. >> brown: 30-year-old british musician michael kiwanuka calls his music "psychedelic folk soul." ♪ heels of major new exposure through the soundtrack of the hit tv series, "big little lies" at newport, he was a clear favorite of fans, and other musicians. >> i'm working on my career and want to be around for a while, like other singers that inspire me. so i'm not like a mega pop star, but i do my thing. but i think that's really important here, is this good, is that it's music lovers that come and music lovers that play it. so if you get to newport, it means that there's something in your music that is honest or raw or comes from the heart, and i think ever since a young age, that's what i've been trying to do or been inspired by. >> brown: there was one old-time rock star here: rogers waters of "pink floyd." he made a surprise acoustic appearance to help honor the great american folk singer, john prine. waters, as much as anyone here, felt newport's past and present spirit. >> this is about music, but it's also about love. but it's also about protest, because there's a strong trad