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Newport Folk Festival
Calexico: Newport Folk 2010WFUV On-Air: Music Discovery Starts Here
An Arizona band led by singer-guitarist Joey Burns and drummer/multi-instrumentalist John Convertino, Calexico has spent a decade and a half as a go-to purveyor of atmospheric, even cinematic desert pop. With the aid of trumpets, pedal-steel guitars and piano, Calexico has become a festival favorite (playing a set at Bonnaroo earlier this summer), recorded high-profile collaborations (including In the Reins, a tremendous album with Iron & Wine), and evolved into a consistent studio force (most recently releasing the well-received Carried to Dust). Here, Calexico performs live at the Newport Folk Festival in Newport, R.I.
Set List
- "Roka"
- "Across the Wire"
- "News About William"
- "Writer's Minor Holiday"
- "Bend to the Road"
- "Two Silver Trees"
- "Minas de Cobre"
- "Inspiracion"
- "Stray"
- "Victor Jara's Hands"
- "Corona"
- "Guero Canelo"
