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Jim James At The Newport Folk Festival
August 2, 2008

The solo sets of Jim James have become somewhat of a hushed spectacle, the kind that leaves a person spellbound for days afterward. Performing with just an acoustic guitar and a little help from M. Ward, the bearded singer practically hypnotized his audience with his stunning voice.

She & Him At The Newport Folk Festival
August 2, 2008

Technical difficulties didn't deter M. Ward and Zooey Deschanel from plugging on ahead, even if that meant plugging in an electric guitar instead of an acoustic guitar. And then Newport's infamous rain came down... hard. But that didn't stop them either with special guest appearances from Jim James and Becky Stark.

Steve Earle At The Newport Folk Festival
August 2, 2008

Right from the beginning, Steve Earle called out the spirit of Woody Guthrie, realizing that we need him now more than ever. Out of all the artists at the Newport Folk Festival, Earle's invocation is the most appropriate — he would have fit in best at the festival's inception.

Jakob Dyan At The Newport Folk Festival
August 2, 2008

With a small backing band, Jakob Dylan came to the Newport Folk Festival not only with songs from his debut album, Seeing Things, but with music from the entire Wallflowers catalog.

On Sunday sets by: Gillian Welch, Trey Anastasio, Calexico & Brandi Carlisle will be streamed live and archived for later availability.

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Newport Folk Festival (August 2nd & 3rd)

i was really hoping to make it up for this, my three current favorites; over the rhine, cat power and cowboy junkies are all playing the (arguably) most famed and prestigious ongoing festival in the history of music, the newport folk festival. plus sets by legends like levon helm, brian wilson* and richie havens along with sets by other greats like; gillian welch, steve earle/allison moorer, son volt, the black crowes and jakob dylan, playing where his father was booed off the stage 43 years ago for "going electric." jakob, by the way, will be playing a solo acoustic set. it should be a great weekend and with jimmy buffet "headlining" and closing it out, there would be a great opportunity to slip out early and beat the traffic.

hopefully we will be getting a full report from friend and previous contributor, keith bergendorff who will be attending the festival along with several cowboy junkies and over the rhine shows in the region.


The Newport Folk Festival is a multi-day, multi-stage music festival held at the historic Fort Adams State Park in Newport, Rhode Island.

Saturday, August 2
Doors: 10:00 AM - Show: 11:30 AM to 7:00 PM

Cowboy Junkies 11:30 - 12:20
Young @ Heart Chorus 11:30 - 12:10
Sydney Wayser 11:30 - 12:00
Red Rooster 12:25 - 1:15
Jakob Dylan 12:30 - 1:20
Richie Havens 12:40 - 1:30
Jesca Hoop 1:35 - 2:15
Steve Earle & Allison Moorer 1:40 - 2:30
Trey Anastasio 2:00 - 3:00
American Babies 2:35 - 3:05
She & Him (feat. Zooey Deschanel & M. Ward) 2:50 - 3:40
Willy Mason 3:30 - 4:10
Stephen & Damian Marley 3:30 - 4:45
Jim James (of My Morning Jacket) 4:00 - 5:00
The Felice Brothers 4:35 - 5:35
The Black Crowes 5:15 - 6:45
Cat Power 5:30 - 6:30

Sunday, August 3rd
Doors: 10:00 AM - Show: 11:30 AM to 7:00 PM

Ryan Fitzsimmons 11:30 - 11:50
The Honors (OurStage Winners) 12:10 - 12:55
Brandi Carlile 12:15 - 1:00
Over The Rhine 1:15 - 2:10
Richard Julian 1:20 - 2:10
Calexico 1:20 - 2:20
Kaki King 2:30 - 3:20
Jake Shimabukuro 2:30 - 3:30
Gillian Welch 2:40 - 3:40
Son Volt 3:40 - 4:40
One Flew South 4:00 - 5:00
Levon Helm 4:10 - 5:10
The Avett Brothers 5:00 - 6:00
Jimmy Buffett 5:40 - 7:15

Schedule subject to change
* "official" postings/articles note brian wilson as a performer, i have yet to find his name/time slot on a schedule.