29 July 2010

Newport Folk Festival

I leave early morning for the Newport Folk Festival in Newport, Rhode Island.



The festival is held in Fort Adams State Park (the tip of land on the west side of the harbor). One of the stages faces Narragansett Bay with a killer view of the water and the bridge.



My planned lineup, with some decisions still to be made:

SATURDAY
Nneka
A.A. Bondy (hootin' from Birmingham)
Brandi Carlile
Horse Feathers
Doc Watson and David Holt
John Prine

SUNDAY
David Wax Museum
Punch Brothers /or/ April Smith
Avett Brothers /or/ Pokey LaFarge
/a completely undecided slot/
Swell Season
The Levon Helm Band's Ramble on the Road

Should be a hollerin' wave crashin' time. I'm staying on Spring Street with a feller I met on CouchSurfing. I'm in town 'til Tuesday just to bum around and take it in, and then I'm off to St Louis to get my Missouri kick for a few days.

Pictures to come.

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