Lineup Archive

Newport Folk 1965 lineup

The Newport Folk line-up page lists 58 acts for Newport Folk 1965. 36 acts appeared at Newport Folk for the first time in our records.

58acts
62%first time at Newport Folk
Joan Baez with Donovan Horton Barker Margaret Barry and Michael Gorman Samuel Bayard Katie Bell Nubin Fiddler Beers Family Byron and Lue Berline Theodore Bikel
Blue Ridge Mountain Dancers Oscar Brand The Paul Butterfield Blues Band Hamilton Camp Cape Breton Singers Maybelle Carter The Chambers Brothers Len Chandler Charles River Valley Boys Cousin Emmy Reverend Gary Davis Bob Dylan Richard and Mimi Fariña Ronnie Gilbert Fannie Lou Hamer Roscoe Holcomb Kathy and Carol Lightnin' Hopkins Son House Rev. Francis Hubbard Mississippi John Hurt Ian & Sylvia Ishangi Dance Troupe Willis James Norman Kennedy Jim Kweskin Jug Band Gordon Lightfoot Mance Lipscomb The Lilly Brothers and Tex Logan A. L. Lloyd +20 more

Full lineup

Lineup

  1. 1Joan Baez with Donovan
  2. 2Horton Barker
  3. 3Margaret Barry and Michael Gorman
  4. 4Samuel Bayard
  5. 5Katie Bell Nubin
  6. 6Fiddler Beers Family
  7. 7Byron and Lue Berline
  8. 8Theodore Bikel
  9. 9Blue Ridge Mountain Dancers
  10. 10Oscar Brand
  11. 11The Paul Butterfield Blues Band
  12. 12Hamilton Camp
  13. 13Cape Breton Singers
  14. 14Maybelle Carter
  15. 15The Chambers Brothers
  16. 16Len Chandler
  17. 17Charles River Valley Boys
  18. 18Cousin Emmy
  19. 19Reverend Gary Davis
  20. 20Bob Dylan (electric performance)
  21. 21Richard and Mimi Fariña
  22. 22Ronnie Gilbert
  23. 23Fannie Lou Hamer
  24. 24Roscoe Holcomb
  25. 25Kathy and Carol
  26. 26Lightnin' Hopkins
  27. 27Son House
  28. 28Rev. Francis Hubbard
  29. 29Mississippi John Hurt
  30. 30Ian & Sylvia
  31. 31Ishangi Dance Troupe
  32. 32Willis James
  33. 33Norman Kennedy
  34. 34Jim Kweskin Jug Band
  35. 35Gordon Lightfoot
  36. 36Mance Lipscomb
  37. 37The Lilly Brothers and Tex Logan
  38. 38A. L. Lloyd
  39. 39Alan Lomax
  40. 40Sam and Kirk McGee with Memphis Slim and Willie Dixon
  41. 41Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys
  42. 42Moving Star Hall Singers
  43. 43New England Contra Dancers
  44. 44The New Lost City Ramblers
  45. 45New York Street Games
  46. 46Odetta
  47. 47Joe Patterson
  48. 48Peter, Paul & Mary
  49. 49Dock Reese and the Texas Work Song Group
  50. 50Jean Ritchie
  51. 51Eck Robertson
  52. 52Charles Seeger
  53. 53Pete Seeger
  54. 54Beth Van Over
  55. 55Eric Von Schmidt
  56. 56Annie Walters
  57. 57Josh White
  58. 58Ed Young and the Southern Drum and Fife Corps
On this bill

Their festival histories

Pete Seeger 11 appearances Theodore Bikel 8 appearances Odetta 7 appearances Bob Dylan 6 appearances Jean Ritchie 5 appearances The New Lost City Ramblers 5 appearances Oscar Brand 5 appearances Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys 4 appearances

First time at Newport Folk in 1965

A. L. LloydAnnie WaltersBeth Van OverByron and Lue BerlineCape Breton SingersThe Chambers BrothersCharles River Valley BoysCharles SeegerCousin EmmyDock Reese and the Texas Work Song GroupEck RobertsonEd Young and the Southern Drum and Fife CorpsEric Von SchmidtFannie Lou HamerFiddler Beers FamilyGordon LightfootHamilton CampHorton BarkerIshangi Dance TroupeJoan Baez with DonovanJosh WhiteKathy and CarolKatie Bell NubinLightnin' HopkinsThe Lilly Brothers and Tex LoganMance LipscombMargaret Barry and Michael GormanNew England Contra DancersNew York Street GamesNorman KennedyThe Paul Butterfield Blues BandRev. Francis HubbardRichard and Mimi FariñaRoscoe HolcombSam and Kirk McGee with Memphis Slim and Willie DixonSamuel Bayard

Longest-awaited returns

  1. Oscar Brandlast played Newport Folk in 19605 years
  2. Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boyslast played Newport Folk in 19632 years
  3. Ian & Sylvialast played Newport Folk in 19632 years
  4. Jean Ritchielast played Newport Folk in 19632 years
  5. Maybelle Carterlast played Newport Folk in 19632 years

Other festivals in 1965

Reading & Leeds 1965
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Questions about Newport Folk 1965

How many acts are on the Newport Folk 1965 lineup?

The Newport Folk line-up page lists 58 acts for Newport Folk 1965. Smaller stages and late additions may be missing.

Who played Newport Folk for the first time in 1965?

36 acts on the 1965 lineup had not appeared at Newport Folk before in our records, including A. L. Lloyd, Annie Walters, Beth Van Over, Byron and Lue Berline and Cape Breton Singers.

Source: Wikipedia, "Newport Folk Festival lineups by year" (revision 1378953340), CC BY-SA 4.0. The lineup covers the stages and acts that page lists. Billing order follows the order acts are listed there; headliners are the acts it marks as headliners. This festival's source lists acts alphabetically, so the order says nothing about billing. "First time" means no earlier appearance in this archive. Spotted an error? Tell us.