Newport Folk Fest roll call and forum gathering

[GO4IT]

Back at the hotel reflecting on a great day at the Newport Folk Festival, of course highlighted by Yim's performances.  He played alone for the first 2/3 or so of the show and was then joined by Sollee and Moore.  I was surprised that he played His Master's Voice right out of the box sincet that was the closer on the MOF tour but I just love that song.  The crowd was very respectful and quiet and it made me glad that he was at the Harbor Stage which is much more intimate than the sprawling lawn in front of the Fort stage.
At the end of the show he said he was going to join Sollee and Moore during their slot tomorrow at 3:30 although he was confused and thought it was earlier.  So I get to see him again!
I also had the pleasure of meeting JonnyYYac at the end of the show when my wife flagged him down after seeing his American Dad T-shirt.
The final performance of the day was John Prine at the big Fort Stage.  I went, in part, hoping to seem Yim join him at the end to sing the duet they did on Letterman a couple of months back.  I thought it was a no-brainer give that Yim was there and also contributed to the tribute album.  Prine did a nice show and it looked like he was wrapping things up arond 7:15 or so and I was starting to despair when all of a sudden he announces Yim is joining him on stage.  I was about 100yds away but jumped up and cheered of course.  Then, the highlight of the day happened.  As soon as he announced Yim a huge charge went through the mellowed out crowd that was basking in the late day sun.  People from all over started rushing the stage and, well, who was I to be denied, so my wife and I abandoned our chairs and cooler and joined the stampede to move much closer to the stage.
Prine and Yames played "All the Best" and then another with, I believe, George Wein, the organizer of the festival for all these years (I'm blanking on the song).  What a great ending to a great day!
Now I have another set with Yim to look forward to tomorrow when he plays with Sollee and Moore and if he joins Levon Helm for the closer we'll have a Yim grand slam!

[CC]

@GO4IT that was Jim Rooney, host of the festival

YY show is now archived:
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=128724481

[Penny Lane]

I'll be listening all day. His Master's Voice. Wow.

!!!

[SaraBananaBear]

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QklHhN8pQBE[/media]
The sound isn't as good as the stream obviously, but still fun to see!
 :D

[Sticky Icky Green Stuff]

I'm about halfway thru recording the stream.  should have some mp3s up in an hour or two if somebody hasn't already done it it.

[johnnYYac]

Sorry I'm late to report.  Just got my wife back; she'd been away for a week.  Nice to have her home.

Got to meet the great Kory J. and KC and the equally great GO4IT and his lovely wife.

I see some pics are posted.  I took quite a few.  I'll post some once I've gone through 'em.  I'm sure Kory has some great ones, too.

I see the setlist.  Twas awesome.

Almost missed Yim when they changed stages from the lineup I'd printed off the NFF website (grrrrrrrrrrr).  This meant I was not close to the stage as planned.  Sorry I missed you, headhunter and bluesky.

This made up for it, though.  Me and Yim.  My signed OM-84.  Yim with my daughter Maddie and niece Regan.  Afterward, Maddie gave Jim a huge hug, which he seemed to really appreciate.  I refrained from doing the same.

[Crispy]

That there is just completely awesome, Johnny.

[Penny Lane]

beautiful johnny!! what a moment for ya..i had it on friday...

we all got our jim fixes this weekend!

[wamsankas]

I put a post on the band section but im just trying to figure out what glasses yim was wearing for the festival. they are pretty sick. here is the photo

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=128724481

[Sticky Icky Green Stuff]

here are the mp3s for anybody who wants them:

http://www.mymorningjacket.com/cgi-bin/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1280698124

[SaraBananaBear]

Sorry I'm late to report.  Just got my wife back; she'd been away for a week.  Nice to have her home.

Got to meet the great Kory J. and KC and the equally great GO4IT and his lovely wife.

I see some pics are posted.  I took quite a few.  I'll post some once I've gone through 'em.  I'm sure Kory has some great ones, too.

I see the setlist.  Twas awesome.

Almost missed Yim when they changed stages from the lineup I'd printed off the NFF website (grrrrrrrrrrr).  This meant I was not close to the stage as planned.  Sorry I missed you, headhunter and bluesky.

This made up for it, though.  Me and Yim.  My signed OM-84.  Yim with my daughter Maddie and niece Regan.  Afterward, Maddie gave Jim a huge hug, which he seemed to really appreciate.  I refrained from doing the same.

Awesome!  :)

[tdb810]

Sorry I'm late to report.  Just got my wife back; she'd been away for a week.  Nice to have her home.

Got to meet the great Kory J. and KC and the equally great GO4IT and his lovely wife.

I see some pics are posted.  I took quite a few.  I'll post some once I've gone through 'em.  I'm sure Kory has some great ones, too.

I see the setlist.  Twas awesome.

Almost missed Yim when they changed stages from the lineup I'd printed off the NFF website (grrrrrrrrrrr).  This meant I was not close to the stage as planned.  Sorry I missed you, headhunter and bluesky.

This made up for it, though.  Me and Yim.  My signed OM-84.  Yim with my daughter Maddie and niece Regan.  Afterward, Maddie gave Jim a huge hug, which he seemed to really appreciate.  I refrained from doing the same.

Oh Johnny, you must have been stoked!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!   SOOOOO happy for you, what a thrill, wasn't it?  We got to meet him Friday night, and still can't even believe it!  Good for you!

[headhunter]

Johnny, awesome photos!!
Sorry I didn't get to meet you.
Was looking for you but my wife and I had our butts planted in the front row and didn't get much until after Jim's set.

The pictures and having sign your omnichord are priceless.  Just getting back home in NY after an awesome weekend.

The afterglow on this one should last a long time.  At least until I drive to the Philly show in a few weeks.

[ynwa]

Sorry I'm late to report.  Just got my wife back; she'd been away for a week.  Nice to have her home.

Got to meet the great Kory J. and KC and the equally great GO4IT and his lovely wife.

I see some pics are posted.  I took quite a few.  I'll post some once I've gone through 'em.  I'm sure Kory has some great ones, too.

I see the setlist.  Twas awesome.

Almost missed Yim when they changed stages from the lineup I'd printed off the NFF website (grrrrrrrrrrr).  This meant I was not close to the stage as planned.  Sorry I missed you, headhunter and bluesky.

This made up for it, though.  Me and Yim.  My signed OM-84.  Yim with my daughter Maddie and niece Regan.  Afterward, Maddie gave Jim a huge hug, which he seemed to really appreciate.  I refrained from doing the same.

awesome, awesome, awesome.  i'm so excited for you!  know how ya' feel - met jim on friday, still hasn't worn off  :D

[ynwa]

here are the mp3s for anybody who wants them:

http://www.mymorningjacket.com/cgi-bin/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1280698124

thanks sticky!  missed this yesterday.  was listening to the npr stream today though - lots of jim praise from rita & bob.

[johnnYYac]

I took quite a few photos at Newport but these two were my first.  I though the dude in the beard was someone in music.  He looked familiar but I couldn't say from where.  Any help?

[johnnYYac]

A few more photos, of Jim joining John Prine for the encore, "All the Best" and "Paradise".





Two my sister took.





And a couple more of mine.

[Sticky Icky Green Stuff]

really awesome pics yac.  those little girls are blessed for life now.  lucky.

[Kory]

What a weekend and great welcome to the Northeast! It was so great seeing a festival so far from home with 4 stellar KY artists!
Jim played with everyone we thought he would, Sollee and DMM, Prine, and the Preservation Jazz...
we were hoping to see the megaphone on St James Infirmary but the performance without was great!
It was great meeting up with Johnny and and his family... I'm so glad you got to meet Jim and get that Omnichord signed! I'm sure we'll get to hang out more and another show soon.
I'll get some photos up later but I got home last night and crashed and am now back to real life at work.

[mike]

From the Boston Globe:

http://www.boston.com/ae/music/articles/2010/08/02/a_variety_of_artists_add_to_the_legacy_of_newport_folk_fest/?page=2

In separate performances, singer-songwriters A.A. Bondy and Andrew Bird built distinct but similarly slow-burning sets that lingered well after they left the stage. My Morning Jacket's Jim James, performing as Yim Yames, was even more mercurial, somehow sounding both ethereal and embracing in his reverb-drenched set.

When James made a cameo in John Prine's headlining slot for duets of "All the Best'' and "Paradise,'' it clearly wasn't just homage. The gap between Newport's past and its future was officially, and beautifully, bridged.

Like lived-in houses, Prine's poignant songs — delivered in his world-weary husk of a voice — were familiar and comforting, a soundtrack to the sun setting over Narragansett Bay.

It became obvious yesterday that James was the linchpin of this year's festival. Like a parlor game of "Where's Waldo?,'' you never knew where he'd pop up, but it turns out James was connected to various artists through previous collaborations. One minute he was adding a yodel to the Preservation Hall Jazz Band's rollicking set and a half-hour later he was singing high-lonesome harmonies with Ben Sollee and Daniel Martin Moore.