Newport Folk Festival

Saturday I went for the day to the Newport Folk festival with my friend Brian. Hot sun: We baked for eight hours on the grass listening to music. The festival rolled right along, most of it pretty good. We saw the Holmes Brothers, Ray LaMontagne, Dell McCoury Band, Bela Fleck acoustic trio, Patty Griffin, Richard Thompson, and the Pixies acoustic. I also caught a little bit of the excellent Foghorn Stringband at the Strings tent. Incredible this Old Time revival, isn’t? Theirs was the most attentive and enthusiastic audience there.
Parking was no problem, and it was a mellow and enjoyable scene. I liked Richard Thompson’s show the most, followed by Patty Griffin, Bela Fleck, and Dell McCoury. Openers Holmes Bros. left me a little cold, as did Ray LaMontagne. I didn’t know the Pixies really, and can’t say they did much for me, acoustic or plugged in.