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Article: National Folk Festival moves on to Virginia Wet weekend lowers attendance in Richmond
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- Bangor Daily News Bangor, ME
- Article date:
- October 10, 2005
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RICHMOND, Va. - The crab cakes were Cajun, the weather was sultry,
and the friendly T-shirted volunteers welcomed everyone with warm
Southern accents. But in most respects, the 67th annual National Folk
Festival, which opened here Friday after spending the past three
years in Bangor, felt like an old friend.
Spread across a historic site along the banks of the James River
in downtown Richmond, seven performance stages shared space with the
booths of food vendors, crafters and sponsors. Golf carts zipped
through the crowds carrying supplies and elderly or disabled
attendees. Festival T-shirts and hats were selling at a brisk pace,
as were music CDs and bottled water.
And the Bucket Brigade ...