FESTIVAL/CRUISE: Seeger, Baez Celebrate 50 Years of Newport Folk

Newport Folk Festival Turns 50 With Sets From Seeger, Baez, Decemberists and More. "Pete Seeger", vaunted promoter George Wein said on Saturday, "is the Newport Folk Festival." Its hard to argue the point. Fifty years ago, Seeger co-founded the legendary event with Wein while headlining a bill featuring artists like Odetta, Memphis Slim and the Stanley Brothers. Saturday, the 90-year-old Seeger was back onstage leading a 50th anniversary sing-along that included the Decemberists, Gillian Welc...

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