The Scene
The 60-year strong Newport Folk Festival takes place annually in Rhode Island and features a lineup of diverse musicians guided by the spirit of kindred folk tradition. The festival has a historic reputation of artists collaborating together on music playing homage to current social justice initiatives. Quickly selling out each year, the Newport Folk Festival is also known `for revealing surprise artists and collaborations.
2012 Artist Lineup
My Morning Jacket
- Â ALABAMA SHAKES
- ANTHONY D’AMATO
- BEN SOLLEE
- BERKLEE CITY MUSIC CHOIR
- BLIND PILOT
- BROWN BIRD
- CARL BROEMEL
- CHARLES BRADLEY & HIS EXTRAORDINAIRES
- CITY AND COLOUR
- CONOR OBERST
- DAWES
- DEER TICK
- ELIZABETH MITCHELL & YOU ARE MY FLOWER
- FIRST AID KIT
- FRANK FAIRFIELD
- GARY CLARK JR.
- GRAVEROBBERS
- GUTHRIE FAMILY REUNION
- HONEYHONEY
- IRON & WINE
- JACKSON BROWNE
- JOE FLETCHER & THE WRONG REASONS
- JOEL RAFAEL
- JONAH TOLCHIN
- JONATHAN WILSON
- JONNY CORNDAWG
- MY MORNING JACKET
- NEW MULTITUDES feat. FARRAR, JOHNSON, PARKER, & JAMES
- OF MONSTERS AND MEN
- PATTY GRIFFIN
- PRESERVATION HALL JAZZ BAND
- PUNCH BROTHERS
- R.J. STORM & OLD SCHOOL
- ROBERT ELLIS
- RODRIGUEZ
- SARA WATKINS
- SHARON VAN ETTEN
- SLEEPY MAN BANJO BOYS
- SPIDER JOHN KOERNER & HIS RAG TAG BOYS
- SPIRIT FAMILY REUNION
- TALLEST MAN ON EARTH
- THE APACHE RELAY
- THE DEEP DARK WOODS
- THE HEAD & THE HEART
- THE KOSSOY SISTERS
- TOM MORELLO: THE NIGHTWATCHMAN
- TRAMPLED BY TURTLES
- TUNE-YARDS