Concerts archive
Listen Martin Sexton On Mountain Stage
August 4, 2009 – Sexton and his band play feel-good songs from his album Seeds in this 2007 performance.
Listen Judy Collins: Newport Folk Festival 2009 WFUV
August 2, 2009 – One of the original Newport performers, Collins came back with a voice that remains stunning. WFUV
Read Pete Seeger's Singalong At Newport Folk: Sunday
August 2, 2009 – In the midst of pouring rain, nothing could stop the Newport audience from singing even louder.
Listen Neko Case: Newport Folk Festival 2009 WFUV
August 2, 2009 – Case's latest album, Middle Cyclone, has more of a pop sound than her previous efforts. WFUV
Listen Joan Baez: Newport Folk Festival 2009 WFUV
August 2, 2009 – Baez came full circle at Newport 50 years later, as she performed a decades-spanning set. WFUV
Listen Dala: Newport Folk Festival 2009
August 2, 2009 – Amanda Walther and Sheila Carabine met in their music class, and have since put out three albums.
Listen Arlo Guthrie: Newport Folk Festival 2009 WFUV
August 2, 2009 – The folksinger had quite a bit of stories to tell at Newport. WFUV
Listen Joe Pug: Newport Folk Festival 2009
August 2, 2009 – Joe Pug's lyrics paint an utterly unromantic vision of finding a place to belong.
Listen Campbell Brothers: Newport Folk Festival 2009 WFUV
August 2, 2009 – The family band's music melds the shuffle and thump of blues with gospel tradition. WFUV
Listen David Rawlings Machine: Newport Folk Festival 2009 FolkAlley
August 2, 2009 – Gillian Welch and David Rawlings keep the focus shifting between their marvelously paired voices. FolkAlley
Listen Josh Ritter: Newport Folk Festival 2009 WFUV
August 2, 2009 – Even with an 11:30 a.m. set, Josh Ritter played an explosive set to a sleepy Newport crowd. WFUV
Listen Tim Eriksen: Newport Folk Festival 2009 FolkAlley
August 2, 2009 – It's pretty surprising that a former punk rocker would find musical kinship in shape note singing. FolkAlley
Listen Pete And Tao Seeger And Friends' Sunday-Night Singalong: Newport Folk Festival 2009 WFUV
Newport Folk Festival
Pete And Tao Seeger And Friends' Sunday-Night Singalong: Newport Folk Festival 2009
August 2, 2009 – Steady rainfall couldn't stop the crowd from singing along at the festival-closing hootenanny. WFUV
Listen The Del McCoury Band: Newport Folk Festival 2009 FolkAlley
August 2, 2009 – One of the legendary names of country and bluegrass performed a stunning set from Newport. FolkAlley
Listen Guy Clark: Newport Folk Festival 2009 FolkAlley
August 2, 2009 – Clark's imprint has stayed strong in the world of country music for the last four decades. FolkAlley