Newport Folk Festival
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The Newport Folk Festival is a historic American music festival renowned for showcasing influential folk, roots, and Americana artists and for pivotal moments like Bob Dylan’s controversial electric performance in 1965.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Newport Folk Festival canonical | 12 |
| Newport Folk Festival 1965 | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
concert performance
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folk festival ⓘ music festival ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| date | 1965 ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Albert Grossman
ⓘ
George Wein ⓘ Pete Seeger ⓘ Theodore Bikel ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| genre |
Americana
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bluegrass ⓘ blues ⓘ country ⓘ folk music ⓘ roots music ⓘ singer-songwriter ⓘ |
| hasAudienceType | all ages ⓘ |
| hasCapacity | approximately 10,000–15,000 per day ⓘ |
| hasPolicy | non-corporate branding on festival grounds ⓘ |
| hasStage |
Fort Stage
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Harbor Stage ⓘ Quad Stage ⓘ |
| inception | 1959 ⓘ |
| knownFor |
collaborative onstage performances
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historic performances in American folk music ⓘ intimate, small-stage sets ⓘ politically engaged music ⓘ showcasing emerging folk artists ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Fort Adams State Park
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Newport, Rhode Island ⓘ |
| location | Newport Folk Festival self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Bob Dylan electric performance at Newport Folk Festival 1965 ⓘ |
| notablePerformer |
Bob Dylan
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Brandi Carlile ⓘ Fleet Foxes ⓘ Joan Baez ⓘ Johnny Cash ⓘ Joni Mitchell ⓘ Mavis Staples ⓘ Mumford & Sons ⓘ Pete Seeger ⓘ The Avett Brothers ⓘ |
| organizer | George Wein ⓘ |
| performer | Bob Dylan ⓘ |
| significantFor |
bridging traditional folk and contemporary genres
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revival of American folk music in the 1960s ⓘ |
| sisterFestival | Newport Jazz Festival ⓘ |
| typicalStartTime | late July ⓘ |
| website | https://www.newportfolk.org/ ⓘ |
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subject surface form:
Bob Dylan electric performance at Newport Folk Festival 1965
this entity surface form:
Newport Folk Festival 1965