The Newport Folk Festival is scheduled for July 31-Aug. 2, and the event has just added Andrew Bird to its lineup.
Acknowledging that this summer will be a challenge for festivals due to COVID-19, the festival offered Bird's addition with "a spirit of hope, support and giving."
The festival also made a donation on Bird's behalf to the music education charity BandWith Chicago.
"I’ve chosen Bandwith Chicago because music education especially in public schools is undervalued and underfunded," Bird explains. "It’s not as easy to quantify its value as much as math and science, but the benefits are enormous to a young person’s social and cognitive development. Music and the arts are the reason we work hard. The things that make a life worth living."
Additional scheduled performers for Newport Folk 2020 include Randy Newman, Nathaniel Rateliff, Yola, Grace Potter and more.
For more information visit NewportFolk.org.
