NPR Will Webcast Newport Music Festival
Music lovers who can not attend the Newport Folk and Jazz festival will be able to watch part of the concert online. NPR Music, part of National Public Radio, announced Wednesday that it would stream selected portion from both festivals online. The webcasts will be archived and available on-demand for future use.
The historic folk festival — best known as the place where Bob Dylan went electric in 1965 — runs Friday through Sunday. The jazz festival, headlined by Aretha Franklin, Herbie Hancock and Sonny Rollins, is set for the following weekend. This is the first time NPR Music is webcasting the Newport festivals. NPR Music also will produce two-hour radio specials at the two festivals for member stations.
“It is a reflection of the excitement generated by the eclectic lineup of this year’s folk festival, which includes Jimmy Buffett, Trey Anastasio and the Black Crowes,” says Bob Boilen, host of the NPR Music program.
On Saturday and Sunday, NPR plans to webcast concert by Jim James of My Morning Jacket, Jakob Dylan, Richie Havens, the Cowboy Junkies, Steve Earle, Brandi Carlile and others. The concerts also will be broadcast live on member station WFUV-FM in New York City.
NPR and festival organizers said Wednesday they were still working on enlisting the festival’s biggest stars, such as Anastasio and the Marleys. Anya Grundmann, executive producer for NPR Music, said Buffett was the only one so far to decide not to participate in the webcasts.
Source: AP
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