Neko Case News: Neko Case, Decemberists, Fleet Foxes Play Folk Festival 50

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Founders of the Newport Folk Festival, the Rhode Island concert series where Bob Dylan infamously switched to electric instruments in 1965, will celebrate the event's 50th anniversary this July with a special weekend dubbed Folk Festival 50 -- and the genre’s finest, from Pete Seeger to Fleet Foxes, are joining the party!

The annual concert's lineup spans generations, featuring young folkies such as the Decemberists, Neko Case, the Avett Brothers, Iron & Wine, Elvis Perkins, and Ben Kweller -- alongside vets like Arlo Guthrie, Joan Baez, Billy Bragg, and more.

The festival will take place from July 31-Aug. 2 at Fort...