It’s here!
You’ve heard about it. You’ve read about it. You’ve been to it before. It’s back. It’s here. It’s this weekend. It’s truly the highlight of my Summer. It’s the American Folk Festival. See you there! <GONE FESTIV’LIN>
You’ve heard about it. You’ve read about it. You’ve been to it before. It’s back. It’s here. It’s this weekend. It’s truly the highlight of my Summer. It’s the American Folk Festival. See you there! <GONE FESTIV’LIN>
Bangor City Councilor Ben Sprague is branching out to host a new podcast about – and for – Maine. He can tell you about it better than I…but his first episode premiered today, and is all about the American Folk Festival. Check it out…it will give you a glimpse into the history of the American […]
Guest post by Bob Duchesne It seems like only yesterday that I was an American Folk Festival rookie. Oh, there are so many things I’ve learned in the ensuing years. Once upon a time, I was an amateur. I merely arrived at the waterfront, eager but clueless. Now I prepare with the zeal of a […]
When I was in college, a roommate of mine gave me the nickname “Sleepy LaBeef” after I fell asleep eating a Steak & Cheese sandwich while watching a ‘90s TV drama (to protect myself, I won’t name the show)…(okay, it was “Dawson’s Creek”…please don’t judge). Later, he informed me that he didn’t come up with […]
If an individual does anything for 30 years, chances are they will get pretty good at it. In the case of Andre Brunet, he’s not only good at it…he’s great at it. “It” is playing the fiddle, and about 12 years ago, he joined up with two other great musicians to form De Temps Antan […]
Guest post by Renee Fournier Each year the folks at the American Folk Festival try to introduce you to new and unfamiliar music. To broaden your cultural horizons and provide you with a little something you may not otherwise hear. Bachatera Andre Veloz is poised and ready to do just that at this year’s festival […]
Guest post by Bob Duchesne We live in a log cabin on a lake in Maine, with a garage full of canoes, kayaks, and water toys. So do you think we can convince family and friends to visit in winter? Don’t be silly. The guest room gets a workout, but only in July and August. […]
With the American Folk Festival less than one month away, the time to plan your weekend is upon us. We are fortunate to have a spectacular array of musical styles on the Bangor Waterfront again this year, and there will be no shortage of arts, culture, and dance to go along with the music. The […]
The Dardanelles are relative newcomers, but this Newfoundland group has prided itself on “changing the way you think about traditional music.” By all indications, so far, so good. “Thanks to the nurturing and support in a lot of cases, a lot of people got turned on to traditional music,” said Tom Power, guitarist and […]
Yahhhhhhhoooooooooooooooooooooooo! That one little word can be said with a wide variety of inflections. There’s the excited “Yahoo!” five-year-olds shout when they get news they are going on a surprise trip to the fair. There’s the mundane “yahoo…” teenagers mutter when they get news they are going on a surprise trip to anywhere. But there’s […]