1959 Newport Folk Festival

Subject: 1959 Newport Folk Festival
From: GUEST,John Lovett
Date: 04 Feb 11 - 02:19 PM

Anyone around who was there? I'm looking for any news clippings, recollections, photos. Particularly Sunday night, when the Kingston Trio played. I've got a lot of info from George Wein, but I would like to hear from someone who was there.

Subject: RE: 1959 Newport Folk Festival
From: GUEST,999
Date: 04 Feb 11 - 02:24 PM

Perhaps someone could link to the various threads to do with the subject.

Subject: RE: 1959 Newport Folk Festival
From: Ross
Date: 04 Feb 11 - 03:52 PM

Here's a link to a few videos

Subject: RE: 1959 Newport Folk Festival
From: WalkaboutsVerse
Date: 04 Feb 11 - 04:00 PM

The film about it gets repeated on the Sky Arts channel quite a lot.

Subject: RE: 1959 Newport Folk Festival
From: GUEST
Date: 04 Feb 11 - 04:56 PM

The videos are related to the 59 Jazz Festival and to later Folk Festivals. But not about the 59 Folk Festival. Th film "Festival" is about Newport Festivals 63-65.

Anybody out there who can remember the 1959 Festival?

Subject: RE: 1959 Newport Folk Festival
From: pdq
Date: 04 Feb 11 - 05:48 PM

If a discography will help, the "go to man" is Stefan Wirz...

                                                                                           Newport Folk Festival dicography

Subject: RE: 1959 Newport Folk Festival
From: Mary Katherine
Date: 04 Feb 11 - 09:02 PM

John, I have quite a lot. Can you PM me with your email address so I can send you scans?

Subject: RE: 1959 Newport Folk Festival
From: Joe Offer
Date: 04 Feb 11 - 09:35 PM

John isn't a registered member, so he can't send a personal message.

John, if you'd like to e-mail me your e-mail address, I'll send it on to Mary Katherine.

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Subject: RE: 1959 Newport Folk Festival
From: GUEST,John C. Lovett
Date: 07 Feb 11 - 01:24 PM

Thanks to all you good people. My email is [e-mail]

Subject: RE: 1959 Newport Folk Festival
From: PoppaGator
Date: 07 Feb 11 - 06:00 PM

Was 1959 the FIRST NFF? I know that the Jazz Festival existed at Newport for several years before they started the Folk Festival, and '59 seems fairly early in the folk revival era....