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It Was Easy Being Green: Kermit Rocks Newport Folk Festival
Everyone's favorite Muppet sang "The Rainbow Connection" and other classics to help close out the weekend-long festival.
NEWPORT, RI — A sunny weekend of music at Fort Adams State Park wrapped up in the best possible way: with a surprise performance by the original Muppet himself: Kermit the Frog. Kermit was joined by Jim James of My Morning Jacket, singing "The Rainbow Connection" and "If I Had A Song."
The performance was an expected sendoff to the star-studded event, which featured powerhouses like Dolly Parton and Hozier.
Hi-ho, #NewportFolkFest! Thanks for showing this frog some love and singing along with the sweet sound of “Rainbow Connection.” Someday we’ll find it. pic.twitter.com/LIK6KpqrPS
— Kermit the Frog (@KermitTheFrog) July 29, 2019
The sold-out festival ran from Friday to Sunday evening, bringing together thousands both inside the fort and in the water surrounding it.
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"Please welcome my friend, Jim James!" Kermit said in a YouTube video from The Latest Noise, inviting the singer to join him for the second verse of "The Rainbow Connection," as the crowd swayed and joined in.
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