Newport Folk Festival

Aug 3 - 4, 1985 (39 years ago)

Fort Adams State Park     Newport, Rhode Island, United States

Band Line-up

  Joan Baez
  Doc & Merle Watson
  Ramblin' Jack Elliott
  Greg Brown
  Mimi Farina
  Taj Mahal
  Bill Morrissey
  Judy Collins
  Arlo Guthrie
  Bonnie Raitt
  Tom Paxton
  Dave Van Ronk
  Peter Rowan
  New Grass Revival
  Jim Rooney & Bill Keith with Mark O'Connor & Roy Huskey
  David Mallet & David Massengill

Concert Details

Date:
Saturday, August 03, 1985 – Sunday, August 04, 1985
Venue:
Fort Adams State Park
Location:
Newport, Rhode Island, United States

Band Genres

Folk 14 bands

Folk:
Singer-Songwriter 11 bands

Singer-Songwriter:
Folk Rock 9 bands

Folk Rock:
Americana 6 bands

Americana:
Country 6 bands

Country:
Acoustic 6 bands

Acoustic:
American Folk Revival 6 bands

American Folk Revival:
Country Rock 5 bands

Country Rock:
Roots Rock 5 bands

Roots Rock:
Appalachian Folk 4 bands

Appalachian Folk:
Bluegrass 4 bands

Bluegrass:
Classic Rock 4 bands

Classic Rock:
Progressive Bluegrass 4 bands

Progressive Bluegrass:
Rock 4 bands

Rock:
Mellow Gold 4 bands

Mellow Gold:
Blues 3 bands

Blues:
Contemporary Folk 3 bands

Contemporary Folk:
Old-Time 3 bands

Old-Time:
Female Vocalists 3 bands

Female Vocalists:
Traditional Folk 3 bands

Traditional Folk:
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