The 2017 Newport Folk Festival brought three days of Americana, alt-country and (obviously) folk music to Newport, R.I., on the final weekend of July (July 28-30).
Country stars, rock stars, alt-country heroes and bluegrass angels all came together to celebrate Merle Haggard on Thursday night (April 6) in Nashville.
There's plenty of buzz surrounding the new relationship between Avett Brothers' Seth Avett and 'Dexter' actress Jennifer Carpenter, since it was initially reported that Carpenter was the reason Avett split with his wife Susan. Such is not the case, as the couple began dating only recently, after years of friendship and after his marriage had fallen apart.
After chatting with Scott Avett of the Avett Brothers about the band's new album 'The Carpenter' and the emotions he was feeling when he wrote his share of the songs, he was patient enough to answer a few questions that are a little... well, silly.