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Ken Abrams

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Newport, Providence, Rhode Island
As seen in: WRIU-FM (Kingston, RI), What's Up Newp, Deloitte, NewsBreak, Fierce Healthcare, Modern Healthcare, Our Community Now, Providence Monthly, The Bay Magazine, So Rhode Island, Hey Rhody
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Educator, Writer @ WhatsUpNewp, DJ @WRIU

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Ken Abrams writes about music, the arts, food trends, and more for Hey Rhody Media, where he is Managing Editor. He contributes to national music magazines and websites including No Depression, Folk Radio UK, and Jazz Times. Ken DJ's "The Kingston Coffeehouse," a roots/folk/rock radio show every Tuesday, 6-9 PM on WRIU 90.3 FM. He is a former educator in the Scituate, RI school system where he taught Social Studies for over 30 years.
He is on the board of the Rhode Island Folk Festival, Provide…

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Ten Things I Loved at Newport Folk

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By Ken Abrams
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Another memorable Newport Folk Festival is in the books! Across three sold-out days at Fort Adams State Park, thousands of fans enjoyed a continually evolving event that supports acoustic traditions, indie rock, modern pop, R&B, funk, and, of course, protest music. With too many highlights to mention, here are a few moments that stood out. A Rhody Gem.
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Hey Rhody Interview: Mark Cutler, Newport Folk Festival First Timer

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By Ken Abrams
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When Mark Cutler saw an email asking him to play the Newport Folk Festival in early June, he wasn’t quite sure it was legit. “To be honest, I thought I was being pranked, some kind of scam,” he explains. “And then I found out it was real and I was blown away.” Not that it wasn’t completely unexpected.
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This Day in RI History: July 13, 1948 – US Congressman and Bryant University President Ron Machtley is born

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By Ken Abrams
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On July 13, 1948, former US Congressman and later Bryant University President Ron Machtley was born in Johnston, PA. Machtley attended the U.S. Naval Academy and served in the Navy from 1970-1975. After his service he received his Juris Doctoris from Suffolk UNiversoty Law School in Boston. Machtley ran for the U.S. House of Representatives as a Republican in 1989, and defeated longtime Representative Ferdinand St. Germain. He served in Washington until 1995.
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