The 10 best moments from the surprise-packed 2019 Newportfolkfest
Dolly Parton performs during the the Newport Folk Festival 2019, it's 60th anniversary, at Fort Adams State Park on July 27, 2019 in Newport, Rhode Island.
To honor the late Pete Seeger and mark what would’ve been his 100th year with a celebration of his music and the causes he championed, this year’s iteration of the festival was inspired by his encouragement of collaboration and his steadfast belief in its power. Nearly every set was crashed by another musician -- though nothing topped Parton leaving all of Fort Adamswhen she joined Brandi Carlile's all-female super jam on Saturday .
Their self-titled album is out on Sept. 6, and the Newport crowd got a run-through of the material with the added bonus of hearing Yola add her voice to the fray and Sheryl Crow pick up a bass and join in. At several points, songs were met with embraces or dissolved into tears, notably “Cocktail And A Song,” Shires’ heartbreaking rumination on the mortality of her father.
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