Crafts Spells on now at Great Scott! instagram)

M. Ward closing out the Quad stage! -lp #newportfolk (Taken with instagram)

Brown Bird giving the Phoenix a special show in the #Newportfolk media tent.

Caught Carolina Chocolate Drops doing some press behind the media tent #newportfolk #fun -lp (Taken with instagram)

#newportfolk crowd (Taken with instagram)

Amos Lee on now at the Fort stage #newportfolk (Taken with instagram)

#newport #newportfolk (Taken with instagram)

Justin Townes Earle, making up for last year’s cancellation. By a lot. #newportfolk

Trampled by Turtles doing bluegrass cover of the Pixies’ “where is my mind,” fiddle does Kim’s vocal. #NewportFolk

Trampled by Turtles playin’ the quad stage #newportfolk (Taken with instagram)

Mountain Man setting up! Stoked to hear them play -lp #newportfolk (Taken with instagram)

According to Tao Seeger (grandson of Pete), this is first time that clogging has been featured at #newportfolk since 1967! Sounding so rad y’all. (Taken with instagram)

Seeger Clogging Allstars starting things up with some high-energy traditional Appalachian song and dance! -lp #newportfolk (Taken with instagram)

Boston reps. David Wax Museum returns to #newportfolk, brings mexi folk to the Fort stage. -mm

A clear highlight of day 1 at Newport Folk Festival today was Ramblin’ Jack Elliott singing “Hard Traveling” with Pete Seeger!