Lineup Archive

Newport Folk 1985 lineup

The Newport Folk line-up page lists 20 acts for Newport Folk 1985. 10 acts appeared at Newport Folk for the first time in our records.

20acts
50%first time at Newport Folk
Joan Baez Greg Brown David Buskin and Robin Batteau Judy Collins Ramblin' Jack Elliott Mimi Fariña Arlo Guthrie Bill Keith and Jim Rooney
Taj Mahal David Massengill David Mallett Bill Morrissey New Grass Revival Mark O'Connor Tom Paxton Bonnie Raitt Peter Rowan Sweet Honey in the Rock Dave Van Ronk Doc and Merle Watson

Full lineup

Lineup

  1. 1Joan Baez
  2. 2Greg Brown
  3. 3David Buskin and Robin Batteau
  4. 4Judy Collins
  5. 5Ramblin' Jack Elliott
  6. 6Mimi Fariña
  7. 7Arlo Guthrie
  8. 8Bill Keith and Jim Rooney
  9. 9Taj Mahal
  10. 10David Massengill
  11. 11David Mallett
  12. 12Bill Morrissey
  13. 13New Grass Revival
  14. 14Mark O'Connor
  15. 15Tom Paxton
  16. 16Bonnie Raitt
  17. 17Peter Rowan
  18. 18Sweet Honey in the Rock
  19. 19Dave Van Ronk
  20. 20Doc and Merle Watson
On this bill

Their festival histories

Joan Baez 16 appearances Taj Mahal 10 appearances · headlined 2× Arlo Guthrie 9 appearances Ramblin' Jack Elliott 9 appearances Doc Watson 7 appearances Judy Collins 7 appearances Tom Paxton 6 appearances Bill Morrissey 4 appearances

First time at Newport Folk in 1985

Bill MorrisseyBonnie RaittDavid Buskin and Robin BatteauDavid MallettDavid MassengillGreg BrownMark O'ConnorNew Grass RevivalPeter RowanSweet Honey in the Rock

Longest-awaited returns

  1. Dave Van Ronklast played Newport Folk in 196322 years
  2. Tom Paxtonlast played Newport Folk in 196619 years
  3. Judy Collinslast played Newport Folk in 196718 years
  4. Doc Watsonlast played Newport Folk in 196817 years
  5. Joan Baezlast played Newport Folk in 196817 years

Other festivals in 1985

Glastonbury 1985
Next yearNewport Folk 1986See the lineup →

Questions about Newport Folk 1985

How many acts are on the Newport Folk 1985 lineup?

The Newport Folk line-up page lists 20 acts for Newport Folk 1985. Smaller stages and late additions may be missing.

Who played Newport Folk for the first time in 1985?

10 acts on the 1985 lineup had not appeared at Newport Folk before in our records, including Bill Morrissey, Bonnie Raitt, David Buskin and Robin Batteau, David Mallett and David Massengill.

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.