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Folk Concert Review: Newport Folk Festival 2012

Folk Concert Review: Newport Folk Festival 2012

I’m sure organizers are not losing a lot of sleep over controversies about the definition of “folk” music since festivals are selling out.

By: Charles McEnerney Filed Under: Featured, Folk, Music Tagged: Alabama Shakes, Blind Pilot, George Wein, Jay Sweet, Newport Folk Festival, Of Monsters and Men, Patty Griffin, Spirit Family Renunion, Tune-yard, Well-Rounded Radio

Fuse Flash: Newport Folk Festival 2010 review

Fuse Flash: Newport Folk Festival 2010 review

The 51st Newport Folk Festival ended on Sunday with 35 acts over 3 days. When all is said and done, you could argue that this is no longer a festival about folk music, but two of the elder statesman that appeared this year—Richie Havens and Levon Helm (of The Band fame)—served as an inspiring bridge […]

By: Charles McEnerney Filed Under: Featured, Folk, Music Tagged: Andrew Bird, April Smith and the Great Picture Show. Pokey LaFarge and the South City Three, arts, Ben Sollee, Blitzen Trapper, Brandi Carlile, Calexico, Charles McEnerney, Dawes, Doc Watson, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, Elvis Perkins in Dearland, Folk, Fuse Flash, George Wein, Horse Feathers, Jay Sweet, John Prine, Levon Helm, Music, New England, Newport Folk Festival, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Punch Brothers, Richie Havens, Sam Bush, Sarah Jorosz, Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings, Steep Canyon Rangers, Steve Martin, The David Wax Museum, The Felice Brothers, The Low Anthem, The Swell Season, Tim O’Brien, Well-Rounded Radio, What Cheer? Brigade

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