Newport Folk Festival 2011 Day 1

So there it is, the climax of the year gone.  Truth is, if you're a music fan in around these parts, the whole year pretty much revolves around Newport Folk...at least it does for me.  It's the avatar of summer, a microcosm of all that is good in life:  friendship, community, music, collaboration, discovery, beer and sunshine.  On the coldest nights of an unrelenting New England winter there is the knowledge that, unfathomable as it may be, before you know it you'll be back at Fort Adams basking in the sun. By springtime, it starts to feel like a reality again - the lineup is announced, you scramble to absorb all the new music, you buy tickets, the the countdown begins. Then inevitably, in the blink of an eye, it's over and you're left grasping on to the memories.   Here are just a few of our memories from Saturday at Newport...

Photos by Nina Mashurova

Lots more to come on Newport Folk 2011 - stay tuned...