Lineup Archive

Newport Folk 1964 lineup

The Newport Folk line-up page lists 87 acts for Newport Folk 1964. 73 acts appeared at Newport Folk for the first time in our records.

87acts
84%first time at Newport Folk
Joan Baez Ken and Neriah Benfield Theodore Bikel Blue Ridge Mountain Dancers Guy Carawan and the Freedom Group Gaither Carlton Johnny Cash Len Chandler
Sam Charters The Clancy Brothers with Tommy Makem Tristram P. Coffin Elizabeth Cotten John Davis Willie Doss Jimmy Driftwood Bob Dylan Hamza El Din Ran Eliran Séamus Ennis Sleepy John Estes José Feliciano Jesse Fuller Ollie Gilbert Ronnie Gilbert and Ralph Rinzler The Greenbriar Boys Sarah Gunning Herbert Halpert Elgia Hickok Hindman Settlement School Dancers Son House Mississippi John Hurt Willis James Bessie Jones and the Georgia Sea Island Singers Bill Keith The Kentucky Colonels Koerner, Ray & Glover Jim Kweskin Jug Band Billy Ray Latham +49 more

Full lineup

Lineup

  1. 1Joan Baez
  2. 2Ken and Neriah Benfield
  3. 3Theodore Bikel
  4. 4Blue Ridge Mountain Dancers
  5. 5Guy Carawan and the Freedom Group
  6. 6Gaither Carlton
  7. 7Johnny Cash
  8. 8Len Chandler
  9. 9Sam Charters
  10. 10The Clancy Brothers with Tommy Makem
  11. 11Tristram P. Coffin
  12. 12Elizabeth Cotten
  13. 13John Davis
  14. 14Willie Doss
  15. 15Jimmy Driftwood
  16. 16Bob Dylan
  17. 17Hamza El Din
  18. 18Ran Eliran
  19. 19Séamus Ennis
  20. 20Sleepy John Estes
  21. 21José Feliciano
  22. 22Jesse Fuller
  23. 23Ollie Gilbert
  24. 24Ronnie Gilbert and Ralph Rinzler
  25. 25The Greenbriar Boys
  26. 26Sarah Gunning
  27. 27Herbert Halpert
  28. 28Elgia Hickok
  29. 29Hindman Settlement School Dancers
  30. 30Son House
  31. 31Mississippi John Hurt
  32. 32Willis James
  33. 33Bessie Jones and the Georgia Sea Island Singers
  34. 34Bill Keith
  35. 35The Kentucky Colonels
  36. 36Koerner, Ray & Glover
  37. 37Jim Kweskin Jug Band
  38. 38Billy Ray Latham
  39. 39Alan Lomax
  40. 40Noelani Mahoe
  41. 41Fred and Annie Mae McDowell
  42. 42Clayton McMichen
  43. 43The Chad Mitchell Trio
  44. 44Moving Star Hall Singers
  45. 45Hammie Nixon and Yank Rachell
  46. 46Phil Ochs
  47. 47Odetta
  48. 48Glenn Ohrlin
  49. 49Osborne Brothers
  50. 50Tom Paxton
  51. 51Chet Parker
  52. 52Joe Patterson
  53. 53Peter, Paul & Mary
  54. 54Phipps Family
  55. 55Frank Proffitt
  56. 56Doc Reese
  57. 57Dock Reese
  58. 58Malvina Reynolds
  59. 59Almeda Riddle
  60. 60Judy Roderick
  61. 61The Rodriguez Brothers
  62. 62Sacred Harp Singers
  63. 63Buffy Sainte-Marie
  64. 64Mike Seeger and Jean Ritchie
  65. 65Pete Seeger
  66. 66Dewey Shepherd
  67. 67Hobart Smith
  68. 68The Stanley Brothers
  69. 69Carter Stanley
  70. 70Ralph Stanley
  71. 71The Staple Singers
  72. 72Don Stover
  73. 73The Swan Silvertones
  74. 74Bill Thatcher
  75. 75Mary Travers
  76. 76Louis Vinis LeJeune
  77. 77Muddy Waters
  78. 78Arnold Watson
  79. 79Doc Watson
  80. 80The Watson Family with Doc Watson
  81. 81Hedy West
  82. 82Clarence White
  83. 83D. K. Wilgus
  84. 84Robert Wilkins
  85. 85Robert Pete Williams
  86. 86Kaupena Wong
  87. 87Peter Yarrow
On this bill

Their festival histories

Joan Baez 16 appearances Pete Seeger 11 appearances Theodore Bikel 8 appearances Doc Watson 7 appearances Odetta 7 appearances Bob Dylan 6 appearances Tom Paxton 6 appearances Buffy Sainte-Marie 5 appearances

First time at Newport Folk in 1964

Alan LomaxAlmeda RiddleArnold WatsonBessie Jones and the Georgia Sea Island SingersBill KeithBill ThatcherBilly Ray LathamBlue Ridge Mountain DancersBuffy Sainte-MarieCarter StanleyThe Chad Mitchell TrioChet ParkerClarence WhiteClayton McMichenD. K. WilgusDewey ShepherdDoc ReeseDock ReeseDon StoverElgia HickokElizabeth CottenFred and Annie Mae McDowellGaither CarltonGlenn OhrlinThe Greenbriar BoysGuy Carawan and the Freedom GroupHammie Nixon and Yank RachellHamza El DinHedy WestHerbert HalpertHindman Settlement School DancersHobart SmithJim Kweskin Jug BandJoe PattersonJohn DavisJohnny CashJosé FelicianoJudy RoderickKaupena WongKen and Neriah Benfield+33 more

Longest-awaited returns

  1. The Stanley Brotherslast played Newport Folk in 19595 years
  2. The Clancy Brothers with Tommy Makemlast played Newport Folk in 19604 years
  3. Jesse Fullerlast played Newport Folk in 19604 years
  4. Jimmy Driftwoodlast played Newport Folk in 19604 years
  5. Odettalast played Newport Folk in 19604 years

Other festivals in 1964

Reading & Leeds 1964
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Questions about Newport Folk 1964

How many acts are on the Newport Folk 1964 lineup?

The Newport Folk line-up page lists 87 acts for Newport Folk 1964. Smaller stages and late additions may be missing.

Who played Newport Folk for the first time in 1964?

73 acts on the 1964 lineup had not appeared at Newport Folk before in our records, including Alan Lomax, Almeda Riddle, Arnold Watson, Bessie Jones and the Georgia Sea Island Singers and Bill Keith.

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.