Folklore: 50th Anniversary of Newport Folk Fest

Subject: Folklore: 50th Anniversary of Newport Folk Fest
From: open mike
Date: 30 Jul 09 - 09:27 PM

Listen to coverage on
NPR Talk of the Nation will be reporting on the 50th anniv of Newport
http://www.npr.org/blogs/talk/2009/07/newport_folk_festival.html
http://www.npr.org/music/newportfolk/index2.html

This Saturday & Sunday, August 1 and 2, Folk Alley will be on-site for George Wein's Folk Festival 50 - celebrating 50 years of folk at Newport! We'll be joining NPR, WFUV and mvyradio to bring you complete coverage of this very special event. Hosted by NPR's Bob Boilen and Rita Houston from WFUV, you can listen to the live webcast online starting at noon on Saturday and 11:30am on Sunday (all times EDT); in addition we will record and post many of the stage performances for on-demand listening, along with photos, blog updates, special features and more.

http://www.folkalley.com/newport/
http://www.folkfestival50.com/

Subject: RE: Folklore: 50th Anniversary of Newport Folk Fest
From: Beer
Date: 30 Jul 09 - 09:57 PM

I believe topical tom and his wife are making the trip. What a great line up.
Beer (adrien)

Subject: RE: Folklore: 50th Anniversary of Newport Folk Fest
From: open mike
Date: 30 Jul 09 - 10:07 PM

interviews with several of the original performers were on NPR today
Mavis Staples, Ramblin' Jack Elliott, and others. It would be great to be able to attend this historic event!! Great, even to have survived to hear of it happening

Subject: RE: Folklore: 50th Anniversary of Newport Folk Fest
From: topical tom
Date: 31 Jul 09 - 11:01 AM

Adrien, there has been a slight misunderstanding.When talking to you yesterday my wife jokingly said "We're going to Newport this weekend".She was indeed joking. We never planned on going as we learned about it very recently and the trip is quite long.That being said, how we would have loved to go! The lineup is terrific! BTW, if you go, enjoy yourself at the Champlain Valley Folk Festival.We have gone there many times and it is a beautiful site and great festival.

Subject: RE: Folklore: 50th Anniversary of Newport Folk Fest
From: GUEST,mvyradio
Date: 31 Jul 09 - 01:02 PM

And, www.mvyradio.com will have coverage, as well. Plus, you can access previous Newport Folk performances from 2005, 2006, 2007 in our archives.

Subject: RE: Folklore: 50th Anniversary of Newport Folk Fest
From: open mike
Date: 31 Jul 09 - 01:28 PM

here's a link to martha's vineyard radio

Subject: RE: Folklore: 50th Anniversary of Newport Folk Fest
From: Desert Dancer
Date: 25 Aug 09 - 11:36 PM

FYI (and me coming on it after the fact!), the NPR coverage is still available online (and most, if not all will be available in their archive): start here.

After the opening number of the Sunday night closing set, featuring Pete Seeger, he talks about getting together with Peggy and Ewan and others and convincing the organizers to get some older traditional performers in on the show: Sunday night.

Speaking about "old-timers", also appearing for this year's 50th anniversary event: Joan Baez, Judy Collins, Arlo Guthrie, Ramblin' Jack Elliott...

~ Becky in Tucson