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Posted By: Desert Dancer
25-Aug-09 - 11:36 PM
Thread Name: Folklore: 50th Anniversary of Newport Folk Fest
Subject: RE: Folklore: 50th Anniversary of Newport Folk Fest
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