Newport Folk Festival hosted a number of high-profile performances and collaborations over the weekend, one of the best being a singalong rendition of The Band‘s “The Weight” featuring Hozier, Mavis Staples, Joan Baez, Nathaniel Rateliff, Madison Cunningham, Allison Russell, and more, which took place on day one.
The first two days of the fest featured a wide range of styles, with sets by everyone from Killer Mike to Molly Tuttle. Onstage collaborations pairing Gillian Welch with Dave Rawlings and Langhorne Slim and Lucius added to the festivities, but the highlight had to be Hozier’s guest-filled headlining set.
The Irish singer-songwriter, who first performed at the festival a decade prior, welcomed Allison Russell to sit in during the set before inviting a bevy of surprise guests to join in for the finale. Joan Baez, who was at the festival to perform only poetry, sang alongside Mavis Staples, who was not on the bill at all this year, and several others. After the all-hands-on-deck singalong, Biaz and others stuck around to conclude the set with her ever-timely protest song, “We Shall Overcome”.
Watch Hozier play “The Weight” and “We Shall Overcome” with Mavis Staples, Joan Baez, and more at Newport Folk Festival below.
Hozier With Mavis Staples, Joan Baez, Nathaniel Rateliff, Madison Cunningham, Allison Russell, More – “The Weight” (The Band) – 7/26/24
(Video: Scott Musgrave)
Hozier With Joan Baez, More – “We Shall Overcome” (Joan Baez) – 7/26/24
(Video: Amy Karibian)
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