On Tuesday, Grammy Award-winning bluegrass outfit The Infamous Stringdusters were announced as the latest performers to join Newport Folk Festival‘s 2019 lineup. The long-running annual festival is set to return to Newport, RI’s Fort Adams State Park on July 26th-28th.
The Infamous Stringdusters will join previously announced artists including Warren Hayes, Phish’s Trey Anastasio, Phil Lesh & The Terrapin Family Band, Billy Strings, Molly Tuttle, Hozier, Benmont Tench, Gregory Alan Isakov, Jeff Tweedy, Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real, Maggie Rogers, Sheryl Crow, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, and many more.
As the event does with all of their performers, The Infamous Stringdusters’ involvement means the Newport Folk Festival’s charitable arm has made a donation on behalf of an organization of the artist’s choice. This time around, festival organizers have made a donation on The Dusters’ behalf to United Sound to provide musical experiences for students with special needs through peer mentorship. This donation will pay for startup costs for a new public school chapter of United Sound in Rhode Island – covering teacher training, startup student training materials, monthly student training meetings, curriculum, method books, flash cards, t-shirts, bracelets, and more throughout the year.
Tickets are sold out, but fans can head to the Newport Folk Fest website for general info for this year’s event.
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