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Festival Guide: Newport Folk Festival, Newport, RI
Date:
August 1-3, 2008, $89-$148
Founded way back in 1959, this East Coast summer festival has a knack for hosting up-and-coming music legends like Joan Baez and Bob Dylan. This year, well known acts like Jimmy Buffett and Levon Helm will share the stage with emerging performers such as Kaki King and Kate Taylor.
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Lineup (subject to change):
- The Black Crowes
- Trey Anastasio
- Cat Power
- Stephen & Damian Marley
- Richie Havens
- Cowboy Junkies
- Jim James of My Morning Jacket
- She & Him featuring Zooey Deschanel & M. Ward
- Jakob Dylan
- Willy Mason
- The Felice Brothers
- Jesca Hoop
- Red Rooster
- Jimmy Buffet
- Levon Helm
- Gillian Welch
- The Avett Brothers
- Calexico
- Brandi Carlile
- Son Volt
- Kaki King
- Over the Rhine
- Jake Shimabukuro
- Kate Taylor
- Richard Julian
- One Flew South
Newport Folk Festival website
