Article: Something to look forward to: Eight acts have signed up for 2008 American Folk Festival

BANGOR - Eight performing acts ranging in style from North Indian Kathak dance to Norwegian folk music, along with a country guitarist who is a Maine native, have been added to the lineup for the 2008 American Folk Festival on the Bangor Waterfront, organizers announced Thursday.

More than 20 acts will perform on five stages at the festival, which will be held Aug. 22-24.

The acts announced Thursday are Jason Samuels Smith and Pandit Chitresh Das; Sana Ndiaye; Hector Del Cuerto's Eternal Tango Quartet; Maggie Ingram & The Ingramettes; CASYM Steel Orchestra; Johnny Hiland; the Appalachian trio of Wayne Henderson, Steve Barr and Jacob Eller; and Benedicte Maurseth.

Hiland, who is from ...

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