While a portion of this year’s Newport Folk Festival might not float your boat, a good number of the artists are top notch. Taking place on August 1 through August 3 in Newport, RI, the festival organizers have done a fantastic job at combining artists from various genres, including folk, indie, bluegrass, country, etc. Tickets go on sale next Wednesday, April 23 at 9am through festivalnetwork.com. How can you go wrong with a weekend of music featuring Cat Power, Jim James, Gillian Welch, She & Him, Calexico and Kaki King?

2008 Newport Folk Festival Lineup
Jimmy Buffett
The Black Crowesv
Levon Helm
The Avett Brothers
Cat Power
Jim James (of My Morning Jacket)
Jakob Dylan
Stephen & Damian Marley
Gillian Welch
She & Him featuring Zooey Deschanel & M. Ward
Calexico
Kaki King
Brandi Carlile
Willy Mason
Over The Rhine
The Felice Brothers
Jake Shimabukuro
Kate Taylor
Richard Julian
Jesca Hoop

1. The Pixies Unplug At Newport Folk Festival
2. Kaki King Sets Out For Tour
3. Video – Kaki King “Pull Me Out Alive”
4. Kaki King Returns With Dreaming Of Revenge
5. Download – Kaki King “Two O’Clock”