Music
Margarita time at the Newport Folk Festival?
02:44 PM EDT on Thursday, April 17, 2008
Jimmy Buffet of Margaritaville fame and blues rockers The Black Crowes are among the headliners at this summer's Newport -- yes -- Folk Festival.
Also in the lineup announced today are:
Levon Helm, The Avett Brothers, Cat Power, Jim James (of My Morning Jacket), Jakob Dylan, Stephen and Damian Marley, Gillian Welch, She & Him featuring Zooey Deschanel & M. Ward, Calexico, Kaki King, Brandi Carlile, Willy Mason, Over the Rhine, The Felice Brothers, Jake Shimabukuro, Kate Taylor, Richard Julian and Jesca Hoop.
While many of these musicians are not considered traditional folk musicians, organizers say the musicians – some reggae, some country, some blues - come from folk music backgrounds and are expected to return to their roots for their performances in this festival.
The festival is scheduled for Aug. 2-3, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Fort Adams in Newport.
Tickets for which will go on sale at 9 a.m. on April 23 via www.festivalnetwork.com. Prices have not yet been set.
Wondering about the annual JVC Jazz Festival in Newport? No lineup announced yet, but the festival will be held Aug. 8-10.
-- With reports from Journal staff writer Bryan Rourke
Projo Video
More music stories
With ‘Trip to DC,’ Providence musicians use hip-hop to explain how the government works
R.I. rapper sings out for those arrested at GOP convention
Music: TV on the Radio, at Lupo’s Saturday, blends music of the spheres with indie rock
Most e-mailed in the last 24 hours








