Dispatches from Newport Folk 2013

Photographic Evidence
by 5342 Studios
and Ian Perz

NEWPORT FOLK kicked off a new age on Friday, offering audiences a full third day of music for the first time ever. It rained (boy did it ever) but that did nothing to diminish what was happening up on the stages. Keeping with previous years, the Festival has continued to integrate top contemporary acts - regardless of their genre grouping. Everyone had reverence for the experience. Some sets were triumphant while others, like that offered by Matthew Houck (Phosphorescent) were both powerful and spiritual..