Hopefully by now you’ve checked out our photos from the 2015 Newport Folk Festival (if not see: Day 1, Day 2 & Day 3). But there’s more! As promised, grass clippings designer Vi Luong (a.k.a. @MISTER_VI) […]
Author: Garland Harwood
The South in Brooklyn
DAY THREE: Bob Dylan’s Historic ‘65 Electric Set Revisited in Newport
All photos by Richard Kluver/grass clippings blog Expectations for the 50th Anniversary of Bob Dylan’s historic electric set at the Newport Folk Festival were high, but they were indeed met as festival organizers tastefully gathered an […]
DAY TWO: The Best of Past and Present Collide in Newport
All photos by Richard Kluver/grass clippings blog Saturday at the 2015 Newport Folk Fest was a day so packed with great sets and memorable moments that it was a constant battle to decide where to […]
DAY ONE: Collaborations & Throwbacks Abound in Newport
All photos by Richard Kluver/grass clippings blog The biggest story of Day One at the 2015 Newport Folk Festival closed it, with My Morning Jacket not only serving as Roger Waters’ surprise backing band, but […]
Show Us Your Tats, Newport: 4th Annual Grass Clippings Best Tattoos Contest
For the fourth year in a row, grass clippings is hunting down the best tattoos of the Newport Folk Festival. All weekend, we’ll be walking around the festival asking artists and festivarians about their tats. […]
Introducing Newport Drawings by Vi Luong
Over the last year, grass clippings designer Vi Luong has gained a solid following on Instagram for his phenomenal drawings of buildings, people and objects around New York and throughout his travels. This year we’re excited to say that […]
How Should Dylan’s Newport Electric Set Be Recognized This Weekend?
This coming weekend, the Newport Folk Festival will mark the 50th anniversary of Bob Dylan’s historic electric set with a secret lineup on Sunday entitled “65 Revisited.” Dylan’s set, which won both praise and boos […]
Spirit Family Reunion – “How I Long to Take That Ride”
In April, Spirit Family Reunion released Hands Together (Amazon & Spotify), its second major album of secular gospel tunes. Since the beginning, the Family has been celebrated for their high energy numbers, of which this album has […]
Andy Shauf’s Reverse System of Song Arrangement
Newport freshman and Canadian singer-songwriter Andy Shauf recorded The Bearer of Bad News (Amazon & Spotify) by himself in a basement in Regina, Saskatchewan. Discussing the album on WFUV a few months back, Shauf outlined […]
Escapism Folk for a Summer at Home
This is my first post in more than a month. I took a break mostly because I had to – the day job has been a days, nights and weekends job lately. But while I […]
A Lonely Love Song by Baltimore Folk Duo The Honey Dewdrops
Late last week, Baltimore-based folk duo The Honey Dewdrops released their fourth album, Tangled Country (Amazon). The pair of native-Virginians, Laura Wortman and Kagey Parrish, was also my favorite discovery at MerleFest a couple weeks […]
Mipso’s New ‘Faces’ Single Gives a Glimpse of Forthcoming Album
Photo courtesy of the band A couple weeks back, my friends in the Carolina string band Mipso invited me down to their home state to experience MerleFest for the first time. Like me, Mipso made […]
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