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*whispers* would be objectively cool but not the biggest Jack White fan
You don’t like Jack White or Gillian and Dave?!?! Blasphemy. What do you like PJ
Ha. Other than the crazy sets some of my favorite artists I've seen at the Folk Fest are My Morning Jacket, Dawes, Fruit Bats, Frank Turner, Bonny Light Horseman, Sturgill Simpson, Lucero, Frightened Rabbit, Michael Kiwanuka, Prez Hall, Nicole Atkins, Dinosaur Jr
buddy im not going to shit on this, let's go, im all in for a super secret 45 min Jack White set on the Quad, why not.
Well now we know we have it if Larry is in.
I’m a sucker for solo acoustic and that’s what I’m hoping it’ll be, but if I know Jack, it very well could be the live debut of the new album in it’s entirety.
I'm admittedly a lurker on this board - perhaps shamefully so (so please treat me kindly in that regard). But thought I would weigh in with my two cents on the various points of speculation from recent weeks. Purely conjectural and not based on any particular inside information, but I have been attending Newport Folk since the Apple & Eve/Dunkin Donuts/Ben & Jerry's eras (and every year since 2012), and have a pretty good sense of how things roll.
Friday's mystery quad set - This slot was deliberately omitted during the lineup roll-out, and as many have noted, it is likely one of two things - a radius clause issue or the case of an enigmatic artist who likes to keep people guessing what they will do next (e.g. Sturgill, Jack White). Additionally, the 45-minute slot makes it hard for me to believe this is a full-band affair -- it is far more likely to be a solo set or something with minor accompaniment and (maybe) guest collaborators. Yes, Noah Kahan remains a possibility (not my jam, but would make some people happy), but there are far more interesting prospects -- I am personally holding out hope for Sturgill, but not sure how likely that is. In the radius clause camp, there are at least two viable possibilities that I haven't seen mentioned -- Kacey Musgraves (I found her prior appearance at the Fort a bit vanilla, but love the new album and a solo set from her would hit home for me) and a stripped down "unplugged" set from The National (maybe w/ Lucius).
Gillian & Dave - Yes, there will be stuff from the upcoming album - and like some others on this board, I think they are a great Fort stage closer and would be quite happy with whatever they do. But Gillian in particular has such a huge cadre of admirers that it is hard to imagine this not involving other artists who just want to share the stage with her. I expect something akin to the 2017 John Prine -- a set of classic songs (and some new ones) with some memorable guest appearances.
Conan set guests - The Jacks (White and Black) remain obvious suspects (perhaps the latter less so, given recent events), but they are almost too obvious. I have a sense that there will be at least one big name guest coming from out of left field -- very likely someone from the pop world. I will stay away from the interminable speculation about T. Swift, Springsteen, Neil, etc. and set those aside - but here are a few who I can see on the Newport Folk stage with Conan: Billie Eilish (tour starting in September), Childish Gambino (tour starting in August), Olivia Rodrigo (unlikely, but could conceivably wedge into her tour schedule), Lady Gaga, and (admittedly a major long-shot) Beyonce (cue the "no f-ing way" comments).
Billy Strings - Hard to imagine he won't be in the house on Sunday - the tough part may be figuring out where and when he is going to pop up. By far the most painful conflict for me this weekend is the Cory Wong-Sierra Ferrell overlap. I don't want to miss a second of either set, and can see Billy hitting them both...and with Mighty Poplar closing out the Harbor.
I'm admittedly a lurker on this board - perhaps shamefully so (so please treat me kindly in that regard). But thought I would weigh in with my two cents on the various points of speculation from recent weeks. Purely conjectural and not based on any particular inside information, but I have been attending Newport Folk since the Apple & Eve/Dunkin Donuts/Ben & Jerry's eras (and every year since 2012), and have a pretty good sense of how things roll.
Friday's mystery quad set - This slot was deliberately omitted during the lineup roll-out, and as many have noted, it is likely one of two things - a radius clause issue or the case of an enigmatic artist who likes to keep people guessing what they will do next (e.g. Sturgill, Jack White). Additionally, the 45-minute slot makes it hard for me to believe this is a full-band affair -- it is far more likely to be a solo set or something with minor accompaniment and (maybe) guest collaborators. Yes, Noah Kahan remains a possibility (not my jam, but would make some people happy), but there are far more interesting prospects -- I am personally holding out hope for Sturgill, but not sure how likely that is. In the radius clause camp, there are at least two viable possibilities that I haven't seen mentioned -- Kacey Musgraves (I found her prior appearance at the Fort a bit vanilla, but love the new album and a solo set from her would hit home for me) and a stripped down "unplugged" set from The National (maybe w/ Lucius).
Gillian & Dave - Yes, there will be stuff from the upcoming album - and like some others on this board, I think they are a great Fort stage closer and would be quite happy with whatever they do. But Gillian in particular has such a huge cadre of admirers that it is hard to imagine this not involving other artists who just want to share the stage with her. I expect something akin to the 2017 John Prine -- a set of classic songs (and some new ones) with some memorable guest appearances.
Conan set guests - The Jacks (White and Black) remain obvious suspects (perhaps the latter less so, given recent events), but they are almost too obvious. I have a sense that there will be at least one big name guest coming from out of left field -- very likely someone from the pop world. I will stay away from the interminable speculation about T. Swift, Springsteen, Neil, etc. and set those aside - but here are a few who I can see on the Newport Folk stage with Conan: Billie Eilish (tour starting in September), Childish Gambino (tour starting in August), Olivia Rodrigo (unlikely, but could conceivably wedge into her tour schedule), Lady Gaga, and (admittedly a major long-shot) Beyonce (cue the "no f-ing way" comments).
Billy Strings - Hard to imagine he won't be in the house on Sunday - the tough part may be figuring out where and when he is going to pop up. By far the most painful conflict for me this weekend is the Cory Wong-Sierra Ferrell overlap. I don't want to miss a second of either set, and can see Billy hitting them both...and with Mighty Poplar closing out the Harbor.
Re: Lucius…100 percent expect them for the WoD set.
I'm admittedly a lurker on this board - perhaps shamefully so (so please treat me kindly in that regard). But thought I would weigh in with my two cents on the various points of speculation from recent weeks. Purely conjectural and not based on any particular inside information, but I have been attending Newport Folk since the Apple & Eve/Dunkin Donuts/Ben & Jerry's eras (and every year since 2012), and have a pretty good sense of how things roll.
Friday's mystery quad set - This slot was deliberately omitted during the lineup roll-out, and as many have noted, it is likely one of two things - a radius clause issue or the case of an enigmatic artist who likes to keep people guessing what they will do next (e.g. Sturgill, Jack White). Additionally, the 45-minute slot makes it hard for me to believe this is a full-band affair -- it is far more likely to be a solo set or something with minor accompaniment and (maybe) guest collaborators. Yes, Noah Kahan remains a possibility (not my jam, but would make some people happy), but there are far more interesting prospects -- I am personally holding out hope for Sturgill, but not sure how likely that is. In the radius clause camp, there are at least two viable possibilities that I haven't seen mentioned -- Kacey Musgraves (I found her prior appearance at the Fort a bit vanilla, but love the new album and a solo set from her would hit home for me) and a stripped down "unplugged" set from The National (maybe w/ Lucius).
Gillian & Dave - Yes, there will be stuff from the upcoming album - and like some others on this board, I think they are a great Fort stage closer and would be quite happy with whatever they do. But Gillian in particular has such a huge cadre of admirers that it is hard to imagine this not involving other artists who just want to share the stage with her. I expect something akin to the 2017 John Prine -- a set of classic songs (and some new ones) with some memorable guest appearances.
Conan set guests - The Jacks (White and Black) remain obvious suspects (perhaps the latter less so, given recent events), but they are almost too obvious. I have a sense that there will be at least one big name guest coming from out of left field -- very likely someone from the pop world. I will stay away from the interminable speculation about T. Swift, Springsteen, Neil, etc. and set those aside - but here are a few who I can see on the Newport Folk stage with Conan: Billie Eilish (tour starting in September), Childish Gambino (tour starting in August), Olivia Rodrigo (unlikely, but could conceivably wedge into her tour schedule), Lady Gaga, and (admittedly a major long-shot) Beyonce (cue the "no f-ing way" comments).
Billy Strings - Hard to imagine he won't be in the house on Sunday - the tough part may be figuring out where and when he is going to pop up. By far the most painful conflict for me this weekend is the Cory Wong-Sierra Ferrell overlap. I don't want to miss a second of either set, and can see Billy hitting them both...and with Mighty Poplar closing out the Harbor.
Welcome! Personally I’ve fully drank the koolaid on Jack and will be surprised if it’s anyone else. Feels like a solo acoustic is possible, or a debut of the new album in its entirety. Him and his full band just did a 25 minute set at the reopening of the Grand central station in Detroit so I don’t think a 45 minute full band set is out of question.
The Cory Wong and Sierra conflict is brutal. I genuinely think Billy will be an early guest at Cory and then hop over to Sierra and be a late guest there, which how I intend to split the sets. I think Cory, Sierra, and Mighty poplar are his pop ins.
I'm admittedly a lurker on this board - perhaps shamefully so (so please treat me kindly in that regard). But thought I would weigh in with my two cents on the various points of speculation from recent weeks. Purely conjectural and not based on any particular inside information, but I have been attending Newport Folk since the Apple & Eve/Dunkin Donuts/Ben & Jerry's eras (and every year since 2012), and have a pretty good sense of how things roll.
Friday's mystery quad set - This slot was deliberately omitted during the lineup roll-out, and as many have noted, it is likely one of two things - a radius clause issue or the case of an enigmatic artist who likes to keep people guessing what they will do next (e.g. Sturgill, Jack White). Additionally, the 45-minute slot makes it hard for me to believe this is a full-band affair -- it is far more likely to be a solo set or something with minor accompaniment and (maybe) guest collaborators. Yes, Noah Kahan remains a possibility (not my jam, but would make some people happy), but there are far more interesting prospects -- I am personally holding out hope for Sturgill, but not sure how likely that is. In the radius clause camp, there are at least two viable possibilities that I haven't seen mentioned -- Kacey Musgraves (I found her prior appearance at the Fort a bit vanilla, but love the new album and a solo set from her would hit home for me) and a stripped down "unplugged" set from The National (maybe w/ Lucius).
Gillian & Dave - Yes, there will be stuff from the upcoming album - and like some others on this board, I think they are a great Fort stage closer and would be quite happy with whatever they do. But Gillian in particular has such a huge cadre of admirers that it is hard to imagine this not involving other artists who just want to share the stage with her. I expect something akin to the 2017 John Prine -- a set of classic songs (and some new ones) with some memorable guest appearances.
Conan set guests - The Jacks (White and Black) remain obvious suspects (perhaps the latter less so, given recent events), but they are almost too obvious. I have a sense that there will be at least one big name guest coming from out of left field -- very likely someone from the pop world. I will stay away from the interminable speculation about T. Swift, Springsteen, Neil, etc. and set those aside - but here are a few who I can see on the Newport Folk stage with Conan: Billie Eilish (tour starting in September), Childish Gambino (tour starting in August), Olivia Rodrigo (unlikely, but could conceivably wedge into her tour schedule), Lady Gaga, and (admittedly a major long-shot) Beyonce (cue the "no f-ing way" comments).
Billy Strings - Hard to imagine he won't be in the house on Sunday - the tough part may be figuring out where and when he is going to pop up. By far the most painful conflict for me this weekend is the Cory Wong-Sierra Ferrell overlap. I don't want to miss a second of either set, and can see Billy hitting them both...and with Mighty Poplar closing out the Harbor.
Welcome! Personally I’ve fully drank the koolaid on Jack and will be surprised if it’s anyone else. Feels like a solo acoustic is possible, or a debut of the new album in its entirety. Him and his full band just did a 25 minute set at the reopening of the Grand central station in Detroit so I don’t think a 45 minute full band set is out of question.
The Cory Wong and Sierra conflict is brutal. I genuinely think Billy will be an early guest at Cory and then hop over to Sierra and be a late guest there, which how I intend to split the sets. I think Cory, Sierra, and Mighty poplar are his pop ins.
Agreed. Good luck convincing me otherwise for Friday Quad.
Welcome! Personally I’ve fully drank the koolaid on Jack and will be surprised if it’s anyone else. Feels like a solo acoustic is possible, or a debut of the new album in its entirety. Him and his full band just did a 25 minute set at the reopening of the Grand central station in Detroit so I don’t think a 45 minute full band set is out of question.
The Cory Wong and Sierra conflict is brutal. I genuinely think Billy will be an early guest at Cory and then hop over to Sierra and be a late guest there, which how I intend to split the sets. I think Cory, Sierra, and Mighty poplar are his pop ins.
Agreed. Good luck convincing me otherwise for Friday Quad.
I’m happy to be a part of his publicity stunts promoting this album over the next couple of weeks
I'm admittedly a lurker on this board - perhaps shamefully so (so please treat me kindly in that regard). But thought I would weigh in with my two cents on the various points of speculation from recent weeks. Purely conjectural and not based on any particular inside information, but I have been attending Newport Folk since the Apple & Eve/Dunkin Donuts/Ben & Jerry's eras (and every year since 2012), and have a pretty good sense of how things roll.
Friday's mystery quad set - This slot was deliberately omitted during the lineup roll-out, and as many have noted, it is likely one of two things - a radius clause issue or the case of an enigmatic artist who likes to keep people guessing what they will do next (e.g. Sturgill, Jack White). Additionally, the 45-minute slot makes it hard for me to believe this is a full-band affair -- it is far more likely to be a solo set or something with minor accompaniment and (maybe) guest collaborators. Yes, Noah Kahan remains a possibility (not my jam, but would make some people happy), but there are far more interesting prospects -- I am personally holding out hope for Sturgill, but not sure how likely that is. In the radius clause camp, there are at least two viable possibilities that I haven't seen mentioned -- Kacey Musgraves (I found her prior appearance at the Fort a bit vanilla, but love the new album and a solo set from her would hit home for me) and a stripped down "unplugged" set from The National (maybe w/ Lucius).
Gillian & Dave - Yes, there will be stuff from the upcoming album - and like some others on this board, I think they are a great Fort stage closer and would be quite happy with whatever they do. But Gillian in particular has such a huge cadre of admirers that it is hard to imagine this not involving other artists who just want to share the stage with her. I expect something akin to the 2017 John Prine -- a set of classic songs (and some new ones) with some memorable guest appearances.
Conan set guests - The Jacks (White and Black) remain obvious suspects (perhaps the latter less so, given recent events), but they are almost too obvious. I have a sense that there will be at least one big name guest coming from out of left field -- very likely someone from the pop world. I will stay away from the interminable speculation about T. Swift, Springsteen, Neil, etc. and set those aside - but here are a few who I can see on the Newport Folk stage with Conan: Billie Eilish (tour starting in September), Childish Gambino (tour starting in August), Olivia Rodrigo (unlikely, but could conceivably wedge into her tour schedule), Lady Gaga, and (admittedly a major long-shot) Beyonce (cue the "no f-ing way" comments).
Billy Strings - Hard to imagine he won't be in the house on Sunday - the tough part may be figuring out where and when he is going to pop up. By far the most painful conflict for me this weekend is the Cory Wong-Sierra Ferrell overlap. I don't want to miss a second of either set, and can see Billy hitting them both...and with Mighty Poplar closing out the Harbor.
Re: Lucius…100 percent expect them for the WoD set.
After a year away, I suspect that they'll be popping up a lot this year. Including being on stage for much of the Conan set.
