With a lineup featuring the Black Crowes, Trey Anastasio and Jimmy Buffett this year’s Newport Folk Festival ain’t your daddy’s folk festival. The promoters are clearly trying to reach a bigger audience and this HT favorite laden lineup certainly got me to make the trek. This week’s Friday Mix Tape offers a taste of six rootsy acts that we feel everyone attending this legendary festie should check out.
The Felice Brothers kick things off with the super-catchy Frankie’s Gun from their Team Love self-titled debut. She & Him channel the girl groups of the early ’60s for Why Do You Let Me Stay Here? before folk goddess Gillian Welch proclaims I Want To Sing That Rock and Roll. Next, we’ve got a gorgeous version of Gideon from Jim James and Levon Helm’s stirring Poor Old Dirt Farmer. Let’s end this mix with one of the most powerful folk tunes of all-time, Richie Havens’ Freedom.
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I am super stoaked for this weekend. It is going to be a great time.
Great mix Scotty. You’re going to have a blast. I heard Gillan Welch might go electric though – so watch out, the folkies are going to be pissed.
I wonder of Trey has any new songs up his sleeve