Newport Folk Festival 2010 Concerts

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NPR Music, WFUV, Folk Alley and mvyradio present live performances from George Wein's annual showcase of the best in folk music. [Available for free to NPR member stations. If you're not an NPR member station, contact programservices@npr.org]

NPR Music, WFUV, Folk Alley and mvyradio will broadcast George Wein's annual showcase of the best in folk music on July 31 and August 1 from beautiful Newport, R.I. Levon Helm, John Prine and many more are scheduled to perform. [Available for free to NPR member stations. If you're not an NPR member station, contact programservices@npr.org]


25 Pieces

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Caption: Sam Bush performs at the 2010 Newport Folk Festival., Credit: Shantel Mitchell
Hear the Grammy-decorated bluegrass great and his ace backing band perform live in Newport, R.I. NOTES: Available to broadcast 4 times in a 3 year ...

Bought by WAMU, Prairie Public, KMXT, and KSUT


  • Added: Aug 25, 2010
  • Length: 01:02:29
  • Purchases: 4
Caption: David Wax Museum performs at the Newport Folk Festival 2010., Credit: Shantel Mitchell for NPR
The roots-folk band won a contest to play Newport, but it didn't take long to prove it belonged. NOTES: Available to broadcast 4 times in a 3 year ...

Bought by Prairie Public, WUIS, and WFUV


  • Added: Aug 11, 2010
  • Length: 54:58
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: Preservation Hall Jazz Band performs at the Newport Folk Festival 2010., Credit: Shantel Mitchell for NPR
True to its name, the New Orleans band is about preserving the classic jazz and blues of the past. NOTES: Available to broadcast 4 times in a 3 yea...

Bought by 90.5 WSNC, KMUW, Prairie Public, KGOU, 88.5 JAZZ FM Erie's Jazz Station and more


  • Added: Aug 11, 2010
  • Length: 01:03:01
  • Purchases: 10
Caption: Edward Sharpe performs at the 2010 Newport Folk Festival., Credit: Shantel Mitchell
The best place to take in the 10-piece band's gloriously uplifting ruckus is on the concert stage. NOTES: Available to broadcast 4 times in a 3 yea...

Bought by KVNF, North Country Public Radio, WUIS, WNMU-FM, WFUV and more


  • Added: Aug 04, 2010
  • Length: 52:33
  • Purchases: 6
Caption: The Swell Season performs at the 2010 Newport Folk Festival., Credit: Shantel Mitchell
The Oscar winners play a gripping and unpredictable set, recorded live in Newport, R.I. NOTES: Available to broadcast 4 times in a 3 year period. A...

Bought by WNIN, KSUT, North Country Public Radio, WUIS, WNMU-FM and more


  • Added: Aug 04, 2010
  • Length: 01:02:07
  • Purchases: 9
Caption: Dawes performs at the 2010 Newport Folk Festival., Credit: Shantel Mitchell
Layered harmonies are the star of the band's sweetly melancholy debut album, <em>North Hills</em>. NOTES: Available to broadcast 4 times in a 3 yea...

Bought by Prairie Public, KZYX, WUIS, WNMU-FM, and WFUV


  • Added: Aug 04, 2010
  • Length: 01:05:48
  • Purchases: 5
Caption: Cory Chisel performs at the 2010 Newport Folk Festival., Credit: Shantel Mitchell
The Wisconsin musician got into music while singing in church for his father, a Baptist minister. NOTES: Available to broadcast 4 times in a 3 year...

Bought by WUIS, WNMU-FM, and WFUV


  • Added: Aug 04, 2010
  • Length: 44:21
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: Punch Brothers perform at the 2010 Newport Folk Festival., Credit: Shantel Mitchell
Chris Thile, from the best-selling Nickel Creek, plays live with his progressive bluegrass group. NOTES: Available to broadcast 4 times in a 3 year...

Bought by WAMU, WFUV, KSUT, KRCB-FM, Red River Radio Network and more


  • Added: Aug 04, 2010
  • Length: 58:11
  • Purchases: 8
Caption: Ben Sollee performs at the 2010 Newport Folk Festival., Credit: Shantel Mitchell
Hear the Kentucky singer-songwriters pay tribute to mountain life, recorded live in Newport, R.I. NOTES: Available to broadcast 4 times in a 3 year...

Bought by WUIS, WNMU-FM, KEOS, and WMHT


  • Added: Aug 01, 2010
  • Length: 01:03:03
  • Purchases: 4
Caption: April Smith performs at the 2010 Newport Folk Festival., Credit: Shantel Mitchell
Hear Smith's buoyantly quirky, charmingly timeless songs, performed live in Newport, R.I. NOTES: Available to broadcast 4 times in a 3 year period....

Bought by KTRL, WUIS, WNMU-FM, KEOS, and WMHT


  • Added: Aug 01, 2010
  • Length: 47:49
  • Purchases: 5
Caption: Pokey LaFarge performs at the 2010 Newport Folk Festival., Credit: Shantel Mitchell
The wandering, free-spirited folk-rock troubadour and his band perform live in Newport, R.I. NOTES: Available to broadcast 4 times in a 3 year peri...

Bought by WTIP, WAMU, Prairie Public, North Country Public Radio, WUIS and more


  • Added: Aug 01, 2010
  • Length: 39:37
  • Purchases: 8
Caption: The Avett Brothers perform at the 2010 Newport Folk Festival., Credit: Shantel Mitchell
Hear the band give one of its warmly appealing, engagingly frenetic live shows live in Newport, R.I. NOTES: Available to broadcast 4 times in a 1 y...

Bought by WAMU, KHNS, Prairie Public, KGOU, KUFM - Montana Public Radio and more


  • Added: Aug 01, 2010
  • Length: 59:23
  • Purchases: 10
Caption: Sharon Jones performs at the 2010 Newport Folk Festival., Credit: Shantel Mitchell
One of the most self-assured stage performers in the business, Jones performs live in Newport, R.I. NOTES: Available to broadcast 4 times in a 3 ye...

Bought by KGOU, KVNF, KZYX, KMUW, KZYX and more


  • Added: Aug 01, 2010
  • Length: 54:09
  • Purchases: 16
Caption: Tao Seeger performs at the 2010 Newport Folk Festival., Credit: Shantel Mitchell
The grandson of folk great Pete Seeger has carried on in the family tradition of musical activism. NOTES: Available to broadcast 4 times in a 3 yea...

Bought by North Country Public Radio, WUIS, WNMU-FM, and WXXI


  • Added: Aug 01, 2010
  • Length: 47:54
  • Purchases: 4
Caption: Horse Feathers performs at the 2010 Newport Folk Festival., Credit: Shantel Mitchell
Hear singer Justin Ringle and a terrific folk-pop string section perform songs from 'Thistled Spring.' NOTES: Available to broadcast 4 times in a 3...

Bought by North Country Public Radio, WUIS, WNMU-FM, WMHT, and WXXI


  • Added: Aug 01, 2010
  • Length: 48:43
  • Purchases: 5
Caption: John Prine performs at the 2010 Newport Folk Festival., Credit: Laura Fedele
Hear the legendary and influential folk-rock singer-songwriter perform a career-spanning live set. NOTES: Available to broadcast 4 times in a 3 yea...

Bought by KCBX, WAMU, KRCB-FM, Prairie Public, KSUT and more


  • Added: Aug 01, 2010
  • Length: 01:14:19
  • Purchases: 11
Caption: Calexico performs at the 2010 Newport Folk Festival., Credit: Shantel Mitchell
The band has spent more than 15 years as a go-to purveyor of atmospheric, even cinematic desert pop. NOTES: Available to broadcast 4 times in a 3 y...

Bought by KZYX, Prairie Public, North Country Public Radio, WUIS, WNMU-FM and more


  • Added: Jul 31, 2010
  • Length: 58:50
  • Purchases: 6
Caption: Yim Yames performs at the 2010 Newport Folk Festival., Credit: Shantel Mitchell
The busy My Morning Jacket frontman manages to sound both intimate and epic; hear him perform live. NOTES: May contain language not suitable for al...

Bought by Prairie Public, KZYX, WUIS, WNMU-FM, WMHT and more


  • Added: Jul 31, 2010
  • Length: 01:00:34
  • Purchases: 6
Caption: O'Death performs at the 2010 Newport Folk Festival., Credit: Shantel Mitchell
Hear the Gothic folk-punk band perform songs from its latest album, 'Broken Hymns.' NOTES: Available to broadcast 4 times in a 3 year period. Avail...

Bought by WUIS, WNMU-FM, KEOS, WFUV, WMHT and more


  • Added: Jul 31, 2010
  • Length: 55:07
  • Purchases: 6
Caption: Liz Longley performs at the 2010 Newport Folk Festival., Credit: Shantel Mitchell
Hear the hardworking young folksinger perform live on one of her highest-profile stages yet. NOTES: Available to broadcast 4 times in a 3 year peri...

Bought by WUIS, WNMU-FM, and WXXI


  • Added: Jul 31, 2010
  • Length: 48:50
  • Purchases: 3