In January, Festival Network still owed money to the state of Rhode Island for last year's events. When the company defaulted and the Department of Environmental Management voided the contract, Wein stepped in.
"I couldn't let the festivals die," the 83-year-old impresario said yesterday from his home in New York. "That's my life, those two festivals."
Wein said Environmental Management, which operates Fort Adams State Park in Newport, granted his request to negotiate a contract to produce the festivals. His production team has said it will be holding the folk festival July 31-Aug. 2 and the jazz festival Aug. 7-9 at Fort Adams State Park.
Wein's return comes after last year's successful folk fest, which generated fresh buzz with indie-rock acts such as Cat Power and the Black Crowes and higher attendance than in previous years.
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