{"id":20379,"date":"2026-07-29T00:05:33","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T19:05:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=20379"},"modified":"2026-07-29T00:05:33","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T19:05:33","slug":"joan-baez-had-the-time-of-her-life-at-newport-folk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=20379","title":{"rendered":"Joan Baez Had the Time of Her Life at Newport Folk"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Joan-and-Dave-dance-at-Newport-Folk.jpg?quality=80\" \/><\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" data-id=\"1614345\" data-title=\"Joan Baez Had the Time of Her Life at Newport Folk\" data-url=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/2026\/07\/joan-baez-time-of-her-life-dave-matthews-newport\/\" data-page=\"1\" data-pages=\"1\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/artist\/joan-baez\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Joan Baez<\/a> proved she can still cut a rug during the closing moments of the 2026 Newport Folk Festival.<\/p>\n<p>During <a href=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/artist\/nathaniel-rateliff-the-night-sweats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nathaniel Rateliff<\/a> &amp; Friends\u2019 festival-closing set on Sunday, July 26th, the 85-year-old folk legend danced on stage as Rateliff performed a new song titled \u201cIt Surprises Me.\u201d After deciding she wanted a partner, Baez waved over <a href=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/artist\/dave-matthews\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dave Matthews<\/a> and pulled him onto the stage as an adoring <a href=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/artist\/mavis-staples\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mavis Staples<\/a> looked on.<\/p>\n<p>The moment came during a star-studded finale that saw Rateliff welcome a rotating cast of guests including Baez, Matthews, Staples, Brandi Carlile, Brandon Flowers, Gillian Welch, David Rawlings, and more. 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