The Newport Folk Festival kicks off today! Remember when Bob Dylan shocked the festival crowd with his electric performance of “Like a Rolling Stone”? | Legacy Recordings

The Newport Folk Festival saw rock history made on its stage in the sixties. It remains a key date on the folk scene's calander. 🎸 Find out more about Newport, Rhode Island's musical heritage in this week's #NotesFromTheUSA Watch the full episode here https://bit.ly/45H6eJQ | Euronews Travel

July 24-25,1965: Dylan performs at the Newport Folk Festival. On the 25th, he “goes electric” backed by the Paul Butterfield Blues Band and shocks the music world. | Bob Dylan

A moment for the history books. The Swell Season returned to the Newport Folk Festival main stage and brought the entire sold‑out crowd to a standstill with “Falling Slowly.” The Oscar‑winning ballad, first heard in “Once,” hit like a wave over Fort Adams — quiet, raw, and absolutely spellbinding. Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová proved once again why this song will never let go. And when the crowd took over the final verse, their voices rising in unison, the performance became something truly t