The News Review:
- Newport folk jazz festivals returning to roots
- River to River Festival Announces Lineup
- Poco Timothy Schmit reunite for Calif. festival
Newport folk jazz festivals returning to roots
The Associated Press
(AP) — Lineups for the Newport folk and jazz festivals indicate both are returning to their roots. Joan Baez and Pete Seeger who played the first Newport festival in 1959 and remain vital figures in the folk genre are scheduled to perform again this year. Judy Collins and Arlo Guthrie also are on the bill along with more contemporary acts like the Decemberists and Iron and Wine. “The whole concept of the folk festival is a reunion of the old people to celebrate 50 years of folk music in Newport — and to show how many young people are involved with folk music” said 83-year-old George Wein who founded both festivals a half-century ago. He stepped forward to produce them again this year as they lost the backing of their longtime sponsor amid a flagging economy that’s made people think twice about traveling and spending money.
River to River Festival Announces Lineup
New York Times
css); Arts Briefly – River to River Festival Announces Lineup – NYTimes. But these artists and many others will be part of the River to River Festival the free arts series held annually along the waterfronts of downtown Manhattan. In a news release organizers said that this year’s festival would begin May 31 with the Bang on a Can Marathon and include a one-hour version of Mozart’s “Zauberfl?#8221; featuring the soloists and orchestra of New York City pera on June 25. A full listing of events will be online at RiverToRiverNYC.
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Poco Timothy Schmit reunite for Calif. festival
Reuters
Schmit says he has to do some “homework” in order to perform with Poco for the first time in 32 years next week. The singer and bassist who was part of the pioneering country-rock outfit from 1970 to 1977 — stepping in for Randy Meisner who joined the Eagles then subsequently replacing Meisner in the Eagles — is joining fellow Poco alumni Richie Furay and Jim Messina for the group’s April 26 performance at the Stagecoach festival in Indio Calif. Co-founder Rusty Young and longtime guitarist Paul Cotton are still active members of Poco. “(Poco) was a huge part of my career in music” Schmit told Billboard. “It was a huge stepping stone.