by Christopher Capotosto | Feb 27, 2024 | Uncategorized
Folk The Vote Newport’s Tradition of Civic Engagement Continues with HeadCount by John Peabody Every movement needs an anthem – the power of song to bring people together around a common cause. As Martin Luther King Jr. said, “Music is the soul of the movement.”...
by Christopher Capotosto | Jan 26, 2024 | Uncategorized
Remembering Earl Scruggs at 100 by John Peabody and Newport Folk alumni artists It’s impossible to think of bluegrass music today without Earl Scruggs. The prints of his fingerpicks are everywhere. And this month, he would have turned 100. Earl Scruggs is the man who...
by Christopher Capotosto | Dec 12, 2023 | Uncategorized
Fortune, Coincidence, and Karma: The Return of Dylan’s Guitar by John Peabody with intro by Jay Sweet Music is made up of moments, and some moments turn into legends. Arguably the most legendary is “Dylan Goes Electric.” Three words that came to connote...
by Christopher Capotosto | Nov 15, 2023 | Uncategorized
Odetta, Ginger Ale, and the First Newport Folk Festival Newport artists remember the artist who helped inspire it all. by John Peabody What compelled George Wein, the founder of the Newport Jazz Festival, to launch a folk festival back in 1959? Two things: Ginger ale...
