The Newport Folk Festival has sold out before, but never as early as it did this year, with tickets for the two-day event disappearing a full three months in advance.
Dave Brubeck has performed at the Newport Jazz Festival more times than any other artist since the premiere jazz celebration began in 1954.
Blue skies and strong ticket sales blessed this year's Newport Folk Festival, two days of veteran acts and up-and-comers from a variety of musical genres.
The folk music band The David Wax Museum entered a contest last year _ along with 150 other bands _ for a chance to play the Newport Folk Festival. As unbelievable as it was to members of the Boston-based band, they won.
The folk music band the David Wax Museum entered a contest last year - along with 150 other bands - for a chance to play the Newport Folk Festival. As unbelievable as it was to the members of the Boston-based band, they won.
The folk music band The David Wax Museum entered a contest last year _ along with 150 other bands _ for a chance to play the Newport Folk Festival. As unbelievable as it was to members of the Boston-based band, they won.
The popularity of folk music may have waxed and waned since Bob Dylan famously went electric at the Newport Folk Festival in 1965, but the event itself is as successful as ever.
While crews work to erect tents and stages for the upcoming Newport jazz and folk festivals, the festivals' creator and guardian angel continues to build something else: a legacy that he hopes will continue long after he's gone.
While crews work to erect tents and stages for the upcoming Newport jazz and folk festivals, the festivals' creator and guardian angel continues to build something else: a legacy that he hopes will continue long after he's gone.
