![]() She was from Stoughton, Mass., so I thought perhaps she had been invited to the festival because she was a semi-local New Englander. She looked like an unassuming young woman, so it was startling to learn she was the mother of five. When Lori's turn came, she spoke rather quietly. (Taylor is best known as the composer of the song "Wild Thing.") They did a nice (but in retrospect, unmemorable) job. ![]() First up was the duo of Chip Taylor and Carrie Rodriguez. Lori was the third performer, as I remember now, years later. McKenna isn't exactly an unusual surname, but seeing as my friend Tom shared it with her, we went with the coincidence. We picked that tent because one of the performers listed was Lori McKenna. Four or five individual guitarists were seated on a platform, and they took turns singing and playing their songs. Once we arrived and looked at the options, we chose first to walk into a tent that featured a songwriters circle. But hey, it was a free trip to Newport, and it involved music. ![]() I didn't recognize any of the other names on the bill. I'd seen David, Stephen and Graham dozens of times, but that doesn't mean I wouldn't have loved to see and hear them again. We would be missing the previous night's performance of Crosby, Stills & Nash. After glancing at the scheduled lineup, though, I was a bit disappointed. I'd never been to Newport, let alone witnessed one of its big music events. In August 2004, my friend Tom McKenna called a local radio station and won two tickets to spend a day at the Newport Folk Festival. ![]() Rambles.NET: Lori McKenna, The Kitchen Tapes Lori McKenna, ![]()
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