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Watch Hozier Sing ‘The Weight’ With Mavis Staples and Joan Baez at Newport Folk Festival


Watch Hozier sing "The Weight" with Mavis Staples and Joan Baez to cap off his headlining set at the Newport Folk Festival.

The sing-along - also featuring Nathaniel Rateliff, Madison Cunningham, Allison Russell, and more - capped off Hozier's headlining set at annual fest Hozier’s mainstage set included duet on 2015’s “Work Song” with Allison Russell as well as his current blockbuster hit “Too Sweet.” The set, taking place at the festival’s 65th anniversary, then ended with an even more classic Newport moment: Baez leading the crowd through an acoustic rendition of “We Shall Overcome,” trading verses with Kaia Kater and William Prince.

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