Lineup Archive

Newport Folk 1963 lineup

The Newport Folk line-up page lists 41 acts for Newport Folk 1963. 30 acts appeared at Newport Folk for the first time in our records.

41acts
73%first time at Newport Folk
Clarence Ashley Joan Baez Hélène Baillargeon Theodore Bikel Jean Carignan Maybelle Carter Paul Clayton Judy Collins
Reverend Gary Davis The Dillards Bob Dylan Ramblin' Jack Elliott Freedom Singers John Hammond Sam Hinton John Lee Hooker Mississippi John Hurt Ian & Sylvia Jim & Jesse and the Virginia Boys Bernice Johnson Bessie Jones and the Sea Island Singers Tex Logan Kiva American Indian Group Ed McCurdy Raun MacKinnon Brownie McGhee and Sonny Terry Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys The Morris Brothers The New Lost City Ramblers Peter, Paul & Mary Frank Proffitt Jean Redpath Jean Ritchie The Rooftop Singers Pete Seeger Mike Settle The Tarriers Dave Van Ronk +3 more

Full lineup

Lineup

  1. 1Clarence Ashley
  2. 2Joan Baez
  3. 3Hélène Baillargeon
  4. 4Theodore Bikel
  5. 5Jean Carignan
  6. 6Maybelle Carter
  7. 7Paul Clayton
  8. 8Judy Collins
  9. 9Reverend Gary Davis
  10. 10The Dillards
  11. 11Bob Dylan
  12. 12Ramblin' Jack Elliott
  13. 13Freedom Singers
  14. 14John Hammond
  15. 15Sam Hinton
  16. 16John Lee Hooker
  17. 17Mississippi John Hurt
  18. 18Ian & Sylvia
  19. 19Jim & Jesse and the Virginia Boys
  20. 20Bernice Johnson
  21. 21Bessie Jones and the Sea Island Singers
  22. 22Tex Logan
  23. 23Kiva American Indian Group
  24. 24Ed McCurdy
  25. 25Raun MacKinnon
  26. 26Brownie McGhee and Sonny Terry
  27. 27Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys
  28. 28The Morris Brothers
  29. 29The New Lost City Ramblers
  30. 30Peter, Paul & Mary
  31. 31Frank Proffitt
  32. 32Jean Redpath
  33. 33Jean Ritchie
  34. 34The Rooftop Singers
  35. 35Pete Seeger
  36. 36Mike Settle
  37. 37The Tarriers
  38. 38Dave Van Ronk
  39. 39Jackie Washington
  40. 40Doc Watson
  41. 41Mac Wiseman
On this bill

Their festival histories

Joan Baez 16 appearances Pete Seeger 11 appearances Ramblin' Jack Elliott 9 appearances Theodore Bikel 8 appearances Doc Watson 7 appearances Judy Collins 7 appearances Bob Dylan 6 appearances Jean Ritchie 5 appearances

First time at Newport Folk in 1963

Bernice Johnson ReagonBessie Jones and the Sea Island SingersBill Monroe and the Blue Grass BoysBob DylanClarence AshleyDave Van RonkThe DillardsDoc WatsonFrank ProffittFreedom SingersHélène BaillargeonIan & SylviaJackie WashingtonJean RedpathJim & Jesse and the Virginia BoysJohn HammondJudy CollinsKiva American Indian GroupMac WisemanMaybelle CarterMike SettleMississippi John HurtThe Morris BrothersPaul ClaytonPeter, Paul & MaryRamblin' Jack ElliottRaun MacKinnonThe Rooftop SingersSam HintonTex Logan

Longest-awaited returns

  1. Brownie McGhee and Sonny Terrylast played Newport Folk in 19594 years
  2. Jean Ritchielast played Newport Folk in 19594 years
  3. Reverend Gary Davislast played Newport Folk in 19594 years
  4. Ed McCurdylast played Newport Folk in 19603 years
  5. Jean Carignanlast played Newport Folk in 19603 years

Other festivals in 1963

Reading & Leeds 1963
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Questions about Newport Folk 1963

How many acts are on the Newport Folk 1963 lineup?

The Newport Folk line-up page lists 41 acts for Newport Folk 1963. Smaller stages and late additions may be missing.

Who played Newport Folk for the first time in 1963?

30 acts on the 1963 lineup had not appeared at Newport Folk before in our records, including Bernice Johnson Reagon, Bessie Jones and the Sea Island Singers, Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys, Bob Dylan and Clarence Ashley.

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.