The 2012 Paste Festival Sessions Sampler

For the second year in a row, Paste joined forces with Sennheiser at the legendary Newport Folk Festival to record unique performances with some of their favorite artists. To top off the intimate atmosphere and high-quality sound, we stepped it up in 2012 by giving fans wireless headphones to enjoy these sessions as they were happening. Now, you can access these sessions from home with a free download of some of these unique recordings. Grab the Paste Festival Sessions Sampler by entering your email in the player below....  read more

Live from Newport Folk: Joel Rafael

For the second year in a row, Paste teamed up with Sennheiser at Newport Folk Festival to capture unique, stripped down performances from the festival’s talented musicians. This year we stepped it up by providing wireless headphones to fans around the festival and allowing them to experience these sessions for themselves as the performances were taking place. In this installment of the series, folk singer-songwriter Joel Rafael plays “Racing and Chasing the Sun.” Check out Rafael’s private performance live from the Paste Ruins at Newport Folk....  read more

12 Newport Acts Share Their Favorite Folk Songs

We asked 12 different acts playing Newport Folk Festival this upcoming weekend to share their favorite traditional folk songs.  read more