Lineup Archive

Newport Folk 1969 lineup

The Newport Folk line-up page lists 61 acts for Newport Folk 1969. 38 acts appeared at Newport Folk for the first time in our records.

61acts
62%first time at Newport Folk
The B.C. Harmonizers Bozinos Belios Theodore Bikel Oscar Brand Jaime Brockett John Allan Cameron Johnny Cash Len Chandler
Chris & Barbara The Cook Country Singing Convention Ramblin' Jack Elliott Sleepy John Estes and Yank Rachell The Everly Brothers Fiddler's Club of Rhode Island Jesse Fuller Tret Fure Fred Gerlach Arlo Guthrie The Ham Fat Spasm Band Carlton Haney John Hartford Bernice Johnson Reagon Bill Keith Frederick Douglass Kirkpatrick and R.L. Kirkpatrick The Key West Junkanoo Band John Koerner and Willie Murphy Son House Lera and the Macedonian Ensemble Tex Logan and Don Stover Taj Mahal Brownie McGhee and Sonny Terry Joni Mitchell Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys Van Morrison Buddy Moss and Brownie McGhee Jean Bosco Mwenda The New Lost City Ramblers The Newport Bridge & American Devil Association +23 more

Full lineup

Lineup

  1. 1The B.C. Harmonizers
  2. 2Bozinos Belios
  3. 3Theodore Bikel
  4. 4Oscar Brand
  5. 5Jaime Brockett
  6. 6John Allan Cameron
  7. 7Johnny Cash (with June Carter, Doug Kershaw, and Kris Kristofferson)
  8. 8Len Chandler
  9. 9Chris & Barbara
  10. 10The Cook Country Singing Convention
  11. 11Ramblin' Jack Elliott
  12. 12Sleepy John Estes and Yank Rachell
  13. 13The Everly Brothers
  14. 14Fiddler's Club of Rhode Island
  15. 15Jesse Fuller
  16. 16Tret Fure
  17. 17Fred Gerlach
  18. 18Arlo Guthrie
  19. 19The Ham Fat Spasm Band
  20. 20Carlton Haney
  21. 21John Hartford
  22. 22Bernice Johnson Reagon
  23. 23Bill Keith
  24. 24Frederick Douglass Kirkpatrick and R.L. Kirkpatrick
  25. 25The Key West Junkanoo Band
  26. 26John Koerner and Willie Murphy
  27. 27Son House
  28. 28Lera and the Macedonian Ensemble
  29. 29Tex Logan and Don Stover
  30. 30Taj Mahal
  31. 31Brownie McGhee and Sonny Terry
  32. 32Joni Mitchell
  33. 33Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys
  34. 34Van Morrison
  35. 35Buddy Moss and Brownie McGhee
  36. 36Jean Bosco Mwenda
  37. 37The New Lost City Ramblers
  38. 38The Newport Bridge & American Devil Association
  39. 39Oldtimer's String Band with Fred Cockerham
  40. 40Panacea Jug Band
  41. 41Pentangle
  42. 42The Pennsylvania Tambouritza Orchestra
  43. 43Carl Perkins and The Tennessee Three
  44. 44Frank Proffitt Jr.
  45. 45the Reindeau Family
  46. 46Don Reno and Bill Harrell and the Bluegrass Cutups
  47. 47Jean Ritchie
  48. 48Jim Rooney
  49. 49Buffy Sainte-Marie
  50. 50Mike Seeger
  51. 51Pete Seeger
  52. 52Jay Silver
  53. 53Björn Ståbi and Ole Hjorth
  54. 54James Taylor
  55. 55Big Mama Thornton
  56. 56Artie and Happy Traum
  57. 57Jerry Jeff Walker with David Bromberg
  58. 58Muddy Waters
  59. 59Billy Edd Wheeler
  60. 60Mac Wiseman
  61. 61Steve Young
On this bill

Their festival histories

Pete Seeger 11 appearances Taj Mahal 10 appearances · headlined 2× Arlo Guthrie 9 appearances Ramblin' Jack Elliott 9 appearances Van Morrison 9 appearances · headlined 1× Theodore Bikel 8 appearances Buffy Sainte-Marie 5 appearances Jean Ritchie 5 appearances

First time at Newport Folk in 1969

Artie and Happy TraumThe B.C. HarmonizersBig Mama ThorntonBilly Edd WheelerBjörn Ståbi and Ole HjorthBozinos BeliosBuddy Moss and Brownie McGheeCarl Perkins and The Tennessee ThreeCarlton HaneyChris & BarbaraThe Cook Country Singing ConventionDon Reno and Bill Harrell and the Bluegrass CutupsThe Everly BrothersFiddler's Club of Rhode IslandFrank Proffitt Jr.Fred GerlachThe Ham Fat Spasm BandJaime BrockettJames TaylorJay SilverJean Bosco MwendaJerry Jeff Walker with David BrombergJim RooneyJohn Allan CameronThe Key West Junkanoo BandLera and the Macedonian EnsembleThe Newport Bridge & American Devil AssociationOldtimer's String Band with Fred CockerhamPanacea Jug BandThe Pennsylvania Tambouritza OrchestraPentanglethe Reindeau FamilySleepy John Estes and Yank RachellSpider John Koerner and His Rag Tag BoysSteve YoungTex Logan and Don StoverTret FureVan Morrison

Longest-awaited returns

  1. Bernice Johnson Reagonlast played Newport Folk in 19636 years
  2. Brownie McGhee and Sonny Terrylast played Newport Folk in 19636 years
  3. Mac Wisemanlast played Newport Folk in 19636 years
  4. Bill Keithlast played Newport Folk in 19645 years
  5. Jesse Fullerlast played Newport Folk in 19645 years

Other festivals in 1969

Reading & Leeds 1969 1 shared
Next yearNewport Folk 1985See the lineup →

Questions about Newport Folk 1969

How many acts are on the Newport Folk 1969 lineup?

The Newport Folk line-up page lists 61 acts for Newport Folk 1969. Smaller stages and late additions may be missing.

Who played Newport Folk for the first time in 1969?

38 acts on the 1969 lineup had not appeared at Newport Folk before in our records, including Artie and Happy Traum, The B.C. Harmonizers, Big Mama Thornton, Billy Edd Wheeler and Björn Ståbi and Ole Hjorth.

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.