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I Got a Song: A History of the Newport Folk Festival
The first book-length history of an essential American music festival
255 pages, Kindle Edition
Published June 6, 2017
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February 8, 2025
Written from a deep fund of knowledge about the festival
This absolutely brilliant book does a complex job of interweaving the known and the unknown, the canonical and the fresh. The author covered the festival for 8 years and knows it very well. This is an essential book, with important interviews.
This absolutely brilliant book does a complex job of interweaving the known and the unknown, the canonical and the fresh. The author covered the festival for 8 years and knows it very well. This is an essential book, with important interviews.
June 17, 2017
As the title indicates this book is a history of the Newport Folk Festival and all the changes it has undergone since it's inception in 1959. It's a great look at a wonderful music festival. I would highly recommend it to anyone who is fan of folk music and this festival in particular.
September 29, 2021
The Newport Folk Festival holds a special place in my heart, so it was a lot of fun to learn more about its history.
February 20, 2023
3.5, the compilation of information was super interesting and comprehensive, but the style was like reading a long newspaper article and could be very dry in parts.
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