Newport Folk history was made on Saturday when Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats surprised festivalgoers with a headlining set consisting entirely of Paul Simon songs.
The ultimate surprise was delivered when Simon joined Rateliff onstage for “Graceland” and three more songs, marking Simon’s first ever appearance at the legendary festival. “What a joy working with Nathaniel and his incredible band. The atmosphere at the festival wasnothing short of wonderful,” recalls Simon. Rateliff says, “It’s hard to put into words the joy we felt bringing the great American songwriter Paul Simon to the Newport Folk stage. Thank you, Paul, for your songs, your voice and your presence. “It’s been a dream of ours to bring Paul Simon to Newport Folk and truthfully having Nathaniel
and The Night Sweats play such an integral part of making that happen is the essence of what it means to be Folk Family,” adds Jay Sweet the Executive Producer and Director of Newport Folk.

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