It's that time of year again when the only thing hotter than the weather outside is the music coming from Fort Adams. The 2025 Newport Folk Festival is ready to jam out July 25-27 and the Newport Jazz ...

“I’m here to prove I can ruin any genre,” said Conan O’Brien from the Fort Stage with an electric guitar strapped across his chest. The television host and comedian from Brookline closed out the 2024 ...

NEWPORT, R.I. — The Newport Folk Festival is kicking off three days of music at Fort Adams, and plans some surprises to mark the 50th anniversary of the moment Bob Dylan went electric. Acts playing ...

I think about Newport in the winter because that is when tickets for the three-day concert go on sale — while summer is still a dream and before the name of a single artist who will be performing has ...

What is “folk” music? The Newport Folk Festival just celebrated its 65th year, where respectful nods to the origins of the form mixed with more modern interpretations. Joan Baez buzzed between poetry ...

Newport Festivals Foundation has officially announced the on-sale date for this year’s 66th annual Newport Folk Festival. Blink and you’ll miss it. After last week’s announcement that the iconic music ...

NEWPORT, R.I. (WPRI) — Country music fans will want to take a “Fast Car” to this year’s Newport Folk Festival. The Newport Folk Festival announced Monday that it has added country superstar Luke Combs ...

NEWPORT, R.I. (WPRI) — It’s going to be a busy weekend in Newport as the Folk Festival kicks off on Friday. From Friday through Sunday, the sold-out festival will bring more than 50 artists to Fort ...

A Complete Unknown is the latest historical biopic that critics have fallen in love with, charting the early days of Bob ...

NEWPORT, R.I. (WJAR) — The annual Newport Folk Festival is filling up with thousands of fans ahead of this weekend's big event. Anyone heading to Newport will see the impact the festival brings to the ...