Arts & Entertainment
First Aid Kit, Leon Bridges, Field Report and More Announced for Newport Folk Festival
The rolling lineup continues.

If you need to think about something to get your mind of the cold weather, just think about the upcoming Newport Folk Festival and its accompanying warm summer sunshine, cool breezes off the water and the sweet sound of music behind the walls of Fort Adams.
So far, eight acts have been announced as part of the festival’s “rolling lineup.”
Here they are:
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FIRST AID KIT
Sunday, July 26 (Announced 2/26)
www.thisisfirstaidkit.com
LEON BRIDGES
Friday, July 24 (Announced 2/24)
http://www.gorillavsbear.net/2015/02/23/premiere-leon-bridges-lisa-sawyer/
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J MASCIS (Announced 2/19)
Sunday, July 26
www.jmascis.com
FIELD REPORT (Announced 2/17)
Sunday, July 26
www.fieldreportmusic.com
MADISEN WARD & THE MAMA BEAR (Announced 2/11)
Saturday, July 25
www.madisenwardandthemamabear.com
HAUNT THE HOUSE (Announced 2/6)
Friday, July 24
www.hauntthehouse.bandcamp.com
STURGILL SIMPSON (Announced 2/5)
Saturday, July 25
www.sturgillsimpson.com
COURTNEY BARNETT (Announced 2/3)
Saturday, July 25
www.courtneybarnett.com.au
For more information, go to www.newportfolkfest.org
Stay tuned for more announcements as they come.
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