The first
full-length history of the Newport Folk Festival, I Got A Song, is earning
praise as its author Rick Massimo confirmed a presentation at the Newport fort
on July 30. Here’s some of what we’re reading:
“In I Got a Song,
which is out this week via Wesleyan University Press, Massimo juggles the
decades of triumphs, struggles and personalities with aplomb, building a
foundation on years of research and first-hand encounters as a longtime
festival correspondent for the Providence Journal, and supplementing them with
dozens of interviews with performers, fans and organizers.”
- Matthew
Oshinsky, Paste Magazine, June 7, 2017
“Fascinating…
[Massimo] tells a story that’s not just about one festival in the smallest
state of the country, but about folk music as a whole.”
- Ben Kaye,
Consequence of Sound, May 24, 2017
“A treasure
trove.”
- Ken Abrams, No
Depression, May 14, 2017
“Engaging and at
times touching.”
- Christopher John
Stephens, Pop Matters, April 17, 2017
"Filled with
interviews."
- Neil Pond, Parade,
June 5, 2017
“A peek behind the
scenes.”
- Relix Magazine,
June/July, 2017
“Compelling…
details evolution, tradition, evolving tradition, and capturing a spirit
through storytelling.”
- Fallon
Masterson, Vanyaland, June 6, 2017
“Yes, this is a
fantastic book for us, the music reviewer invested in the Newport Folk
Festival. Yes, it will be fantastic for the music aficionado, as well… we came
into ‘I Got A Song’ expecting a light beach read, and left with a heady brew
of history and excitement in the country’s premier music
festival.”
- Matt Keefer,
Music Ravings, June 5, 2017
July 27 – Books On The Square
– Providence, RI
July 30 – Newport Folk Festival – Newport,
RI
August 2 - Narrows Center for the Arts -
Fall River, MA
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