dawes & Friends (North Hills: The Ten Year Celebration)
- Devon Gilfillian
- E.B. The Younger
- Erin Rae
- Gregory Alan Isakov
- Haley Heynderickx
- Hozier
- I'm With Her
- If I Had Song
- Illiterate Light
- J.S. Ondara
- Jade Bird
- Jeff Tweedy
- Judy Collins
- Jupiter & Okwess
- Kacey Musgraves
- Kevin Morby
- Lake Street Dive
- Liz Cooper & The Stampede
- Lucy Dacus
- Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real
- Madison Cunningham
- Maggie Rogers
- Mountain Man
- Nilüfer Yanya
- Noname
- Our Native Daughters (feat. Rhiannon Giddens)
- Parker Millsap
- Phil Lesh & The Terrapin Family Band
- Phosphorescent
- Portugal. the Man
- Preservation Hall Jazz Band
- Ramblin' Jack Elliott
- Rayland Baxter
- Ruston Kelly
- SUSTO
- Sheryl Crow
- Stephen Marley
- The HighWomen
- The Infamous Stringdusters
- The Milk Carton Kids
- The Nude Party
- The O'My's
- Todd Snider
- Trey Anastasio
- Warren Haynes
- Yola
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Festival News and Rumors
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