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.
2011 Artist Lineup
- THE DECEMBERISTS
- GILLIAN WELCH
- EARL SCRUGGS
- GOGOL BORDELLO
- RAMBLIN’ JACK ELLIOTT
- TEGAN & SARA
- MAVIS STAPLES
- THE FELICE BROTHERS
- DELTA SPIRIT
- FREELANCE WHALES
- POKEY LAFARGE & THE SOUTH CITY THREE
- WHAT CHEER? BRIGADE
- THE DEVIL MAKES THREE
- SONG CIRCLE WITH DAR WILLIAMS, ELLIS PAUL, JOHN GORKA & LIZ QUELER
- THE WAILIN’ JENNYS
- TYPHOON
- THE EBONY HILLBILLIES
- RIVER CITY EXTENSION
- PS22 CHORUS
- EMMYLOU HARRIS
- ELVIS COSTELLO (SOLO ACOUSTIC)
- AMOS LEE
- M. WARD
- WANDA JACKSON
- CAROLINA CHOCOLATE DROPS
- MIDDLE BROTHER
- JUSTIN TOWNES EARLE
- THE SECRET SISTERS
- TRAMPLED BY TURTLES
- THE CIVIL WARS
- THE HEAD AND THE HEART
- THE CAVE SINGERS
- DAVID WAX MUSEUM
- MOUNTAIN MAN
- THE SEEGER CLOGGING ALL-STARS
- BROWNBIRD