Trey Anastasio, Richie Havens and Son Volt Join Newport Folk Festival - A Top Story This Week
07/15/2008
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Trey Anastasio, Richie Havens and Son Volt Join Newport Folk Festival was a top story for this week. Here it is again: (PR) Trey Anastasio, Richie Havens and Son Volt have been added to the line-up of the 2008 Newport Folk Festival. Modern alt-country 11-piece Red Rooster also has been added to the roster. The 36th festival will take place August 1 – August 3 at historic Fort Adams State Park in Newport, RI.The Newport Folk Festival will bring Trey Anastasio to the stage for a solo acoustic set and his first full performance in 17 months. This will be Anastasio's first-time playing Newport and his first-ever full solo acoustic show. Additionally, folk-funk pioneer Richie Havens will make a historic return to the festival after seventeen years, while alt-country rockers Son Volt and Red Rooster will make their debut. These artists join the already stellar 2008 line-up which pairs rising stars like Cat Power and Jim James of My Morning Jacket with venerated stalwarts such as Jimmy Buffett, The Black Crowes and Levon Helm. - more on this story 
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