Sunday, August 3rd
Over The Rhine 1:15 - 2:10

Saturday, August 2
Doors: 10:00 AM - Show: 11:30 AM to 7:00 PM

Cowboy Junkies 11:30 - 12:20
Young @ Heart Chorus 11:30 - 12:10
Sydney Wayser 11:30 - 12:00
Red Rooster 12:25 - 1:15
Jakob Dylan 12:30 - 1:20
Richie Havens 12:40 - 1:30
Jesca Hoop 1:35 - 2:15
Steve Earle & Allison Moorer 1:40 - 2:30
Trey Anastasio 2:00 - 3:00
American Babies 2:35 - 3:05
She & Him (feat. Zooey Deschanel & M. Ward) 2:50 - 3:40
Willy Mason 3:30 - 4:10
Stephen & Damian Marley 3:30 - 4:45
Jim James (of My Morning Jacket) 4:00 - 5:00
The Felice Brothers 4:35 - 5:35
The Black Crowes 5:15 - 6:45
Cat Power 5:30 - 6:30

Sunday, August 3rd
Doors: 10:00 AM - Show: 11:30 AM to 7:00 PM

Ryan Fitzsimmons 11:30 - 11:50
The Honors (OurStage Winners) 12:10 - 12:55
Brandi Carlile 12:15 - 1:00
Over The Rhine 1:15 - 2:10
Richard Julian 1:20 - 2:10
Calexico 1:20 - 2:20
Kaki King 2:30 - 3:20
Jake Shimabukuro 2:30 - 3:30
Gillian Welch 2:40 - 3:40
Son Volt 3:40 - 4:40
One Flew South 4:00 - 5:00
Levon Helm 4:10 - 5:10
The Avett Brothers 5:00 - 6:00
Jimmy Buffett 5:40 - 7:15

Schedule subject to change
* “official” postings/articles note brian wilson as a performer, i have yet to find his name/time slot on a schedule.

tomorrow afternoon, OtR will be walking onstage @ the legendary "newport folk festival," (arguably) most famous and prestigious ongoing festival in the history of music. afterall, it's the place bob dylan was booed off the stage 43 years ago for “going electric.”

best of luck, break a leg or whatever the appropriate wish would be. i sure wish i was there (as keith is).

there is one helluva line up this year. and obviously from looking at the line up, much has changed there in the 43 years since bob was booed.

Legendary venue, indeed, but the *legend* of BD being booed off the stage is simply legend & not true
Newport 65
Scorcese's No Direction Home docu laid out the facts - in the film there were some...many, in fact, booing, but quite a few in the audience were diggin' the electric stuff.
Now, when Oliver Stone does a Dylan film the facts may change a bit...........

i know, i've got the dylan/newport '65 dvd (thanks kent and sue!). but the electric set was a shocker to the audience, the boos were pretty significant and he did leave the stage after a couple of songs tho. and yeah, he did return and do an acoustic song after things calmed down. but why let the truth get in the way of of a great story, huh?

(and was it exactly what he was hoping for? yeah, i think so. he actually seemed to be enjoying the response a bit. afterall, such are the stories of which legends are made. 40+ years later, we're still talking about it.)

still talking about it

Sunday, August 3rd
Doors: 10:00 AM - Show: 11:30 AM to 7:00 PM

Ryan Fitzsimmons 11:30 - 11:50
The Honors (OurStage Winners) 12:10 - 12:55
Brandi Carlile 12:15 - 1:00
Over The Rhine 1:15 - 2:10
Richard Julian 1:20 - 2:10
Calexico 1:20 - 2:20
Kaki King 2:30 - 3:20
Jake Shimabukuro 2:30 - 3:30
Gillian Welch 2:40 - 3:40
Son Volt 3:40 - 4:40
One Flew South 4:00 - 5:00
Levon Helm 4:10 - 5:10
The Avett Brothers 5:00 - 6:00
Jimmy Buffett 5:40 - 7:15

[Jedi Hand Motion] You will come to Hawaii and play shows... two dates on Maui, to be precise.[/Jedi Hand Motion]

Gillian Welch and David Rawlings were playing a fabulous set at the same time...
the Levon Helm band (along with Gillian & David) for their encore...

Levon and his unreal 11-piece band were the high point of the festival for me...
Over the Rhine also did an inspired set this afternoon and were obviously very happy to be playing at Newport...

Two shows tomorrow at The Living Room in NYC!...

Hey All.

My friend, Brian, asked for glimpse of what we experienced at the Newport Folk Festival yesterday. This is just me shining a tiny little light on it, but I thought I'd start with the best and the last and let you all share in a very beautiful memory...


You mean besides the fact that we just played the freakin' Newport Folk Festival?!

Well for starters... Levon Helm- I asked Linford if it was ok that I still had a crush on Levon and thankfully he said yeah, it was ok. Levon sounded better than ever. Solid deep warm grooves. Swampy and soulfully southern. His voice slightly more grainy and weathered, even more endearing. His smile- a million dollar smile full of joy. Absolutely infectious. He surrounded himself with fellow musicians that complemented his style and sensibilities and shared the spotlight with his daughter among other vocalists, guitar, keys, violin, upright bass and horns. It seemed to be more about creating a space where others could share in the joy of music. There was no sense of Ego with Levon Helm. It was more about the music and the celebration of life - like a precious gift or a secret that he was now privy to.

I had a strange sad feeling come over me that this could be the last time I might see Levon Helm perform live. And then his smile lit up the stage and I was caught up again in the revelry that was exuding from him and could not help but to live in the moment. What a high.

They ended the set joined by David Rawlings & Gillian Welch and others as The Weight rang out over the lawn and across the bay.

More soon. I gotta get some sleep - we have a double header in NYC tomorrow. And I'm lovin' every minute of this.

Peace.
K