BANGOR – The American Folk Festival has received a $30,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts, which announced Thursday its first round of funding for fiscal year 2009. The festival was one of 11 Maine organizations that received a total of $190,500 NEA… Read More
BANGOR – As volunteers and a crew from the Charleston Correctional Facility were working Monday to take down the stages and tents that were part of the 2008 American Folk Festival on the Bangor Waterfront, organizers were looking up – at rising attendance figures. Folk… Read More
Johnny Hiland may have been sitting on the stage with a group of award-winning guitar legends, but he got the same typical warm welcome he’d heard all weekend at the 2008 American Folk Festival on the Bangor Waterfront. Mainers, after all, celebrate their own –… Read More
The Rev. Maggie Ingram is a better preacher sitting down than most ministers half her age are standing up. The 87-year-old evangelist, backed by the Ingramettes, is a better gospel singer, too. “We’re not perfect,” she told a crowd at the American Folk Festival on… Read More
BANGOR – As in real estate, the important part for craft vendors in selling merchandise often is location, location, location. That was the case at this weekend’s American Folk Festival on the Bangor Waterfront, and the majority of vendors agreed that this year’s setup was better than at… Read More
Even before the official opening of this year’s American Folk Festival on the Bangor Waterfront, the crowd began to form at the Heritage Stage late Friday afternoon in anticipation of hearing Johnny Hiland, a Down East boy who is now a country musician in Nashville. Read More
One of the stories Chace Jackson likes to tell about his fellow Allagash residents is the one about the day that Clark McBreairte walked on water. “Clark’s 88 years old now, but in his youth, he was very athletic. He worked on the river, driving… Read More
This year, thousands of tourists have flooded Quebec City as it celebrates the 400th anniversary of its founding. Can’t make it to Quebec this year? Don’t worry. The American Folk Festival on the Bangor Waterfront is bringing a bit of Quebec to you when Bangor’s… Read More
The American Folk Festival has become a way for churches and nonprofits to raise money and their profiles in the community. Four Bangor area churches, United Cerebral Palsy and the Children’s Miracle Network will join more than 30 other food vendors Friday, Saturday and Sunday… Read More
BANGOR – “Is this your first time?” That was the most frequently asked question Saturday at an orientation for volunteers for the American Folk Festival held at Husson College’s Richard E. Dyke Center for Family Business. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes =… Read More
BANGOR – With a recent substantial donation from the Stephen and Tabitha King Foundation and gifts from other individuals and companies, the fundraising goal for the American Folk Festival has reached 77 percent. When the Kings learned a few weeks ago that additional funds were… Read More
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. Read More
BANGOR – Organizers of the American Folk Festival on the Bangor Waterfront announced the first 10 of more than 20 performing groups for the August event: . Diunne Greenleaf and Blue Mercy. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes =… Read More
BANGOR – The first 10 of more than 20 performing groups that will be featured in the American Folk Festival on the Bangor Waterfront Aug. 22-24 have been signed up, according to Heather McCarthy, the festival’s executive director. Among the groups already committed are Diunne… Read More
BANGOR – Organizers of the American Folk Festival on the Bangor Waterfront this week announced that several corporate sponsors have stepped up to lead the fundraising efforts for this year’s event set for Aug. 22-24. The fundraising goal is $1,045,000, said Heather McCarthy, the festival’s… Read More
BANGOR – After reviewing donations received at this year’s American Folk Festival, its board has decided to continue free admission in 2008. “We’ve turned the corner as far as creating an event that can support itself with the public’s contributions,” Heather McCarthy, the festival’s executive… Read More
BANGOR – Organizers of last weekend’s American Folk Festival on the Bangor Waterfront announced Wednesday that the fundraising effort to cover the cost for the annual three-day spree of traditional music, dance, crafts and food has exceeded the $1 million mark. “We paid for this… Read More
Hundreds of people, like streams of lava, began to throng the Bangor waterfront at 5 p.m. Friday, Aug. 24, even before the American Folk Festival officially opened. Musicians tested sound systems and waves of fragmented melody drifted out over the gathering crowd, promising the musical delights that were… Read More
BANGOR – When she approached the microphone Monday to brief councilors on last weekend’s American Folk Festival on the Bangor Waterfront, festival chairwoman Maria Baeza confessed she was fighting the urge to break out into her own rendition of the Pointer Sisters’ “I’m So Excited.”… Read More
It was obvious from the get-go that Joan and Horst Kuehn of Hancock are folk festival veterans. For starters, they arrived at 8 a.m. Sunday because they wanted to have front-row seats for The Green Fields of America, an Irish all-star ensemble. It didn’t seem… Read More
BANGOR – Birds and dragons made with hot pulled taffy were created almost magically by Masaji Terasawa – known as “the Candyman” – to the delight of young and old during the weekend American Folk Festival. Adults and children alike sat with mouths open in… Read More
BANGOR – Ingrid Handrahan was tapping her feet Sunday as she sat on the Front Street curb listening to a couple of street performers play their tunes for passers-by. “I think they’re pretty neat,” said the Milbridge woman, a huge smile on her face. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
Frank London’s Klezmer Brass All-Stars’ historical and spiritual forefathers are the legendary Inebriated Orchestra, a roving band of Jewish musicians who supposedly roamed the Eastern European countryside in the 19th century, playing an early version of what became modern-day klezmer. The story goes that the… Read More
Like the weather Saturday afternoon, the musical lineup at the American Folk Festival this year can be described in one word: hot. Wicked hot. Hot like a big mouthful of chili sauce. Hot as the sun beating down while you sit on the big lawn at the Railroad… Read More
Nothing could’ve rained on this parade. A 10-foot-tall stilt walker surrounded by dancers waving flags and shaking sequin-clad hips – aka the Haitian rara band Feet of Rhythm – led crowds of bopping revelers toward the Railroad stage as the American Folk Festival on the Bangor Waterfront opened… Read More
A step dancer and musician who raised the profile of Irish artists in the United States. A gospel group that has influenced everyone from The Temptations to Paul Simon. An Arabic nye player who has fostered understanding through music. A thumb-picking guitarist from Kentucky. A fifth-generation Finnish kantele… Read More
The American Folk Festival on the Bangor Waterfront has provided an added business boost to area hotels, and local shops and restaurants are hoping they, too, will see plenty of visitors. Hotels and motels in the region were already benefiting from the loss of two… Read More
Cultural diversity will waft into Bangor on the wings of music during the American Folk Festival, Friday through Sunday, Aug. 24-26. The music of Poland, Ireland, Jamaica, Arabia, Haiti, Tibet, the Dominican Republic and Finland will turn the Bangor Waterfront into a geographical melange of song, rhythm and… Read More
BANGOR – Organizers of the American Folk Festival have offered a few tips and suggestions to help people planning to attend this weekend’s events at the Bangor Waterfront get the most out of their experience. As has been the case for the last several years,… Read More
BANGOR – With a week to go before the kickoff of the American Folk Festival, organizers said Friday they have reached 78 percent of their $1 million fundraising goal. Each year, it takes a little more than $1 million and about 800 volunteers to put… Read More
BANGOR – Organizers of the American Folk Festival on the Bangor Waterfront, together with the University of Maine Alumni Association and the Bangor Region Development Alliance, announced Monday that there will be a special reception for UM alumni, students and faculty during this year’s festival, set for Aug. Read More
“Free costs $1 million” is the new mantra from organizers of the American Folk Festival. Their message is that although admission to the three-day fete of music, arts and food is free, it costs $1 million each year to stage the event. Without enough corporate, foundation, government and… Read More
“Big Chief” Monk Boudreaux and the Golden Eagles, Mardi Gras Indians, New Orleans, Louisiana The tradition of Mardi Gras Indian tribes dates back more a hundred years. Coming out of black, working-class neighborhoods in New Orleans, the first tribes were formed in the late 19th… Read More
BANGOR – Organizers of the American Folk Festival on the Waterfront announced that the final round of artists have been selected to perform. The annual event will take place Aug. 24-26, drawing thousands of people to revel in the diverse sounds and rhythms reflecting the heart and soul… Read More
BANGOR – Whether you want to satisfy your sweet tooth or a hankering for fiery food, or are in search of healthful organic fare – all with a Maine twist – the American Folk Festival’s Taste of Maine tent is the place for you. Heather… Read More
Organizers of the American Folk Festival on the Bangor Waterfront on Tuesday announced the final round of artists selected to perform. The annual event will take place Aug. 24-26. Nadia Dieudonne and Feet of Rhythm, Raz de Maree, Masaji Candyman, Men in Black, Nadeem Dlaikan… Read More
BANGOR – Organizers of the American Folk Festival on the Bangor Waterfront, scheduled for Aug. 24 to 26, announced six more performers Monday. The first reggae music at the festival will be presented by Morgan Heritage, a family band offering harmonies with a spiritual beat. Read More
The American Folk Festival, now in its third year (sixth if you count the three National Folk Festivals before it), has reached a critical juncture. “Four of the five years we’ve done it, we’ve just barely had enough to put it on,” said Heather McCarth,… Read More
162,000 folks set record at Bangor fest Crowd more than double that of first festival five years ago
BANGOR – Even before the dust from last weekend’s American Folk Festival had fully settled, organizers and supporters were chalking up another resounding success. The folk festival, which ran from Friday through Sunday, broke another attendance record, topping last year’s crowd of 145,000 by an… Read More
BANGOR – It was bound to happen sometime. After four consecutive festival years without a drop of rain, a cold shower started to fall as Sunday’s final acts took the stage for the finale of the 2006 American Folk Festival on the Bangor Waterfront. But… Read More
BANGOR – A young woman fell about 15 feet from a train trestle early Sunday morning, landing in the Kenduskeag Stream. Police reported that her condition “wasn’t good” after rescuers pulled her out of the water and took her to Eastern Maine Medical Center. Bangor… Read More
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BANGOR – On any of the three days of this year’s American Folk Festival, it was nice to pause a moment amid the huge, mostly well-behaved crowds, the mercifully perfect weather and the enticing smells of curry and cinnamon and garlic and coffee, and to close your eyes,… Read More
Hansel and Gretel had bread crumbs, Dorothy walked the yellow brick road, and American Folk Festival-goers had only to follow the trail of napkins, paper plates, cups and other debris on the ground to find their way this weekend to food vendors and stage areas. Read More
The early evening sun shone like a spotlight Friday as the crowd enveloped the Bahamas Junkanoo Revue. At one point, lime-green plumes and mirror-studded turquoise headdresses were all you could see of the group, but the groan of tubas, shriek of whistles and lively beat of drums let… Read More
The American Folk Festival on the Bangor Waterfront is all about tradition. And while I’m not sure anyone would call me folksy, I’ve started a few traditions of my own at the festival. Not surprisingly, many of them revolve around shopping. No visit to the… Read More
As late August rolls around, Langston Longley has been keeping a closer eye on the weather. Many in Maine would love to deal with the temperate conditions in Longley’s hometown of sunny Miami. But the situation there can change rapidly, as Longley, founder of… Read More
When The National Folk Festival came to Bangor, the smallest community to host the three-day event, there were doubts that the city was up to the task. The doubters were proved wrong and last year the city launched The American Folk Festival. Despite its past success, the festival… Read More
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In marriage, it’s called the seven-year itch. In college, it’s the sophomore slump. But what happens in the fifth year of a major music festival? “That depends,” said Julia Olin, executive director of the National Council for the Traditional Arts in Silver Spring, Md. “The… Read More
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BANGOR – When The American Folk Festival on the Bangor Waterfront made its debut a year ago, the state’s first racino was more than two months away from opening. But if New Year’s Eve and the Fourth of July are any indication, festival weekend could… Read More
Lucy Anna and Eli Clein like the music, and all the different people, but what do the 6-year-old brother and 7-year-old sister really love about the American Folk Festival? “The egg rolls,” Lee Clein of Bangor said, laughing. “That’s something they’ve really latched onto. My… Read More
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Now in its fifth year, the folk festival – three as the National Folk Festival and two as the American Folk Festival – has become a tradition in Bangor, the perfect way to move and groove through some of the last lazy days of summer. Read More
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With the start of The American Folk Festival on the Bangor Waterfront just three days away, it’s crunch time for those whose job it is to get the festival site ready for the tens of thousands of people expected to attend. Final preparations for the… Read More
Maine’s craft heritage runs as old and deep as granite in the state’s history. Those seeking a feast for the eyes as well as the ears this weekend at The 2006 American Folk Festival will find plenty to delight the tactile and visual senses. The… Read More
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WERU-FM, a nonprofit community radio station, will broadcast live performances and interviews during two days of the American Folk Festival in Bangor later this month, the station said Monday. As a noncommercial radio station, WERU-FM 89.9 and 102.9 is able to broadcast live from the… Read More
The “first lady” of gospel music, blues guitarist Robert Belfour and a reunion of performers from the long-running “Stacey’s Country Jamboree” will be part of the Aug. 25-27 American Folk Festival on the Bangor Waterfront. The musicians are among an additional round of performers announced… Read More
BANGOR – The second round of performers for the American Folk Festival on the Bangor Waterfront was announced Tuesday morning by festival organizers. Heather McCarthy, executive director for the AFF, and Brad Ryder, chairman of the festival board of directors, announced that such diverse styles… Read More
Can you hear the music just over the horizon? The 2006 American Folk Festival on the Bangor Waterfront is just five months away – Aug. 25, 26, and 27, when once again, Bangor’s waterfront parks will be filled with music, song, and dance from the world’s best traditional… Read More
BANGOR – It’s only February, but preparations for the second annual American Folk Festival on the Bangor Waterfront Aug. 25-27 are well under way. The first seven of more than 20 performing groups were announced Wednesday by festival organizers. Stymied in 2005 when a flight… Read More
BANGOR – With two Cajun groups and one Creole jazz band, performers from Louisiana were well-represented at the American Folk Festival last weekend in Bangor. Unfortunately, returning to the Big Easy on Monday proved not so easy for them after Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans. Read More
The music was over, everyone was stuffed full of tasty food, and the waterfront was empty. After the American Folk Festival ended on Sunday afternoon, all that was left to do was clean up. “I’m actually standing in a pile of trash,” Heather McCarthy, executive… Read More
It’s the same old song and dance – and that’s a good thing. The American Folk Festival on the Bangor Waterfront made its debut over the weekend, a follow-up to the National Folk Festival’s landmark three-year stay here. It was clear that the city has been there, done… Read More
They came by bus and bike, in cars and kayaks, on foot and strollers. Some festivaled solo, others in packs. Most arrived accompanied by a few close friends or a handful of family. They came for the fun, the food, the festive atmosphere and to… Read More
“Aloha, Maine! It’s so good to be here on the island of Bangor!” The Hawaiian word “Aloha” is a warmly inclusive word with multilayered meanings of love, mercy, compassion, blessings, greetings and farewell. And the Saturday afternoon performance of Hawaiian slack-key guitarists Cyril Pahinui and… Read More
Pick it up, Bangor. That’s what Lester “Ska” Sterling, alto sax player for the Skatalites, commanded the crowd to do at the band’s Friday night performance on the Kenduskeag Dance Stage. And they did, with great enjoyment. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More
Cephas & Wiggins and Bettye LaVette treated festivalgoers Friday night to a history of the blues in back-to-back performances on the Penobscot Stage. John Cephas and Phil Wiggins revealed the roots of the blues that cling to the dark dirt deep down in the Piedmont… Read More
It is impossible to not dance to salsa music. You can try to resist, but it’s futile: Your hips will start to twitch, your feet will start to move, and try as you might, your body can’t help but wiggle around, whether you know how to salsa or… Read More
Bangor’s rivers have a rich history of logging, but “wood” never blended so beautifully with the waterways as on Saturday, when Tony Ballog & The Golden Strings played traditional Hungarian music on amber-hued string instruments at Two Rivers Stage. Two violins, a bass and the cymbalom, Hungary’s version… Read More
Maybe Del McCoury missed out on the late ’60s and early ’70s, perhaps lying low in some hollow – make that “holler” – in the hills of Tennessee, letting the tie-dyed, hippie influences on bluegrass roll on past him. To see McCoury and his band… Read More
For weeks, people in Bangor and beyond have been abuzz. They’ve all asked themselves – and their friends – the same question: “How will the American stack up to the National?” The answer revealed itself slowly as The American Folk Festival on the Bangor Waterfront… Read More
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They work behind the scenes, and, if they’re good, they go unnoticed. They come early and they stay late. They work for pay vastly disproportionate to the services they provide. They are the kind of people Jackson Browne would write a song about. They are… Read More
Latin dancing, for women, is about following. Grasping lightly his shoulder and hand. Focusing on his rhythm – back and forth. Intuiting his step – left, right, left. Trusting his lead. Maria Baeza, a 56-year-old therapist with curly, dark hair and coffee-colored skin, says those… Read More
The word on the street is that the inaugural year of The American Folk Festival on the Bangor Waterfront will be just as successful as the three-year run of the National Folk Festival. The American Folk Festival, a local spinoff of the National, runs Aug. Read More
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All the cooking demonstrations take place on Sunday, Aug. 28. Delia Michaud will demonstrate Argentinian cuisine at noon; Maria Rave will prepare Brazilian fare at 1 p.m.; Lillian Lo will make Chinese food at 2 p.m. while the Dar family and Hampden resident Aniko Fulep are scheduled to… Read More
MAINE/Events A sampling of things to do around the state before and after The American Folk Festival
. Aug. 18 Blueberry Festival, a small festival featuring nonprofit vendors selling jams, muffins, pies, gifts and crafts, with special entertainment for children, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Rangeley Inn Green, Main Street, Rangeley. Contact: Patty Kolva, Rangeley Boosters Club, 864-5599, (800) 685-2537, mtlakes@rangeley.org, and www.rangeleymaine.com. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
Mark your calendars now for The American Folk Festival on the Bangor Waterfront in August 2006 and 2007. Plan for another fantastic weekend of music, dance, fun and food for the entire family. The AFF will continue to present an outstanding blend of arts, music, folk arts and… Read More
Welcome to Bangor and the premiere of The American Folk Festival on the Bangor Waterfront. We are pleased to share with you this extraordinary collection of performing and traditional artists from the Americas and the world. For the last three years, the National Folk Festival… Read More
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From 2002 to 2004, the city of Bangor was host to the 64th, 65th and 66th National Folk Festivals, celebrating traditional performing arts from cultures around the globe and entertaining tens of thousands of people each year. As the Bangor Waterfront has drawn more and more Folk Festival… Read More
The Folk Arts Marketplace at the American Folk Festival features artisans who sell traditional crafts created as part of their cultural experience here in Maine, or part of their heritage before moving to the Pine Tree State. This year, baskets, pottery, braided rugs and woodcarvings are among the… Read More
Saturday: 1 p.m. Children’s Area; Sunday: 4 p.m. Children’s Area Go almost anywhere in the state of Maine, and you’ll find people who know about Tony the “Bug Man.” Maine Discovery Museum’s natural history educator, Tony Sohns has brought his science programs to audiences from… Read More
Saturday: 4 p.m. Children’s Area; Sunday: 2 p.m. Children’s Area Greg Boardman has practiced his unique brand of fiddling throughout Maine and beyond for more than three decades. His love of Maine fiddling brought him early to the feet of local old-time masters such as… Read More
Saturday: 1:40 p.m., Two Rivers; Sunday: 1 p.m. Heritage, 4:15 p.m. Penobscot. Tony Ellis is a banjo and fiddle player of astounding skill and innovation, a legend among people who really know bluegrass and old-time music. Ellis was born in Sylva, N.C., in 1939. The… Read More
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The National Folk Festival, which enlivened the Bangor waterfront for the past three summers, appealed to a broad spectrum of people young and old. Now 2005 American Folk Festival organizers have an equally rich lineup of artists and exhibitors to entertain different age groups and people from diverse… Read More
Friday: 7 p.m. parade from Heritage to Railroad; Saturday: 12:30 p.m. Children’s Area, 7 p.m. parade from Heritage to Railroad; Sunday: 12:45 p.m. Children’s Area The Bahamian Junkanoo parade, featuring vibrant percussive music and elaborate costumes, is one of the most prominent symbols of South… Read More
Saturday: 2 p.m. Children’s Area; Sunday: 3 p.m. Children’s Area Les Pieds Rigolants (“The Giggling Feet”) is an ensemble of young dancers from Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, the state’s largest Franco-American community. Their specialty is the percussive dance style of French Canada known as la gigue. Known… Read More
The American Folk Festival on the Bangor Waterfront celebrates the rich traditional folk, ethnic and tribal cultures of the people of Maine and the United States. The nation’s earliest immigrants and settlers brought the music, arts and customs of their countries of origin with them to their new… Read More
Friday: 8 p.m. Kenduskeag; Saturday: 1 p.m. Railroad, 5 p.m. Kenduskeag The Skatalites are living musical legends, founding fathers of the modern Jamaican sound. Four decades ago, the group virtually invented ska, the upbeat dance music that spawned rock steady and reggae, and inspired three… Read More
Saturday: 3 p.m. Railroad, 8:45 p.m. Railroad The Del McCoury Band’s first-rate instrumental work and vocal firepower combined with deep-rooted dedication to bluegrass heritage have kept this family band a favorite with traditionalists. Its eclectic and adventurous repertoire also has gained it a host of… Read More
Cajun cuisine, including crawfish, alligator, shrimp scampi, garlic shrimp, crab cakes and oysters Hammerhead’s Seafood googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i = 0; i < slot_sizes.length; i++) { if (isMobileDevice())… Read More