August 11, 2009 - All Songs Considered continues its celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Newport Folk Festival, now known as George Wein's Folk Festival 50. Wein was one of the original founders of the festival, which brought together an eclectic mix of folk, blues, gospel and pop artists. On this edition we look at Day 2 of this year's festival, with music from Josh Ritter, The Campbell Brothers, Joan Baez, Judy Collins, Deer Tick, Guy Clark and Arlo Guthrie.
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