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Aretha Headlines Newport Jazz

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2008-06-13 15:06:42 by ronpendleton in PlayOrDownload Music News
...NEWPORT NEW VERVE ARTIST MELODY GARDOT ALSO ADDED TO LINEUP Aretha Franklin The Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin will headline this years JVC Jazz Festival Newport on Saturday, August 9 at Fort Adams State Park in Newport, RI. The multiple Grammy Award winner joins an all-star lineup of jazz artists and other musicians including Sonny...
 
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Newport by bus

2008-07-15 21:20:39 by Jazz beyond Jazz in Jazz Beyond Jazz
 
...Newport, Rhode Island was somewhat privileged by its relative isolation. The easiest ways to get to this promontory during the 1890s may have been by making a fortune in railroads, or by yacht -- the old town (dating from 1639) has long been considered sailing capitol of the U.S . In some circles, though, it's better known as home to the...
 
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Cat Power, Jim James, She & Him Head Newport Lineup

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2008-04-30 16:00:00 by Dave Maher in Pitchfork: News
...Newport Folk Festival has assembled a pretty stellar lineup to play its 2008 edition Looking at the festival's bill, you have to wade through goofs like the Black Crowes, Jakob Dylan, and Jimmy Buffett before you get to the stellar part. However, once you do that, there's Cat Power, Jim James, Levon Helm, Calexico, She & Him, Gillian Welch,...
 
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Cat Power, Jim James, She & Him Head Newport Lineup

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2008-04-30 16:00:00 by Dave Maher in Pitchfork: News
...Newport Folk Festival has assembled a pretty stellar lineup to play its 2008 edition Looking at the festival's bill, you have to wade through goofs like the Black Crowes, Jakob Dylan, and Jimmy Buffett before you get to the stellar part. However, once you do that, there's Cat Power, Jim James, Levon Helm, Calexico, She & Him, Gillian Welch,...
 
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Cat Power, Jim James, She & Him Head Newport Lineup

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2008-04-30 16:00:00 by Dave Maher in Pitchfork: News
...Newport Folk Festival has assembled a pretty stellar lineup to play its 2008 edition Looking at the festival's bill, you have to wade through goofs like the Black Crowes, Jakob Dylan, and Jimmy Buffett before you get to the stellar part. However, once you do that, there's Cat Power, Jim James, Levon Helm, Calexico, She & Him, Gillian Welch,...
 
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Newport Folk Fest 2008 | Trey Added to Lineup

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2008-05-08 17:43:30 by WHITperson in Live Music Blog
...Newport Folk Festival this August as part of the 49th annual festival in Newport, RI. Playing a full acoustic set, it will be his first full performance in 17 months We briefly touched on the Newport Folk Fest lineup last week , but a comeback performance from Big Red certainly adds a bit of a twist to an already-interesting lineup Newport...
 
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The Kingston Trio Live at Newport 1959

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2008-01-02 18:14:00 by Joski in Merlin in Rags
...Newport Folk Festival is something of a rarity The Kingston Trio had just become superstars when they performed this 12-song set at the Newport Folk Festival The downtown hipsters who were the primary audience of the Newport Folk Fetival tended to look askance at acts like the Kingston Trio (or the Highwaymen or the Brothers Four,...
 
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Sonny Rollins To Headline Newport Jazz Festival

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2008-05-07 15:05:06 by Editor in Starpulse News Blog - Music News
NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) - Saxophonist Sonny Rollins will headline this year's jazz festival in Newport, Rhode Island. The JVC Jazz Festival Newport will be held August 8 through August 10 at Fort Adams State Park and at the International Tennis Hall of Fame class="middle" /> Read more
 
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NPR to Webcast parts of Newport folk, jazz fests

2008-08-01 12:19:49 by B42 of MOG in MOG - Editor's Picks
 
...Newport, you can hear parts of the folk and jazz festivals on the Internet National Public Radio will broadcast the sets of some of the biggest names from both festivals on radio stations based in New York and New Jersey, and they'll also be putting them on the Internet for live streaming, on-demand listening and, in some cases, "podcasting...
 
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Pictures From The Newport Folk Festival 2008

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2008-08-05 17:37:56 by Stereogum in stereogum
...Newport, Rhode Island for this year's installment of the annual folk festival. Well, maybe not toughing it out, exactly. Jon describes the scene: The setting of the Newport Folk Fest couldn't be more picturesque and nearly every artist who played couldn't help but mention the scenery. The 8,000 attendees take over the Fort Adams State Park,...
 
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