Newport Folk Festival Announces 2008 Lineup

Maybe some of the festivals we've been announcing are too loud for the folkier souls out there (Devendra). If that's the case, the Newport Folk Festival just unveiled their '08 lineup and new Dunkin' Donuts-free name. The longstanding fest's 49th year includes Jimmy Buffett, Cat Power, the Black Crowes, She & Him, Kaki King, Jim James, Calexico, and Jakob Dylan. We heard Jakob's gonna plug in. Shhh...

Jimmy Buffett
The Black Crowes
Levon Helm
The Avett Brothers
Cat Power
Jim James
Jakob Dylan
Stephen & Damian Marley
Gillian Welch
She & Him
Calexico
Kaki King
Brandi Carlile
Willy Mason
Over The Rhine
The Felice Brothers
Jake Shimabukuro
Kate Taylor
Richard Julian
Jesca Hoop

More TBA. The festival takes place 8/1 - 8/3 in Newport, RI. Tickets go on sale 4/23 here.

Posted at 2:31 PM
Tags: Black Crowes | Cat Power | Jakob Dylan | Jim James | Jimmy Buffett | Kaki King | My Morning Jacket | Newport Folk Festival | She And Him

9 Comments

jimmy buffett and the black crowes! That's folk music if I've ever heard it.

Posted by: Billy at 04/17/08 4:14 PM  | Reply
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all folk is for dick loves u piece os shit wannabe faggot

Posted by: Tackobayayy Parker  in reply to Billy's comment at 05/14/08 12:33 AM  | Reply
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Screw Buffet and The Black Crowes, yeah for Jesca!!!

Posted by: Jesse at 04/17/08 5:46 PM  | Reply
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Jimmy Buffet? Newport Folk Festival? I have images of drunken parrotheads...

Posted by: Bill at 05/16/08 11:59 AM  | Reply
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me and my new girlfriend will be coming from las vegas to see the one and only jimmy buffet see on the boats party.........

Posted by: hollywood at 05/18/08 5:22 PM  | Reply
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what are the dates and lineups?

Posted by: Katrina Van Tassell at 06/09/08 10:21 AM  | Reply
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what are the dates and lineups?

Posted by: Katrina Van Tassell at 06/09/08 10:21 AM  | Reply
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what are the dates and the lineup?

Posted by: Katrina at 06/09/08 10:22 AM  | Reply
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Keep the Dunkin Donuts, but lose the folk in the name. They did long ago.

Posted by: Kevin Kelly at 07/16/08 9:01 AM  | Reply
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