Article: MAYOR WILDER ANNOUNCES 2008 RICHMOND FOLK FESTIVAL

Article: AMERICAN FOLK FESTIVAL
Bangor Daily News Bangor, ME;  July 17, 2004 ;     359 words ......has shown twice through the National Folk Festival that it knows how to throw a party...from the three-year outlook of the folk festival and to a permanent view of Bangor as...the festival presented. The National Folk Festival cost about $1 million a year. As it...

Article: American Folk Festival seeks 800 volunteers
Bangor Daily News Bangor, ME;  March 24, 2005 ;     673 words ......to commit to making the first American Folk Festival on the Bangor Waterfront as successful as its three-year predecessor, the National Folk Festival. Patterned after the National Folk Festival, the American Folk Festival is Aug. 26-...

Article: PHILADELPHIA FOLK FESTIVAL Announces Stellar Line-Up for 48th Annual Edition.
Pediatrics Week;  May 9, 2009 ;     596 words ......the organizers of the PHILADELPHIA FOLK FESTIVAL unveiled the impressive line-up for...Folksong Society and the Philadelphia Folk Festival to build on the foundation that was...attractions at the 48th annual PHILADELPHIA FOLK FESTIVAL are Sonny Landreth, Del McCoury Band...

Article: Folk festival volunteers a mix of old and new
Bangor Daily News Bangor, ME;  August 11, 2008 ;     536 words ......orientation for volunteers for the American Folk Festival held at Husson College's Richard E...Waterfront attended the event, according to folk festival Executive Director Heather McCarthy...fabric. Modeled after the National Folk Festival, which enjoyed a three- year run here...

Article: Hub folk festival strums up new tuneHub folk fest.
The Boston Herald;  September 24, 1999 ;     659 words ......Boston fans have yearned for a local folk festival that truly defined the state of the genre. With little fanfare, the Boston Folk Festival has taken a stab at that dream. Consider...acts, the same musicians the Newport Folk Festival no longer features prominently. From...

Article: NEA funds to benefit folk festival, arts groups
Bangor Daily News Bangor, ME;  June 30, 2009 ;     310 words ...The American Folk Festival and Maine Indian Basketmakers Alliance...announcement from the NEA. The folk festival, which takes place each summer...executive director of the American Folk Festival. "Obviously it's been a difficult...

Article: PHILADELPHIA FOLK FESTIVAL Reinvents Itself For Its 47th Historic Edition
U.S. Newswire;  April 16, 2008 ;     668 words ......Contact: Lisa Schwartz of Philadelphia Folk Festival, +1-215-247- 1300, pff-press@folkfest...the organizers of the PHILADELPHIA FOLK FESTIVAL, not content to rest on their comfortable...the door to a new crop of dedicated Folk Festival devotees. Among the top attractions...

Article: Qld: Folk festival organiser recognised
AAP General News (Australia);  January 26, 2005 ;     145 words ......Australia) 01-26-2005 Qld: Folk festival organiser recognised The man...the concept of the biggest folk festival in Australia has been recognised...establishment of the Woodford Folk Festival and leadership roles in organisations...

Article: Bangor's hopes high on eve of Folk Festival
Portland Press Herald (Maine);  August 21, 2005 ;     700+ words ......2005 Bangor's hopes high on eve of Folk Festival Byline: Bob Keyes staff writer Edition...biggies still on the docket: the American Folk Festival on the Bangor Waterfront, which opens...a long tradition of excellence. The folk festival is fairly new and still finding its...

Article: It's Here To Stay Organizers announce permanent folk festival on the Bangor Waterfront
Bangor Daily News Bangor, ME;  March 27, 2004 ;     700+ words ......Bangor prepares for the 66th National Folk Festival in August to complete a three-year...take place next summer. The American Folk Festival on the Bangor Waterfront in August...Michael Crowley, chairman of the Bangor folk festival and vice president of Eastern Maine...

Article: National Folk Festival moves on to Virginia Wet weekend lowers attendance in Richmond
Bangor Daily News Bangor, ME;  October 10, 2005 ;     700+ words ......respects, the 67th annual National Folk Festival, which opened here Friday after spending...that there's no such thing as a free folk festival. There were some differences: Beer...festival itself. Now that the National Folk Festival has moved on, Bangor will carry forward...

Article: FOLK/Welcome Leaders welcome neighbors and visitors to the American Folk Festival on the Bangor Waterfront
Bangor Daily News Bangor, ME;  August 13, 2005 ;     700+ words ......Bangor and the premiere of The American Folk Festival on the Bangor Waterfront. We are pleased...the last three years, the National Folk Festival has been the annual event on Bangor...energized by that success, American Folk Festival organizers have sought to spark the...

Article: Music lovers tune up for town's first folk festival
Evening News - Scotland;  August 20, 1999 ;     221 words ...THE organisers of Linlithgow's first folk festival have put together a pre-festival programme...organisers of the event, Linlithgow Folk Festival Association, have also produced a leaflet...event's organisers decided to stage a folk festival in the town as weekend celebrations...

Article: THE AMERICAN FOLK FESTIVAL
Bangor Daily News Bangor, ME;  August 25, 2006 ;     431 words ...When The National Folk Festival came to Bangor, the smallest community...the city launched The American Folk Festival. Despite its past success, the...to the waterfront. The American Folk Festival starts today at 6 p.m. with a...