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Folk Fest lineup spreads summer cheer amid snowstorm

Organizers showed they are already hard at work getting the Folk Festival ready by revealing the first wave of performers to join the lineup
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American Folk Festival 2014

BANGOR (NEWS CENTER Maine) — Mainers can thank organizers of the American Folk Festival for reminding them that summer is on the way even as they endure a late-season snowstorm.

As a showcase of America's vast cultural diversity through music, the annual event is a high point of Bangor's social calendar, drawing thousand of visitors to the waterfront. It runs for three days from August 24-26.

FALLING IN LOVE WITH THE AMERICAN FOLK FESTIVAL

On Thursday morning, organizers showed they are already hard at work getting the festival ready by revealing the first wave of performers to join the lineup.

  • Annika Chambers (Blues)
  • Open the Door for Three (Irish)
  • Tuba Skinny (New Orleans Ragtime)
  • Genticorum (Quebecois)
  • Orquestra el Macabaeo (Puerto Rico Salsa)

More performers spanning a range of cultural influences will be announced in the coming weeks.

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