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Article: Bangor's still in folk festival business
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- Portland Press Herald (Portland, ME)
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- August 21, 2005
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From staff reports
Portland Press Herald (Maine)
08-21-2005
Bangor's still in folk festival business
Byline: From staff reports
Edition: FINAL
Section: Audience
For the past several years, Bangor has played host to the National Folk Festival. The National Folk Festival has moved on to a new city, but Bangor is holding a huge folk festival of its own that will nearly be the same as the national shows that have taken place there.
Bangor's new folk festival, the American Folk Festival, runs Friday through Sunday, Aug. 28. Like the National Folk Festival, this festival is free and features a wide variety of talent.
Performers include Tony Ellis, the Skatalites, the Del McCoury Band, Danu, Le Vent ...