Lineup Archive

Newport Folk 2001 lineup

The Newport Folk line-up page lists 33 acts for Newport Folk 2001. 21 acts appeared at Newport Folk for the first time in our records.

33acts
64%first time at Newport Folk
Rory Block and Kate McDonnell Paul Brady Jonatha Brooke Sam Bush The Campbell Brothers Catie Curtis Julian Dawson Mike Doughty
Mark Erelli The Flatlanders Vance Gilbert Nanci Griffith The Hackberry Ramblers Emmylou Harris Sara Hickman Indigo Girls David Johansen and the Harry Smiths Patty Larkin Mary Lou Lord Baaba Maal Susan McKeown and the Chanting House John Mooney North Mississippi Allstars with Robert Randolph and John Medeski Joan Osborne Ellis Paul Toshi Reagon and Big Lovely RIG Michelle Shocked Victoria Williams and Mark Olson Michael Veitch The Waifs Gillian Welch and David Rawlings Kelly Willis

Full lineup

Lineup

  1. 1Rory Block and Kate McDonnell
  2. 2Paul Brady
  3. 3Jonatha Brooke
  4. 4Sam Bush
  5. 5The Campbell Brothers
  6. 6Catie Curtis
  7. 7Julian Dawson
  8. 8Mike Doughty
  9. 9Mark Erelli
  10. 10The Flatlanders
  11. 11Vance Gilbert
  12. 12Nanci Griffith
  13. 13The Hackberry Ramblers
  14. 14Emmylou Harris
  15. 15Sara Hickman
  16. 16Indigo Girls
  17. 17David Johansen and the Harry Smiths
  18. 18Patty Larkin
  19. 19Mary Lou Lord
  20. 20Baaba Maal
  21. 21Susan McKeown and the Chanting House
  22. 22John Mooney
  23. 23North Mississippi Allstars with Robert Randolph and John Medeski
  24. 24Joan Osborne
  25. 25Ellis Paul
  26. 26Toshi Reagon and Big Lovely
  27. 27RIG (Sarah Lee Guthrie, Johnny Irion, and Tao Rodríguez-Seeger)
  28. 28Michelle Shocked
  29. 29Victoria Williams and Mark Olson
  30. 30Michael Veitch
  31. 31The Waifs
  32. 32Gillian Welch and David Rawlings
  33. 33Kelly Willis
On this bill

Their festival histories

Gillian Welch 11 appearances Indigo Girls 11 appearances Patty Larkin 8 appearances Nanci Griffith 7 appearances North Mississippi Allstars 7 appearances Emmylou Harris 6 appearances Sara Hickman 6 appearances Baaba Maal 5 appearances

First time at Newport Folk in 2001

Baaba MaalThe Campbell BrothersDavid Johansen and the Harry SmithsThe FlatlandersThe Hackberry RamblersJoan OsborneJohn MooneyJulian DawsonKelly WillisMark ErelliMary Lou LordMichael VeitchMike Doughty's BandNorth Mississippi AllstarsPaul BradyRIGRory Block and Kate McDonnellSam BushSara HickmanSusan McKeown and the Chanting HouseThe Waifs

Longest-awaited returns

  1. Emmylou Harrislast played Newport Folk in 198912 years
  2. Victoria Williams and Mark Olsonlast played Newport Folk in 19956 years
  3. Michelle Shockedlast played Newport Folk in 19965 years
  4. Patty Larkinlast played Newport Folk in 19965 years
  5. Gillian Welchlast played Newport Folk in 19974 years

Other festivals in 2001

Coachella 2001Reading & Leeds 2001Splendour in the Grass 2001
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Questions about Newport Folk 2001

How many acts are on the Newport Folk 2001 lineup?

The Newport Folk line-up page lists 33 acts for Newport Folk 2001. Smaller stages and late additions may be missing.

Who played Newport Folk for the first time in 2001?

21 acts on the 2001 lineup had not appeared at Newport Folk before in our records, including Baaba Maal, The Campbell Brothers, David Johansen and the Harry Smiths, The Flatlanders and The Hackberry Ramblers.

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.