Most booked artists at Newport Folk

The 50 acts with the most Newport Folk appearances, 1959–2026.

Rank	Artist	Years	Headlined	Appearances
1	Joan Baez	1960, 1963, 1964, 1967, 1968, 1985, 1987, 1990, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2009, 2024	–	13
2	Pete Seeger	1959, 1960, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1989, 2009	–	11
3	Arlo Guthrie	1967, 1968, 1969, 1985, 1987, 1994, 2002, 2005, 2009	–	9
3	Indigo Girls	1990, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2006	–	9
3	Ramblin' Jack Elliott	1963, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1985, 1997, 2009, 2011, 2019	–	9
6	Patty Larkin	1986, 1987, 1988, 1992, 1995, 1996, 2001, 2006	–	8
6	Theodore Bikel	1960, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1989	–	8
8	Cheryl Wheeler	1988, 1989, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2007	–	7
8	Doc Watson	1963, 1964, 1968, 1985, 1988, 2004, 2010	–	7
8	Gillian Welch	1997, 2001, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2024, 2026	–	7
8	John Hiatt	1989, 1991, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2003	–	7
8	Judy Collins	1963, 1966, 1967, 1985, 1987, 1991, 2019	–	7
8	Odetta	1959, 1960, 1964, 1965, 1986, 1989, 2006	–	7
8	Preservation Hall Jazz Band	1966, 2010, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019	–	7
15	Dar Williams	1994, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2011	–	6
15	The Felice Brothers	2008, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2022	–	6
15	John Gorka	1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2002, 2011	–	6
15	Langhorne Slim	2009, 2013, 2015, 2018, 2021, 2022	–	6
15	Mary Chapin Carpenter	1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 2000, 2025	–	6
15	Nanci Griffith	1986, 1991, 1993, 1998, 2001, 2005	–	6
15	Shawn Colvin	1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 2000, 2002	–	6
15	Taj Mahal	1968, 1969, 1985, 1988, 2022, 2024	–	6
23	The Avett Brothers	2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2017	–	5
23	Brandi Carlile	2008, 2010, 2015, 2018, 2026	–	5
23	Buffy Sainte-Marie	1964, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1988	–	5
23	Dawes	2010, 2012, 2014, 2019, 2026	–	5
23	Deer Tick	2009, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2021	–	5
23	Ellis Paul	1994, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2011	–	5
23	Emmylou Harris	1989, 2001, 2005, 2007, 2011	–	5
23	Hurray for the Riff Raff	2013, 2014, 2017, 2022, 2025	–	5
23	Jean Ritchie	1959, 1963, 1965, 1967, 1969	–	5
23	Jim James	2005, 2008, 2010, 2013, 2017	–	5
23	John Prine	1989, 1991, 1993, 2003, 2010	–	5
23	The New Lost City Ramblers	1959, 1960, 1963, 1965, 1969	–	5
23	Oscar Brand	1959, 1960, 1965, 1967, 1969	–	5
23	Richard Thompson	1988, 1990, 1991, 1994, 2005	–	5
23	Richie Havens	1966, 1968, 1986, 2008, 2010	–	5
23	Suzanne Vega	1991, 1992, 1996, 1999, 2017	–	5
23	Tom Paxton	1964, 1966, 1985, 1987, 1988	–	5
40	Ani DiFranco	1995, 1996, 1998, 2003	–	4
40	Béla Fleck	1998, 2005, 2015, 2022	–	4
40	Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys	1963, 1965, 1967, 1969	–	4
40	Bill Morrissey	1985, 1991, 1995, 1999	–	4
40	Billy Bragg	1987, 2009, 2017, 2024	–	4
40	Bob Dylan	1963, 1964, 1965, 2002	–	4
40	Courtney Barnett	2015, 2018, 2022, 2026	–	4
40	Hozier	2014, 2015, 2019, 2024	–	4
40	James Taylor	1969, 1997, 2015, 2023	–	4
40	Janis Ian	1967, 1968, 1997, 1998	–	4
40	Jim Kweskin Jug Band	1964, 1965, 1967, 1987	–	4