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Newport Folk Fest

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🤠 Briscoe will be heading North this summer to join us at the Fort! For their Artist Give, Newport Festivals Foundation has provided a grant to Partnerships for Children, an Austin based nonprofit that provides music education to children in the care of Child Protective Services.

🤠 <a href="/Briscoeband/">Briscoe</a> will be heading North this summer to join us at the Fort! For their Artist Give, <a href="/newportfestsorg/">Newport Festivals Foundation</a> has provided a grant to Partnerships for Children, an Austin based nonprofit that provides music education to children in the care of Child Protective Services.
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Life’s so fun! Life’s so fun! ✨ @whereisMUNA is joining our Friday lineup this summer. For their Artist Give, the band asked Newport Festivals Foundation to provide a grant to Silverlake Conservatory of Music, a nonprofit music school in Los Angeles.

Life’s so fun! Life’s so fun! ✨ @whereisMUNA is joining our Friday lineup this summer. For their Artist Give, the band asked <a href="/newportfestsorg/">Newport Festivals Foundation</a> to provide a grant to Silverlake Conservatory of Music, a nonprofit music school in Los Angeles.
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📢 Billy Bragg is returning to the Fort this summer! Billy asked Newport Festivals Foundation to provide a grant to JailGuitarDoorsUSA, which visits prisons, jails, & juvenile detention facilities all around America to donate guitars and teach imprisoned human beings to create original songs.

📢 <a href="/billybragg/">Billy Bragg</a> is returning to the Fort this summer!
Billy asked <a href="/newportfestsorg/">Newport Festivals Foundation</a> to provide a grant to <a href="/JailGuitarDoors/">JailGuitarDoorsUSA</a>, which visits prisons, jails, &amp; juvenile detention facilities all around America to donate guitars and teach imprisoned human beings to create original songs.
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FOLKTALES ISSUE 6: From young music students to playing stages with their heroes, watch how Chauntee and Monique Ross became SistaStrings. newportfolk.org/folktales/sist…

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Please welcome Billie to this summer's Friday lineup. For Billie's Artist Give, Newport Festivals Foundation will provide a grant to Angel Band Project, which helps provide life-affirming music therapy for survivors of sexual assault.

Please welcome <a href="/BillieMarten/">Billie</a> to this summer's Friday lineup. For  Billie's Artist Give, <a href="/newportfestsorg/">Newport Festivals Foundation</a> will provide a grant to <a href="/theangelband/">Angel Band Project</a>, which helps provide life-affirming music therapy for survivors of sexual assault.
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Please welcome Elle King to this summer's Saturday lineup! Newport Festivals Foundation has provided a grant to Music Health Alliance, which provides access to healthcare by removing barriers, finding solutions, and restoring health and hope for music industry professionals nationwide.

Please welcome <a href="/ElleKingMusic/">Elle King</a> to this summer's Saturday lineup! <a href="/newportfestsorg/">Newport Festivals Foundation</a> has provided a grant to <a href="/musichealthall/">Music Health Alliance</a>, which provides access to healthcare by removing barriers, finding solutions, and restoring health and hope for music industry professionals nationwide.
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ARTIST ANNOUNCEMENT: It is our pleasure to announce that Joan Baez will be sharing special poetry readings with us this summer. 👑✨ For her Artist Give, Joan asked Newport Festivals Foundation to provide a grant to Bread & Roses 🎵.

ARTIST ANNOUNCEMENT: It is our pleasure to announce that Joan Baez will be sharing special poetry readings with us this summer. 👑✨

For her Artist Give, Joan asked Newport Festivals Foundation to provide a grant to <a href="/BreadAndRosesCA/">Bread & Roses 🎵</a>.
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We can't wait for Petey to join us at the Fort this summer! 💥 Newport Festivals Foundation has provided a grant to The People's Music School, which offers high quality, tuition-free music education to school aged children in Chicago who would otherwise not be able to afford it.

We can't wait for Petey to join us at the Fort this summer! 💥 <a href="/newportfestsorg/">Newport Festivals Foundation</a> has provided a grant to <a href="/PeoplesMusicSch/">The People's Music School</a>, which offers high quality, tuition-free music education to school aged children in Chicago who would otherwise not be able to afford it.
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📢 @josiahandthe are joining this summer's Saturday lineup. Newport Festivals Foundation has provided a grant to YEAH!, which uses music to build a culture of positive self-esteem & collaboration among girls and gender non-conforming youth in the Nashville area.

📢 @josiahandthe are joining this summer's Saturday lineup. <a href="/newportfestsorg/">Newport Festivals Foundation</a>  has provided a grant to YEAH!, which uses music to build a culture of positive self-esteem &amp; collaboration among girls and gender non-conforming youth in the Nashville area.
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We're happy to announce that The War on Drugs will make their debut at the Fort this summer! On their behalf, Newport Festivals Foundation will provide a grant to Play On Philly, which provides intensive music education to K-12 students from Philadelphia who would typically lack access.

We're happy to announce that <a href="/TheWarOnDrugs/">The War on Drugs</a> will make their debut at the Fort this summer! On their behalf, <a href="/newportfestsorg/">Newport Festivals Foundation</a> will provide a grant to <a href="/PlayOnPhilly/">Play On Philly</a>, which provides intensive music education to K-12 students from Philadelphia who would typically lack access.
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Oh boy! Tré Burt is back at the Fort this summer. Newport Festivals Foundation has provided a grant to Department of Sound, a Sacramento nonprofit dedicated to supporting the social-emotional health & long-term well-being of youth through music, podcasting, & the medium of sound.

Oh boy! <a href="/treburtofficial/">Tré Burt</a> is back at the Fort this summer. <a href="/newportfestsorg/">Newport Festivals Foundation</a> has provided a grant to <a href="/deptofsound_org/">Department of Sound</a>, a Sacramento nonprofit dedicated to supporting the social-emotional health &amp; long-term well-being of youth through music, podcasting, &amp; the medium of sound.
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Please welcome Ocie Elliott to this summer's lineup. For their Artist Give, they asked Newport Festivals Foundation to provide a grant to Can'd Aid, which provides brand new instruments to struggling public school music departments across the United States.

Please welcome <a href="/ocieelliottmuse/">Ocie Elliott</a> to this summer's lineup. For their Artist Give, they asked <a href="/newportfestsorg/">Newport Festivals Foundation</a> to provide a grant to <a href="/CANdAid/">Can'd Aid</a>, which provides brand new instruments to struggling public school music departments across the United States.
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😎 Look who's joining our Sunday lineup! Please welcome Brittany Howard back to the Fort. For her Artist Give, Brittany asked Newport Festivals Foundation to provide a grant to support the music programs at East Limestone High School, her alma mater, in Athens, Alabama.

😎 Look who's joining our Sunday lineup! Please welcome <a href="/blkfootwhtfoot/">Brittany Howard</a> back to the Fort. For her Artist Give, Brittany asked <a href="/newportfestsorg/">Newport Festivals Foundation</a> to provide a grant to support the music programs at East Limestone High School, her alma mater, in Athens, Alabama.
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😍 EVERYBODY STAY CALM! Hozier is joining our Friday lineup. Hozier's Artist Give will be directed to Newport Festivals Foundation's Mavis Staples Courage Fund, created to support artists embarking on artistic projects that help advance social causes and improve the world around us.

😍 EVERYBODY STAY CALM! <a href="/Hozier/">Hozier</a> is joining our Friday lineup. Hozier's Artist Give will be directed to <a href="/newportfestsorg/">Newport Festivals Foundation</a>'s <a href="/mavisstaples/">Mavis Staples</a> Courage Fund, created to support artists embarking on artistic projects that help advance social causes and improve the world around us.
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Please welcome "Conan O'Brien & Real Musicians featuring Dawes w/ Jimmy Vivino & very special guests" to this summer's Newport Folk lineup. On Conan's behalf, Newport Festivals Foundation has provided a grant to Brookline Teen Center in his hometown of Brookline, MA. Team Coco

Please welcome "Conan O'Brien &amp; Real Musicians featuring Dawes w/ Jimmy Vivino &amp; very special guests" to this summer's Newport Folk lineup. On Conan's behalf, <a href="/newportfestsorg/">Newport Festivals Foundation</a> has provided a grant to Brookline Teen Center in his hometown of Brookline, MA. <a href="/TeamCoco/">Team Coco</a>
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Just announced! The Newport Folk Stewardship Program & our first appointee - our dear friend, Nathaniel Rateliff. For the next 3 years, Nathaniel will work alongside the Newport team on artist advocacy, curation, fellowship & mentorship. newportfolk.org/stewardship-pr…