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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Newport Folk Presents</span></b>®<b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"> WAY
OVER YONDER</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt"> </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#061D26;background:white">Celebrated Music Festival Heads West<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></b><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;background:white">To
LA’s Iconic Santa Monica Pier<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>on October 5&6</span></b><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Featuring Performances by Newport Folk Alumni Conor Oberst of Bright Eyes, Neko Case, Brett Dennen, First Aid Kit, Shovels
& Rope, Justin Townes Earle, Calexico and Many More!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Tickets Available NOW Via Ticketfly.com
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">America’s legendary
<b>Newport Folk Festival</b></span>®<span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">, which was named “Music Festival of the Year” at the 24<sup>th</sup> Annual Pollstar Awards, will be bringing it’s unique, celebrated festival experience to Los
Angeles’ stunning Santa Monica Pier on October 5<sup>th</sup> and 6<sup>th</sup> for the inaugural edition of
<b>WAY OVER YONDER</b>! In traditional Newport Folk fashion, fans can expect a number of momentous artist collaborations to happen at the festival – you do not want to miss out! See full line up below.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Saturday, October 5</span></u></b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">
<b><u>Sunday, October 6</u></b></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Neko Case Conor Oberst</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Brett Dennen First Aid Kit</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Justin Townes Earle The Felice Brothers</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Calexico Jonathan Wilson</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Shovels & Rope Thao & the Get Down Stay Down</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Eagle Rock Gospel Singers Joel Rafael
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">A</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">coustic acts performing in the Carousel are:
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Dave Simonett Hurray For The Riff Raff
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Jessica Pratt Spirit Family Reunion<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Neal Casal Aaron Embry<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Jenny O. Frank Fairfield</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">WAY OVER YONDER will feature two stages on the historic and picturesque
<b>Santa Monica Pier</b>, bringing the same spirit out West that has kept the Newport Folk Festival alive for over 55 years. Warm up for this extraordinary festival by listening to the Way Over Yonder playlist on Spotify! Listen
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Newport Folk Presents Way Over Yonder is produced in collaboration with
<b>RH&S Concerts</b>, music curators for the Santa Monica Pier.</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">KCRW</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"> is media sponsor of Way Over Yonder.</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">More information is available at
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