Newport Folk Festival 2011

Newport Folk Festival 2011 Journal Part 3 of 3

August 10, 2011 44

Mountain Man, Carolina Chocolate Drops, The Cave Singers, Amos Lee, Justin Townes Earle, Middle Brother, Elvis Costello, EmmyLou Harris, Wanda Jackson

Newport Folk Festival 2011 Journal: Part 2 of 3

Jason Rabin

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August 4, 2011 45

Day 1: Felice Brothers, Gogol Bordello, Delta Spirit, Pokey LaFarge and the South City Three, Earl Scruggs, Devil Makes Three, Gillian Welsh & David Rawlings

Newport Folk Festival 2011 Journal Part 1 of 3: The Journey and the Scene

Jason Rabin

Features

August 2, 2011 163

The Peter Pan, The Old Man on the Ferry and The Scene of the 2011 Newport Folk Festival

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