We’re roughly a month away from the 2012 edition of the Newport Folk Festival, and while we still await the daily schedule, we can report that the grandaddy of all music fests has made some final additions to its lineup. Joining the meaty bill, which already features headliners My Morning Jacket and Jackson Browne, will be bluegrass legend Del McCoury and singer-songwriter Tao Rodriguez Seeger (who happens to the grandson of the legendary folkie Pete Seeger). Both McCoury and Seeger will appear as special guests of Preservation Hall Jazz Band for their scheduled set on Saturday afternoon. Additionally, this year’s fest will also feature the Martin Busking Series, which will showcase the talents of two local acts Jonah Tolchin and GraveRobbers, who will appear both on stage and will be busking throughout the festival grounds.

Finally, as we previously reported, the fate of whether The Rolling Stones will actually celebrate their 50th anniversary with some live shows in 2012 seemingly rests on a band meeting next month. While we eagerly await word on what Mick, Keef & Co. decide, earlier this week the band’s iconic lips and tongue got a hip 21st century makeover thanks in part to graphic designer Shepard Fairey, who was commissioned by the band to give it an updated look. Check it out…

Jeffrey Greenblatt

Jeff joined the Hidden Track team full-time in 2008 and helps guide the site in his role as Managing Editor and Social Media Coordinator. Each week Jeff pens Pullin' 'Tubes, Tour Dates and Bloggy Goodness in addition to features, video posts and more. Jeff is a graduate of The George Washington University ('98), with a B.A. in Journalism, and has worked in the media and technology industry for the likes of Scripps Networks Interactive, MTV, VH1, A&E and Joost.

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