We’re Driving to Newport and Made You Something [playlist]

In our interview with Jay Sweet, producer of the Newport Folk Festival with extraordinarily awesome music taste, he mentioned a lot of bands. A whole butt ton of bands. So, being the curious people we are, we set out to listen to all of the artists he mentioned. Turns out, apart from creating an amazing playlist of folk artists they also trace the history and evolution of Newport Folk Festival.

Listen to the entire playlist with one click of a button below using our YouTube playlist!

1. “If I Had a Hammer” — Pete Seeger
2. “Jackson” — June Carter and Johnny Cash
3. “Me and Bobby McGee” — Janis Joplin
4. “Maggie’s Farm” — Bob Dylan
5. “Copperhead Road” — Steve Earle
6. “Baby, Now That I’ve Found You” — Allison Krauss
7. “Ideology” — Billy Bragg
8. “Union Town” — Tom Morello and the Nightwatchmen
9. “The Golden Age” — Beck
10. “Heretics” — Andrew Bird
11. “Murdered in the City” — Avett Brothers
12. “Barton Hollow” — The Civil Wars
13. “Look At Miss Ohio” — Gillian Welch
14. “Sons & Daughters” — The Decembrists
15. “To Ohio” — The Low Anthem
16. “Daydreaming” — Middle Brother
17. “Chinese Translation” — M.Ward
18. “The Unmistakable Man” — River City Extension
19. “Generator (First Floor)” — Freelance Whales (PS22 Version)