Tunesday With George: Ponderosa & Newport Folk Festival Recap

This week's pick:

Ponderosa -- Pool Party

This video is created from old video footage of Mr. Fonty's grandmother

  

This weekend we took an amazing trip to Rhode Island for the Newport Folk Festival, which is easily my favorite (and the most laid back) festival I've ever been to...beautiful setting, fantastic music, and relaxing atmosphere. Other than getting stuck in a downpour for an hour or so on Saturday night, which was a fun adventure in hindsight, the weekend was perfect. 

  

NPR sponsored the show, and you can stream them all HERE. These are the acts we were able to catch between Friday night and Sunday afternoon:

Blitzen Trapper

Wilco

Robert Ellis

Jonny Corndawg, aka Jonny Fritz & The In-Laws (featuring Taylor Goldsmith of Dawes)

Deer Tick

Alabama Shakes

Dawes

Iron & Wine

Patty Griffin

Guthrie Family Reunion

My Morning Jacket

(photo taken moments before the monsoon)

Trampled By Turtles

New Multitudes (Jay Farrar, Jim James, Will Johnson, and Anders Parker)

Charles Bradley

Gary Clark, Jr.

Great Weekend!