The Newport Folk Festival continue its lineup announcements and – as expected – they are winners!

Newport Folk Festival Trademarked Logo

The announcements made over the past three weeks are:

Preservation Hall Jazz Band – I love these men and they obviously love NFF!

Del and Dawg (Del McCoury and David Grisman) – wow! I have seen them separately but together is going to be mind-boggling!

Lady Lamb – Aly plays her unique blend of indie folk and indie rock. I’m interested in seeing her without a band.

River Whyless – I know nothing about them but their description is a blend of folk and pop. Sounds interesting!

Radical Face – Another band about which I know nothing but I look forward to learning about him.

The Cactus Blossoms – Country music!

Middle Brother – woo hoo! I got turned on to them a few years ago but have never seen them live! They are wonderful!

Aoife O’Donovan – I have seen her perform a number of times in various iterations. I was going to be sad that I could not attend her Cambridge show next week, but now I am happy because I can see her here!

Matthew Logan Vasquez – Another artist about whom I know nothing but am excited to get to know.

I plan to post the announcements weekly until NFF has completed the entire lineup. At that point, I might offer my opinions on which acts to see, once I know who is performing which day.

This festival has been sold out for a while. If you go to the festival’s website, there is a place for people to re-sell tickets if you are interested in purchasing some from fans, not scalpers. This is an amazing festival – even going for one day is worth it.

Friday:  Ray LaMontagne with My Morning Jacket, Raury, St.Paul and the Broken Bones, Flight of the Conchords, Fruit Bats, case/lang/veirs, The Staves, Radical Face, Aoife O’Donovan, Matthew Logan Vasquez

Saturday:  Father John Misty, Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats, Ruby Amanfu, Dave Simonett and Dave Carroll, Norah Jones, Rayland Baxter, Amy Helm, Songhoy Blues, Del & Dawg, Lady Lamb, The Cactus Blossoms

Sunday:  Joan Shelley, Villagers, The Oh Hellos, Son Little, Glen Hansard, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes, Julien Baker, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, River Whyless, Middle Brother