THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, July 16, 1964

* Newport Folk Festival - music concert
* Year before Bob Dylan's electric controversy

Page 9 has a early advertisement for the "Newport Folk Festival" in Rhode Island. This ad measures 3 1/4 x 3 1/4 inches. (see image) This was a 4 day event and has a list of all the performers including Bob Dylan and Joan Baez.
Background: The 1964 Newport Folk Festival (July 23–26) stands as a watershed moment in American music history, capturing the 1960s folk revival at its absolute acoustic peak while quietly forecasting its impending evolution. Gathering over 70,000 attendees, the event was culturally significant for serving as a powerful platform for the Civil Rights Movement—with artists like Joan Baez leading unifying anthems—and for facilitating the historic rediscovery of foundational Delta blues legends such as Skip James, Mississippi John Hurt, and Son House. Crucially, the festival marked Bob Dylan’s final strictly acoustic appearance at Newport, where he debuted complex, introspective songs like "Mr. Tambourine Man" and "Chimes of Freedom". This shift away from traditional, political protest songs toward poetic surrealism alienated some folk purists, but it set the groundwork for the birth of folk rock and Dylan's legendary electric transition the following year. Preserved in Murray Lerner’s iconic concert film Festival, the 1964 gathering remains a paramount symbol of 1960s counterculture, where traditional American roots music bridged the gap into modern rock consciousness.  
I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because there was really no reason to save it at the time.
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Complete in 20 pages, tabloid-size, one crease across the center, very nice condition.

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