On Friday night, New Orleans’ favorite sons, The Deslondes, lit up The Parlor in Newport, Rhode Island,for a jovial after-party performance following a tumultuous day at the Newport Folk Festival. The quintetkicked off the 2025 edition of the famed festival with an early, Quad Stage set at the fest’s Fort Adamshome, then moved uptown to […]
Newport Folk Festival 66 years after Newport Folk Festival’s debut, it remains one of the world’s most revered music festivals for its peerless history of advancing American music and its enduring role as a proving ground for today’s musical innovators. With this sustained acclaim, the festival has also earned a reputation for being packed with […]
Bleachers and Weyes Blood at Newport Folk Festival, photo by Dean Budnick Yesterday, July 25, Newport Folk Festival returned to its longtime home of Newport, R.I.’s Fort Adams State Park. 66 years after its earth-shaking debut, the musical institution showcased its commitment to elevating exceptional artists and enshrining cultural heritage with a roster of stars […]
