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.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
concert performance
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folk festival → music festival → |
| country |
United States
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| date |
1965
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| foundedBy |
Albert Grossman
NERFINISHED
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George Wein NERFINISHED → Pete Seeger NERFINISHED → Theodore Bikel NERFINISHED → |
| frequency |
annual
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| genre |
Americana
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bluegrass → blues → country → folk music → roots music → singer-songwriter → |
| hasAudienceType |
all ages
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| hasCapacity |
approximately 10,000–15,000 per day
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| hasPolicy |
non-corporate branding on festival grounds
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| hasStage |
Fort Stage
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Harbor Stage NERFINISHED → Quad Stage NERFINISHED → |
| inception |
1959
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| 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 NERFINISHED → |
| location |
Newport Folk Festival
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| notableEvent |
Bob Dylan electric performance at Newport Folk Festival 1965
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| notablePerformer |
Bob Dylan
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Brandi Carlile NERFINISHED → Fleet Foxes NERFINISHED → Joan Baez NERFINISHED → Johnny Cash NERFINISHED → Joni Mitchell NERFINISHED → Mavis Staples NERFINISHED → Mumford & Sons NERFINISHED → Pete Seeger NERFINISHED → The Avett Brothers NERFINISHED → |
| organizer |
George Wein
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| performer |
Bob Dylan
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| significantFor |
bridging traditional folk and contemporary genres
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revival of American folk music in the 1960s → |
| sisterFestival |
Newport Jazz Festival
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| typicalStartTime |
late July
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| website |
https://www.newportfolk.org/
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Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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American folk music revival
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hasNotableEvent |
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Monterey Folk Festival
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influencedBy |
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Newport, Rhode Island
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