| LC control no. | no 96014799 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Meeting name heading | Newport Folk Festival |
| Beginning date | 1959 1985 |
| Ending date | 1971 |
| Located | Newport (R.I.) |
| Field of activity | Music |
| Affiliation | Newport Festivals Foundation, Inc. |
| Found in | The Newport Folk Festival, 1964. Evening concerts, vol. 1 [SR] 1965. The Newport Folk Festival songbook, c1965. Shaw, A. Dict. of Amer. pop/rock (Newport Folk Festival; founded 1959 as commercial venture, run as nonprofit venture 1963- ; cancelled 1970 by Newport City Council, license rescinded 1971) Stambler, I. Enc. of folk, country and western mus., 1969 (Newport Folk Festival; folk festival held in July, in Newport, R.I.) LC in OCLC, 3-19-96 (hdg.: Newport Folk Festival) Wikipedia, February 11, 2014 (Newport Folk Festival; founded in 1959 by George Wein; ceased to hold events in 1971; revived in 1985 without interruption; for-profit organization from 1985-2011 when it was announced that the festival would return to being a non-profit event produced under the umbrella of Newport Festivals Foundation, Inc.; in recent years the folk festival has expanded to include performances from folk-influenced indie rock artists and acoustic rock bands, such as the Decemberists and the Low Anthem) <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newport_Folk_Festival> |
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