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The American Folk Festival Program is produced by
To support the festival through a financial contribution or volunteering, please contact Heather McCarthy at 207-992-2630 or heather@americanfolkfestival.com
A MILLION DOLLARS OF FUN ALL FOR FREE FELICIA K. KNIGHT Welcome to the American Folk Festival on the Bangor Waterfront! With apologies to The Barenaked Ladies, if I had a million dollars, I could buy the American Folk Festival on the Bangor Waterfront. “Buy” is probably the wrong word. Support is better. I love welcoming people to the American Folk Festival — especially for the first time — and showing them the beautiful Bangor Waterfront overlooking the mighty Penobscot River. I enjoy this because I remember when no one said “beautiful” and “Bangor Waterfront” in the same sentence, unless they were dreaming. Lucky for all of us, back then a few people were dreaming (I’m looking at you, John Rohman.) and had a vision for what the waterfront could become, and over time it did. I was working at the National Endowment for the Arts in Washington, DC, (which provides grant support) when the festival transitioned from the National Folk Festival to the American Folk Festival. Bangor’s embrace of the festival was a national success story—viewed as a textbook execution of how to present and celebrate folk and traditional art and artists, while engaging widespread support. I’ve been attending the festival for most of the past 15 years, and it continues to be the best entertainment value of the summer. Or ever. Because admission is free. Now, in order for the festival to be free to the public, the organizers must raise $1 million. In New York City, one million dollars will buy you 366 square feet of real estate. (That’s a little larger than the festival booth where you can find blueberry and strawberry shortcake — a festival favorite.) But in Bangor, Maine, $1 million buys you twoand-a-half days of music from around the world, food from multiple cultures, and folk and traditional arts from across the centuries. You can sit in the gorgeous Maine outdoors and listen all day and into the night. If you want, the only thing you have to spend is the energy to walk from tent to tent. Or — you can be personally invested in this fantastic event and kick in to the “Bucket Brigade.” This brigade of volunteers strolls the festival each year, and attendees who are so inclined drop a donation into the bucket. A suggested donation is $10 per person per day or $20 per family per day. You may be thinking, “Well, if it’s free, then why should I spend money to go?” A legitimate question. Here’s another one: Why donate to any non-profit? To show your support, your appreciation for its mission, and its value to the community. You do it to make sure it’s always there to serve everyone, not just those who can afford it. Keeping the festival free maintains the spirit of the folk and traditional arts, which often are handed down through generations. It keeps it unique and especially attractive to out-of-state visitors who’re spending time in Vacationland. It’s also attractive to those of us who live here. I love the idea of quality art, free for the partaking. The American Folk Festival is an economic engine driving visitors and dollars into the greater Bangor area. (At last count, just under $15 million annually.) It was the original spark that ignited development of the waterfront and turned it into a summer destination. The festival is a family-friendly event that allows everyone to enjoy a multi-cultural experience they otherwise may not have the resources to attend — and certainly not all in one place. It’s a wholly uplifting event that celebrates history, heritage, and tradition — things we appreciate here in Maine. So, when you see a smiling volunteer with a bucket, think of all the work that has gone into bringing the waterfront to life for the weekend, and make a donation. Thank you, in advance. And have a wonderful time at the festival! Felicia K. Knight is president of The Knight Canney Group, a strategic consultancy based in Portland, Me. She is a former resident of Bangor who returns frequently — especially the weekend before Labor Day.
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MARKETPLACE
Vendor
Items to be Sold
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Pendants, Necklaces, Rings, Earrings, Bracelets, Barrettes, Men’s Jewlery,
Beast Feast Maine
Bbq Sauce, Hot Sauce, Rubs, Specialty Sauces
Captain Mowatt’s
Hot Sauce, Bbq Sauce, Fiery Foods
Caricatures by PJ
MoonCrazy Fibre Arts
Felt Soaps, Naked Soaps, Cat Toys, Eye Pillows, Hand Knit Items, Hand Spun Yarn, Dryer Balls, Hemp Bracelets, Soap Dishes
Mountain Mama of Maine
Salves, Oils, Aromatherapy Misters, Aftershave, Scrubs, Steam, Soap
Hand-Drawn Caricatures
Native Arts Gallery
Native Arts Jewelry
Circle Stone Designs
Earrings, Bracelets, Necklaces, Rings, Hair Pins, Belt Buckles, Tie Clips, Cuff Links
Naturally Bee-Ewe-Tiful
Skin Care Items Including: Soaps, Lotions, Hand Creams, Lip Balms, And Perfumes
Dan Johnson Designs
Watercolor Paintings, Printed Wood As Trivets, Placemats, Coasters
No Repeats Fiberworks
Crocheted Hats, Needle Felted Flowers, Scarves, Tapestry Project Bags
Dick’s Stix
Walking Sticks, Canes, Slab Wood Benches
Norembega Woodcarvers
Carved Flora, Fauna, And Scenes Of Maine
Dog Island Fleece
Animals And Characters Made Out Of Fleece
Northern Solstice Alpaca Farm
Down to Earth Pottery
Plates, Bowls, Mugs, Butter Dishes, Jars, Platters, Pitchers, Vases, Soap Dishes, Toothbrush Holders
Raw Alpaca Fiber, Alpaca Roving, Alpaca Yarn, Hats, Mittens/Gloves, Socks, Blankets, Sweaters, Scarves, Felted Alpaca Items, Rugs
Erbe’s Closet
Bracelets, Necklaces, Anklets, Watches, Pins
Old Port Wool and Textile Co.
Capes, Shawls, Jackets, Blankets
Fields of Dreams of Soaps
Variety Of Soaps And Gift Sets
Remarkable Blackbird
Henna, Henna Kits, Henna Inspired Art
Forever Boards
Variety Of Cutting Board And Serving Trays
S Designs
Flower Vases, Yarn Bowls, Ring Holders, Spoon Rests, Platters, And Dip Bowls
Fudgin’ It
24-30 Different Flavors Of Fudge
Seamack Designs
Green Mountain Enamel Works
Earrings, Neckalces, Barrettes, Pins, Dishes, Boxes
Gryffon Ridge Spice Merchants
Various Spices, Blends, Salts, Chile Powders, Whole Chiles, Sugars
Earrings, Ear Cuffs, Charms, Pins, Necklaces, Bracelets, Bangels, Rings, Toe Rings, Tie Tacks, Barrettes, Hair Adornments, Mobiles, Pendulums, Sun Catchers
Simply Prudence Creations
Variety Of Catcher Bags
Herb and Vine at Common Folk Farm
Teas, Seasonings, Potpourri, Herbal Jams, Herbal Jellies, Cookies, Soups, Salad Dressings, Catnip Products, Lavender Sachets, Herbal Garden Accessories,
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Earrings, Bracelets, Flatwear Jewelry, Mosiac Mirrors, Handpainted Glass And Porcelain Ornaments
Journee Designs
Hair Barrettes, Pony Tail Holders, Reading Glass Holders, Employment Badge Holders, Accessories
Syn-Cyr-Ly-Sisters
Mittens Made From Repurposed Sweaters
Todd’s Original Salsa
Leatherworkers
Belts, Buckles, Bags, Purses, Dop Kits, Barrettes, Wallets, Check Book Covers, Coin Purses, Pouches, Portfolios, Back Packs, Caps, Sheepskin - Hats, Slippers, And Headbands
Mild, Medium, Hot, Habanero, And Traditional Salsa; Garlic Jalapeno Pickels, Possibly Maple, Pineapple, And Chipotle Salsa
Winter Lathe Woodworking
Wooden Bowls, Turned Wooden Boxes, Wooden Ink Pens
Worcester’s Wild Blueberries
Jams, Jellys, Bbq Sauce, Moose Juice, Syrup, Vinaigrette, Honey, Pie Filling, Chutney
Lightwing Designs
Necklaces, Earrings, Pins, Bracelets, Kaleidoscopes
Molten Mama Lampwork Beads
Necklaces, Earrings, Pendants, Accessories, Loose Beads
Bracelets,
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FOOD
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Main Food Court
Fresh Cut French Fries, Fresh Cut Potato Chips, Onion Rings, Limeade, Iced Chai, Iced Cappacino, Corn Dogs,
Mr. Jacks Catering Service Inc
Main Food Court
Lemonade, Fruit Smoothie, Unsweetened Iced Tea, Hot Chocolate, Water, Coke-Iced Tea
Hot Dogs, Burgers, Deep Fried Mac And Cheese, Pulled Pork, Steak Tip Sub, Turkey Legs, French Fries, Chicken Tenders
Aucoin #1 MFC
Main Food Court
Nickerson’s Kettle Korn
Railroad Food Court
Kettle Korn
Crescent Foods
Main Food Court
Benevolent Burrito, Vegetarian Wrap, Portabello Wrap, Spinach Quesadilla, Herbal Iced Tea, Lemonade
OHI
Main Food Court
Blueberry Smoothies, Blueberry Coffee
Organo Gold
Main Food Court
Hot Coffee, Iced Coffee, Hot Tea, Iced Tea, Mocha, Iced Mocha, Hot Chocolate, Supreme Specialty, Latte, Iced Latte, Smoked Beef Jerky
Pizza Pie on the Fly
Main Food Court
Pizza By The Slice
Pure Pops
Children’s Village
All Natural Organic Popsicles
Que Quesadilla
Main Food Court
Roasted Red Pepper Quesadilla, Black Bean Quesadilla, Chicken Quesadilla, Pesto Quesadilla, Hand Cut Sweet Potato Fries, Lemonade
Siri Grill
Dance Food Court
Thai Grill Chicken, Veggie Fried Rice/Noodles, Fried Plantains, Veggie Eggroll
St. George Greek Orthodox Church
Main Food Court
Coffee, Tea, Lemonade, Spanakopita, Stuffed Grape Leaves, Gyros, Souvlaki, Athenian Burger, Greek Combo Platter, Baklava, Kourambiethes, Rizogalo
Stone Fox Farm Creamery
Main Food Court
Ice Cream, Frappes, Ice Cream Bar
Taste of India
Main Food Court
Samosa, Onion Bhaji, Nan, Garlic Nan, Chiken Tikka Masala, Chicken Curry, Lamb Curry, Mixed Vegetable Curry, Chana Masala, Mango Lassi
The Smoothie Shack
Railroad Food Court
Smoothies, Wraps
Three Leaf Foods
Main Food Court
Veggie Wrap, Sauteed Fresh Vegies With With Tofu Or Chicken
Vicky’s Thai Food
Main Food Court
Crab Rangoon, Chiken Satay, Thai Lomein Vegetable, Pad Thai Vegetable, Thai Fried Rice Vegetable, Sweet And Sour Chicken, Garlic Chicken, Broccoli Chicken, Cashew Nut Chicken
Whoopie Pie Café
Main Food Court
Variety Of Whoopie Pies
Yogi’s Traveling Kitchen
Main Food Court
Doughboys, Funnelcake
Dip’em Donuts
Main Food Court
Mini Donuts, Mini Dount Ice Cream Sundae, Iced Coffee, Hot Coffe/Tea,
Dorr Lobster Co. Inc.
Dance Food Court
Lobster Roll, Crabmeat Roll, Clam Chowder, Haddock Chowder, Cape Cod Potato Chips, Whoopie Pies
Fast Eddie’s
Dance Food Court
Shakes, Ice Cream, Root Beer Floats, Sea Dog Biscuits, Shaved Ice
Fat Guys Concession
Main Food Court
Sausage Sub, Steak Sub, Combo Sub, Kielbasa Sub, Burgers, Hot Dogs
First Congregational Church of Brewer
Railroad Food Court
Root Beer Float, Other Flavor Float
Hammerhead’s Seafood
Railroad Food Court
Jambalaya, Bourbon Chicken, Alligator Bites, Crawfish Etouffee, Cajun Crab Cakes, Po-Boys - Bourbon Chicken/Fried Crawfish, Cajun Sampler, New Oreleans Beignets
Hampden Congregational
Main Food Court
Strawberry Shortcake, Blueberry Shortcake, Coffee, Tea, Hot Chocolate
Happy Cow Ice Cream
Railroad Food Court
Ice Cream
Hewes Chowder
Main Food Court
Seafood Chowder
Jeff’s Blooming Onion
Main Food Court
Blooming Onion
JoJo’s Kettle Corn
Dance Food Court
Kettle Corn, Savory Flavored Popcorn, Cotton Candy, Slush Puppy, Pucker Powder
Maine Dish
Main Food Court
Lobster Roll, Crabmeat Roll, Hand Cut French Fries, Deep Fried Cheesecake With Assorted Sauces, Chicken Fingers, Coffee
Maine Fare Food
Dance Food Court
Quesadillas, Veggie Burger, Nachos, Shakes, Hot Tea, Cold Tea, Coffee, Hot Cocoa, Mocha Dream
Moe’s Original BBQ
Dance Food Court
Pulled Pork, Smoked Turkey, Ribs, Wings, Cucumber/Watermelon Salad, Marinated Slaw
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Preston Shannon Memphis Blues Preston Shannon was born to sharecroppers in Olive Branch, Mississippi in 1947 and has risen to be hailed with the title “The King of Beale Street.” Those that love the blues know that Beale Street in Memphis, Tennessee is the place to be if you are in the “Blues Business.” Shannon brings the birthplace of The Blues with him every time he enters the stage. Growing up as the youngest of 11 children, Shannon describes his parents as devout Pentecostals, with his father often preaching and his mother being a missionary. “In those days, we listened to gospel on the radio. Only gospel. When my parents came home and caught me listening to the blues, they would say, ‘Turn off that devil music!’” So Shannon’s brother gave
him his own transistor radio that he would hide underneath his pillow and he could listen at night. Shannon explains how he came to see the blues as his life’s work, “When I was young, there were three kinds of music: Blues, Gospel and Country. I can play country maybe but I need to feel it, you know? A feeling can’t be taught.” According to Shannon, it’s the artist’s job to present the music to the people. “If I can make you feel what I feel, even a little bit, I am satisfied. I want you to forget your problems even for a short time and if I do, I have fulfilled my purpose.” Shannon has also played in Rockland at the Blues Festival in 2011. “Maine has great people and I am looking forward to a lobster and seeing all those friendly faces!”
Friday / BDN Railroad Stage / 9:30 p.m. Saturday / LL Bean Penobscot Stage / 12:15 p.m. (World Guitar Showcase) Saturday / BDN Railroad Stage / 4:30 p.m. Saturday / BSB Dance Pavilion / 7:30 p.m. Sunday / BSB Dance Pavilion / 4:15 p.m.
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Wylie & the Wild West Western Music “Yahhoooooooooooooooooooooooo!” That’s not just an expression of excitement about Wylie & the Wild West’s return to the American Folk Festival on the Bangor Waterfront. But Wylie is the writer and performer behind the nowlegendary yodel jingle for Yahoo! “I was expecting to write that three minute song that was a hit on Nashville radio,” said Wylie Gustafson. “Instead, I wrote a three-note song that was part of a commercial.” The Yahoo jingle that changed Gustafson’s life was written and recorded almost 20 years ago when the internet company was just going public. Before that and since then, Wylie & the Wild West
have played thousands of gigs around the world with their unique brand of goodtime Cowboy music. “My father was a cowboy singer. He wasn’t a professional, but he knew a lot of great old cowboy songs,” said Gustafson. “I grew up in a cowboy family, listening to him play those songs and was always fascinated with the cowboy lyrics.” While Wylie & The Wild West will entertain AFF crowds with cowboy music from various origins, Wylie actually began playing music in a rock ‘n’ roll band. “My brother, who was 4 years older than me, needed a cheap bass player for his high school rock ‘n’ roll band and I told him I’d play for free if I got to be on stage. We
played a lot of Chuck Berry, Rolling Stones and Beatles type of stuff.” The group has been around for more than 25 years, and Wylie has recorded more than 20 albums. Wylie & the Wild West will be returning to the American Folk Festival for the first time since 2003. “There’s something about Maine that reminds me of Montana and Alaska,” said Gustafson. “A lot of our music is about the landscape, and when I was in Maine I remembered the beautiful landscapes and the people. I just felt at home there,” said Gustafson. “There’s something about the flavor of Maine that reminded me of home.”
Friday / BDN Railroad Stage / 8:30 p.m. Saturday / BSB Dance Pavilion / 12:45 p.m. Sunday / BDN Railroad Stage / 1 p.m. Sunday / LL Bean Penobscot Stage / 3:30 p.m. (Song Traditions Showcase) Sunday / BSB Dance Pavilion / 5:30 p.m.
Big Apple Food Stores welcome the
American Folk Festival Stop into one of our 78 Big Apple Food Stores throughout Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont to find deals on everything you need.
COLD BEVERAGES · ICE · SNACKS
COFFEE · GROCERIES · GASOLINE
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Mickey Galyean Bluegrass Bluegrass master Mickey Galyean is one of the artists returning to the American Folk Festival for a repeat performance this year. You may remember him from 2011 when he performed as part of the band Rich in Tradition. Galyean looks fondly back on his year playing here in Bangor, although the weather left a little to be desired as it was the year of the Hurricane Irene. Galyean is now the lead of bluegrass powerhouse - Mickey Galyean and Cullen’s Bridge. They will be bringing their fast paced, hard driving traditional mountain bluegrass all the way up to Maine from their home of Lowgap, North Carolina. After the passing of his father, Cullen Galyean, in 2010, Mickey Galyean felt a strong desire to keep the music of his father alive. Cullen Galyean left a legacy of traditional mountain bluegrass music,
and with this rich bluegrass heritage in mind, Mickey put together his band, “Cullen’s Bridge.” They perform a wide range of bluegrass, including music that Cullen wrote, original music written by the band and bluegrass classics as well. While honoring Cullen Galyean, the band also draws influences from the Stanley Bros, Bill Monroe, Flatt and Scruggs, and Del McCoury. Mickey Galyean grew up playing music from rock n’ roll to country gospel but his attention is now focused on traditional bluegrass. He possess a rare and powerful voice that gives harmony singers the foundation on which to build rich harmonies around him.
Other members of Cullen’s Bridge are bass player Brad Hiatt (who was also a member of Rich in Tradition), singer and banjo player Rick Pardue, and fiddler Billy Hawks.
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Imamyar Hasanov Azerbaijan
Saturday / EMHS Two Rivers Stage / 12:15 p.m. Saturday / LL Bean Penobscot Stage / 3:30 p.m. Saturday / EMHS Two Rivers Stage / 5:30 p.m. (World Drums Showcase) Sunday / EMHS Two Rivers Stage / 1:15 p.m. Sunday / EMHS Two Rivers Stage / 3:15 p.m. (World Fiddle Showcase)
There is a simple beauty in music connecting with a listener for the first time. In four years of presenting the Folk Festival, this connection has inspired people time and again. And when Imamyar Hasanov takes the stage, that inspiration will be abundantly present. Hasanov plays the kamancha, an ancient stringed musical instrument of Azerbaijan played with a bow. The great Azerbaijani composer Uzeyir Hajibeyov described the sound of the kamancha as “perfect and close to a human voice, the best of all melodic instruments.” The first known written reference to the kamancha dates from the 12th century B.C. For centuries it has been revered as an exceptional instrument for use in courtly, folk, religious and secular settings. The kamancha is ancestor to most modern European and Asian bowed instruments. Imamyar Hasanov is considered by many, as the preeminent kamancha artist, a true virtuoso. He is a native of Baku, Azerbaijan, and began playing at the age of 7. He earned his Master’s Degree in Art and Music from the Azerbaijan State Conservatory. He
has won numerous awards for his artistry and has performed at festivals all over the world. Imamyar has dedicated his life to fostering the vitality and public appreciation of Azeri traditional music. He currently works as the Global Music Director for the San Francisco World Music Festival. In 2013 the Department of Music at Stanford University, in conjunction with the World Music Festival, offered a course on the music and culture of Azerbaijan—intended to help promote world music and global activism. The course was co-taught by Hasanov and Krystal Barghelame, M.A., who provided the academic and contextual material. Dr. Stephen Sano, department chair offered “In a class where you have students from all different backgrounds, Mr. Hasanov is able to tune in to what each student’s background is, whether an Arabic oud [a mandolin-like instrument] or a violin—he can tune into instruments and students in a beautiful way,” Together with percussionist Pexhham Akhavass, Hasanov will perform the enchanting and captivating melodies of Azerbaijan at the Folk Festival stages.
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INFORMATION Welcome to the 2015 American Folk Festival on the Bangor Waterfront, the 14th year of an annual celebration of authentic traditional arts. We hope that you enjoy this year’s festival, and that you’ll make your plans to experience this grand event with the help of the information in this program guide. 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 across the globe and entertaining tens of thousands of people each year. After a very successful three-year run, the community launched the American Folk Festival on the Bangor Waterfront in 2005, carrying on the tradition established by the National Folk Festival. The American Folk Festival is a nonprofit organization, working in partnership with the City of Bangor, Penquis, the National Council for the Traditional Arts, and the Maine Folklife Center at the University of Maine. The AFF has proven that authentic traditional arts have a long-lasting place in the heart of Bangor. This year’s American Folk Festival features 16 performing groups for your enjoyment. Plus, mark your calendars for Aug. 26-28, 2016 for next year’s American Folk Festival on the Bangor Waterfront, when we will celebrate 15 years of Festival magic on the Bangor Waterfront!
Festival Admission
There is no admission fee to attend any of the festival’s programs, including performances, demonstrations, and children’s activities. However, presenting the festival free-of-charge costs nearly $1 million, and we need your help to cover these production costs. The suggested donation is $10 per day per person or $20 per day per family. When you see the donation buckets, please, consider a gift to support the event!
Bucket Volunteers
The volunteers who make up the Bucket Brigade and the Donation Stations are a happy corps of community volunteers who encourage festival-goers to support the American Folk Festival. The Donation Stations are at the two main festival entrances (at Railroad and Broad streets).
The Bucket Brigade travels throughout the festival site. Please, drop your contribution (suggested donation: $10 per person per day) in the bucket to help cover the cost of the festival.
Festival Parking
People familiar with downtown Bangor are invited to park in any street-side parking, surface lots, or the Pickering Square Parking Garage. Or you may want to use the convenient parking at the Bass Park complex off Buck Street. Parking fees are $8 per vehicle per day. The Folk Festival is pleased to be working with the Anah Shrine to facilitate parking at Bass Park. One hundred percent of your parking fee supports these two Bangor area nonprofit organizations: the Second Section of Anah Shrine and the American Folk Festival. Free shuttle service will transport people from Bass Park to the festival site on the Penobscot River waterfront.
Bicycles’
Free bicycle parking will be available near the Railroad Street entrance to the Festival (next to Main Street at the back of the Railroad Stage) in a special bicycle parking area overseen by Folk Festival volunteers. Remember that Maine law requires a headlight and rear red reflectors visible from at least 500 feet when riding at night. Flashing taillights and light-colored and/or reflective clothing are highly recommended. The law requires helmets for anyone under 16, but everyone should wear a helmet to prevent head injury.
Information Booths, Festival Schedules
General festival information, the schedule of performances, and area information will be available at four information booths: near the Dance Tent, near the Railroad Stage entrance, near the Front Street Food Court, and near the Marketplace Vendors.
What to Bring
You may want to bring comfortable walking shoes, sunscreen, and sunglasses. A
credit card may come in handy to buy festival memorabilia and CDs of performing artists. Collapsible chairs and a blanket might make your trip more comfortable. Some stages will have seating, but others, such as the Railroad Stage, require that you bring your seating. Don’t forget your prescription medications and, just in case, bring your insurance and Medicare cards.
What if it Rains?
Tents cover many festival stages and presentations. If the weather appears threatening, bring an umbrella. The show will go on, rain or shine, unless there is a concern for public safety.
Pets
Please, do not bring pets (other than service animals) to the American Folk Festival. The large crowds — with many people seated on the ground — will appreciate your animals staying at home. Your pets will be more comfortable at home than in the midst of the festival crowds.
Smoke-Free, Please
The Folk Festival, together with the City of Bangor’s Public Health Department, asks you to fill the air with music, not with smoke. By not lighting up, you’ll be giving children and those with breathing difficulties clean air to breathe. Smoking is prohibited within any Festival tents, and in the food courts and picnic areas. Throughout other areas of the Festival, please be courteous and refrain from smoking when in a crowd of people. Help everyone breathe easy, thank you for not smoking!
Medical and Emergency Services
Minor medical emergencies will be treated at the First Aid Center, located directly behind the Railroad Stage. Eastern Maine Healthcare Systems sponsors and coordinates the First Aid Center.
Lost People
Children who lose track of their caretakers should find a festival volunteer or staff member, who will contact security to escort them to the First Aid Center (directly behind the Railroad Stage ). All lost people will be directed to the First Aid Center unless their parties have made arrangements to meet elsewhere.
Restrooms
Portable restroom facilities and handwashing stations are located at numerous spots throughout the festival site. See the map for the facilities closest to you.
Handicapped Accommodations
Handicapped parking facilities will be available at Bass Park and along Broad Street at the Festival’s upriver entrance. Several stage performances and demonstrations will be translated in American Sign Language. See the schedule in the center of this program or check at an information booth. For liability reasons, the Festival is not able to provide golf cart transportation to festival-goers.
Baby-Changing Station
The Festival’s baby-changing station is located near the Children’s Village, just downriver from the Penobscot Stage.
Returnables and Recyclables
For your convenience, there are bins for returnable bottles and cans and other recyclables placed throughout the festival.
Schedule Subject to Change
Programs and performances were accurate at press time, but could change. Check at information booths for performance and scheduling updates.
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(1:00) CREOLE UNITED Zydeco
(12:15) IMAMYAR HASANOV Azerbaijani Kamancha
(1:15) KASI AYSOLA & ENSEMBLE Bharata Natyam
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(1:00) SENSATIONAL ROYAL LIGHTS Gospel
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(3:15) MITCH FROHMAN & THE BRONX HORNS Mambo Orchestra (2:30) MICKEY GALYEAN & CULLEN'S BRIDGE Bluegrass
(3:30) IMAMYAR HASANOV Azerbaijani Kamancha (3:15) THE BIG SQUEEZE ACCORDION MASTERS
(2:15) KINAN IDNAWI Music & Dance of Syria (2:15) SLEEPY LABEEF Rockabilly
(4:30) ANDRE VELO Dominican Bac
(4:00) RED TROUSER @ SEA DOG Street Performance
(4:30) DARDANELL Newfoundland
(3:45) TAL NATIONAL Niger
(12:00) UMAINE STUDENT PERFORMANCE
(1:00) THE HISTORICAL ATLAS OF MAINE
(2:00) CIVIL WAR SONGS
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(12:00) SENSATIONAL ROYAL LIGHTS Gospel
(1:00) WYLIE & THE WILD WEST Western Music
(2:00) ANDRE VELOZ Dominical Bachata
(3:00) MICKEY GALYEAN & CULLEN'S BRIDGE Bluegrass
(4:00) MITCH FROHMAN Latin Jazz Quartet
(12:15) ANDRE VELOZ Dominican Bachata
(1:15) DARDANELLES Newfoundland
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(1:15) IMAMYAR HASANOV Azerbaijani Kamancha
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De Temps Antan Quebecois If an individual does anything for 30 years,
Quebecois music.
everybody smile. I was five or six years old when I
over the world, including tours in Russia, Europe,
said to my mom that I would like to play the fiddle
Malaysia, and America. The 2015 American Folk
like my uncle.”
Festival will be the group’s first appearance on the
Today, Brunet performs with Eric Beaudry
Bangor Waterfront, although they did tour Maine
and Pierre-Luc Dupuis as De Temps Antan.
a few years ago making five stops around the Pine Tree State.
chances are they will get pretty good at it. In the
“I started playing the fiddle at the age of nine,”
Translated in English, the group’s name means
case of Andre Brunet, he’s not only good at it…he’s
said Brunet. “One of my uncles and my father
“Time Yesteryear,” which is where their music
great at it. “It” is playing the fiddle, and about 12
would play together. My father was a guitarist. I
comes from.
years ago, he joined up with two other great
had the chance to grow up with them, and hearing
“The music comes from the old songs from the
remember the jam sessions and all the beautiful
musicians to form De Temps Antan and bring
them every week. I was looking at my uncle
past. The songs that we have taken from our
music,” said Brunet. “We are expecting to meet a
high-energy performances to the world of
playing the fiddle and he would just make
family, and from the archives,” said Brunet. “We
lot of fans of Quebecois music and people who will
go once or twice a year to the archives in Quebec
be ready to dance.“ There will be a great chance to dance with De
of all the songs. What De Temps Antan does is
Temps Antan – Sunday at 12:15 p.m. at the Dance
bring those songs into our own arrangement. “
Stage, they’ll be joined by caller Chrissy Fowler for
Tal National Niger
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Friday / LL Bean Penobscot Stage / 9 p.m. Saturday / LL Bean Penobscot Stage / 12:15 p.m. (World Guitar Showcase) Saturday / BDN Railroad Stage / 2 p.m. Saturday / EMHS Two Rivers Stage / 3:15 p.m. (Accordion Showcase) Sunday / BSB Dance Pavilion / 12:15 p.m. (with caller Chrissy Fowler) Sunday / EMHS Two Rivers Stage / 3:15 p.m. (Fiddle Masters Showcase)
“I was in Bangor many years ago at the
In their home country of Niger in West Africa the energetic and generous group, Tal National, is known to play for as long as five hours at a time. Tal National is so busy its 14-members have split into two sections. One tours and the other stays in Niger playing in night clubs and at weddings. Their music represents the very diverse culture of Niger. Bandleader and guitarist Almeida -- who is a judge by day -- says festival-goers can expect a very energetic show that is a little bit rock ‘n’ roll. “We incorporate different musical elements into our sound while still making it accessible to everyone -- even children. People familiar with music can have fun hearing the combined sound and everyone else can just have fun dancing,” he said. Known for lightning fast rhythms, the band’s music is a combination of traditional folk songs and original compositions. “In general, each song is presented in a way that everyone can relate to,” he said. “It is a representation of our people and culture. We also have some songs where we
a rousing dance set to start off the day.
sing about our fans and the people who support us. It is our way to give back.” Tal National is the most popular live act in Niger and their guitar- and percussiondriven grooves will pull you to your feet. But before they start to play, Almeida will ask the audience if they have heard of his homeland. “I want to educate people about our country and our culture. Most of that we can do through our music, but I’ll tell you all a few things, too,” he said. Like all of the folk music you will hear at the AFF, Tal National is deeply rooted in community tradition. In a review of their latest album, “Zoy Zoy,” a New York Times reviewer wrote, “Guitar licks, hopscotching base lines, cymbal off beats, talking drums, all land with microscopic precision and reconfigure in an instant.” The band formed in 2000 and now tours worldwide. Their appearance at the AFF is part of their 3rd U.S. tour.
Friday / BSB Dance Pavilion / 9:15 p.m. Saturday / LL Bean Penobscot Stage / 12:15 p.m. (World Guitar Showcase) Saturday / BSB Dance Pavilion / 3:45 p.m. Saturday / BDN Railroad Stage / 9:30 p.m.
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Sensational Royal Lights Gospel
Saturday / BDN Railroad Stage / 1 p.m. Saturday / LL Bean Penobscot Stage / 5:30 p.m. Sunday / BDN Railroad Stage / 12:00 noon Sunday / LL Bean Penobscot Stage /3:30 p.m. (Song Traditions Showcase)
The Sensational Royal Lights are set to spread the word of God through music when they take the American Folk Festival stage in August. A gospal group, The Sensational Royal Lights began more than 50 years ago in Cordtown, Maryland when parents Howard and Rena Elliott brought a group of brothers together and formed a quartet. The quartet soon grew, and today, the band features vocalists Freddie Elliott, Ryan Elliott, Tyrome Elliott and Earl Slacum, and musicians William Dunlap (Keyboards), Clifton Dennis Jr. (Drums), Robert Kareem Elliott (Bass), Gary Timmons (Lead Guitar) For more than 60 years, the Sensational Royal Lights have traveled throughout the Delmarva
Creole United Zydeco Creole United is Andre Thierry, Sean Ardoin, Edward Poullard, Rusty Metoyer, and Lawrence Ardoin – together some of the best musicians and singers from the top zydeco groups in Louisiana. Zydeco originates in the prairie region of southwest Louisiana with Creole French speaking people of African roots. Its dynamic fusion of rhythm with blues
and jazz make for irresistible dance vibes. While the American Folk Festival frequently has Zydeco represented, this year, Creole United will wow the crowd with some old favorites and some newer sound with younger faces. Together, the members of Creole United represent more than 40 years of Creole music history into one package. The rich history and current vitality of the tradition are on the stage: Lawrence and
Dardanelles Newfoundland 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 vocalist for The Dardanelles. “But I think something that lost itself along the way was that this music was supposed to be played with joy, socially. On the weekend, there would be a dance, and they would play some of these old tunes and dance. It was a way to socialize with one another.”
T h e Dardanelles is comprised of five twentysomethings from Newfoundland, and brings the energy of a three-piece punk rock band to combine with the styles of traditional folk acts. The band says they play traditional music because they think it is simply great music with uplifting melodies and compelling stories. “I went to Ireland for a trip and stayed there for a while. I fell in love with Irish music and the idea of Irish music,” said Power. “When I came home I was playing Irish music with my brother-in-law, Duane Andrews, who is a very accomplished guitarist. He said, ‘I know you love this Irish music, but did you know that Newfoundland has its own style of music?’
Peninsula and various states singing the gospel. In addition to their ministering activities, the group spends time serving and helping churches, individuals, civic organizations, government agencies, and other entities within the various communities across the country. “Gospel quartet singing is a very important part of the spiritual life of various people,” said Tyrome Elliott. “The message in the music usually expresses a personal or a communal belief regarding Christian life and gives a Christian an alternative to mainstream secular music. It gives people in the community a means of being able to communicate on common ground and a sense of drawing closer to God through praise, worship and thanksgiving all at
Edward hail from the Ardoin family. Thierry is a master of not one, not two, but all three accordions (single row, triple-note, and piano) and grew up around the likes of Boozoo, John Delafose and Clifton Chenier. Sean Ardoin represents the bridge between old-school Creole music to Nouveau-Zydeco of late 90s early 2000s. Metoyer is a younger musician who is melding all of these traditions into the current SW Louisiana music scene. Together with bass player Josh Arceneaux, Creole United will bring
So I discovered it, and fell in love with it and that’s when the band started.” In less than eight years, The Dardanelles have brought their dynamic live show to international festivals as far away as Australia, and to Celtic Connections in Glasgow while releasing two studio albums. While one of the group’s members, Matthew Byrne, has toured Maine as a solo act, The American Folk Festival will be The Dardanelles first Maine performance as a group. “When I was about five, we drove to Florida and I went to L.L. Bean driving through Maine,” recalled Power. “We’re always looking forward to sampling the local beers and local food. And we’re looking forward to hearing a lot of great music from the other acts at the Festival.”
the same time. This lends to bridging the gap between cultural differences and bringing people closer together.” Their music and ministry is a family business, so frequently their wives and families travel with them. “We have always been blessed to have a very dedicated and supportive family,” Tyrome Elliott said. “Our wives and other members of the family are almost always with us as we travel from place to place, that includes this trip to Maine.” As residents of a coastal community (Cambridge, Maryland), they are no strangers to good seafood, and are looking forward to a meal of Maine lobster as they explore the Bangor waterfront.
an energy that typifies the very best of Zydeco – experienced at its best on the dance floor. If there is a corrugated metal washboard (rubboard or frottior), and an accordion, you have Zydeco.
Saturday / LL Bean Penobscot Stage / 1:30 p.m Saturday / EMHS Two Rivers Stage / 3:15 p.m. (Accordion showcase) Saturday / BSB Dance Pavilion / 5:15 p.m. Sunday / BSB Dance Pavilion / 2:45 p.m. Sunday / BDN Railroad Stage / 5:15 p.m.
Friday / LL Bean Penobscot Stage / 9 p.m. Saturday / EMHS Two Rivers Stage / 3:15 p.m. (Accordion Showcase) Saturday / EMHS Two Rivers Stage / 4:30 p.m. Saturday / BDN Railroad Stage / 8:30 p.m. Sunday / LL Bean Penobscot Stage / 1:15 p.m. Sunday / EMHS Two Rivers Stage / 3:15 p.m. (World Fiddle Showcase) Sunday / LL Bean Penobscot Stage / 3:30 p.m. (Song Traditions Showcase)
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Kasi Aysola Bharata Natyam The classical Indian dance form of Bharata Natyam originated in the temples of Tamil Nadu located in the southernmost part of India. Complex and multidimensional, a performance incorporates body movements, facial expressions, hand gestures, footwork, costumes, music, repertoire, and themes, requiring dancers to become technical and artistic expert of the tradition. Each meticulous gesture and sculpturesque pose that flows together in a performance of Baharta Natyam creates a dramatic still — a piece of art in and of itself. From the expression in the finger tips to the rhythmic tapping toes, the dancer’s movement is a captivating narrative. The stories told through in Bharata Natyam have deeps roots in temple rituals and ceremonies that are an integral part of worship. Modern interpretations have taken evolutional paths to the United States as performers integrate stylistic inspiration from other forms of Indian dance. The powerful storytelling and connection to spirituality through movement is what drew Kasi Aysola to Bharata Natyam. The Los Angeles native (a current resident of Maryland) has been dancing since he was a young child, performing for his parents on homemade stages. Realizing Saturday / EMHS Two Rivers Stage / 1:15 p.m. Saturday / EMHS Two Rivers Stage / 5:30 p.m. (World Drums Showcase) Saturday / LL Bean Penobscot Stage / 8:45 p.m. Sunday / EMHS Two Rivers Stage / 12:15 p.m. Sunday / EMHS Two Rivers Stage / 3:15 p.m. (World Fiddle Showcase) Sunday / LL Bean Penobscot Stage / 4:45 p.m.
their son’s affinity for dance, his parents enrolled Aysola in dance classes — and he took it from there. After learning a variety of dance styles, including Bharata Natyam, and working with different companies, Aysola returned to his cultural upbringing and focused on traditional Indian dance. “Something so old and ancient still speaks to us in this day and age,” he said. “It’s a sense of spirituality I don’t find in anything else.” Currently, Aysola is the co-director of Prakriti Dance, a new performing company that uses Bharata Natyam to communicate inspirations from nature and philosophy. He travels around the world dancing and delighting audiences with dramatic movements and symbolic narratives that transcends cultural boundaries. This year will be the second time Kasi has traveled to Bangor to perform at the American Folk Festival. Previously, he was a member of a group, and this year Kasi will take the stage as a solo dancer. An ensemble of musicians will accompany him, including vocals by Ramya Kapadia, mridangam (percussion) by Visrut Sudhakar, nattuvangum (cymbals and recitation) by Yamini Saripalli, and violin by Sruti Sarathy.
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Kinan Idnawi Music and Dance from Syria Originally from Syria, Kinan Idnawi started playing the Oud at the age of 7. Since then, his skill and interpretation have earned him a long list of awards and a reputation at an International level. Idnawi performs as a soloist and as part of ensembles and orchestras in major international events and venues and alongside some the world-renowned artists such as Marcel Khalifa and Bryan Adams. Idnawi’s interest in world music has led him to collaborate with artists from around the world and from different musical backgrounds. His passion is creating new music and new ways of improvisation and composition for the Oud by incorporating novel techniques, scales, and improvising ideas from other world music traditions. Idnawi’s concerts are famous for their dynamic rhythms and sounds that engage
the audience in new musical experiences every time. The Oud, a lute-like instrument mostly known in the Middle East and the Arab World is becoming known to audiences around the world thanks to Idnawi’s dedication to sharing its beauty. Kinan Idnawi joined the High Music Institute of Damascus in 2003 where he studied Oud with Azerbaijani expert Askar Ali Akbar. Idnawi has since played with the Qatar Philharmonic, at the Kennedy Center, and at La Scala in Milan. In 2009, he won first place in the International Oud Competition in Lebanon. From his home in the United States, Idnawi tours nationally and internationally, and is also studying toward his master’s degree in Contemporary Music at the New England Conservatory.
Saturday / LL Bean Penobscot Stage / 12:15 p.m. (World Guitar Showcase) Saturday / EMHS Two Rivers Stage / 2:15 p.m. Saturday / LL Bean Penobscot Stage / 7:45 p.m. Sunday / LL Bean Penobscot Stage / 2:30 p.m. Sunday / EMHS Two Rivers Stage / 4:30 p.m.
Andre Veloz Bachata Andre Veloz first remembers hearing Bachata music while taking showers, using a bucket, in the backyard of her Dominican Republic home. Today, she still has vivid memories of her grandmother dancing to the controversial music, which in many ways mirrors hip-hop. Part Latin hip-hop, part blues, with a bit of jazz thrown in for flavor, the genre often was denigrated by the elite in the Dominican Republic as being associated with rural underdevelopment and crime. Like rap in the United States, Bachata began as a music of the poor and dispossessed. Originating in the shantytowns of the Dominican Republic, it reflects the social and economic dislocation of the poorest Dominicans. Derived from the Latin American tradition
of guitar music, Bachata emerged in the 60s only to be denigrated by the media, mainstream musicians, and middle- and upper-class Dominicans. Its lyrics were often about hard drinking, women troubles, illicit sex, and male bravado and the music was considered vulgar and useless by some. But by the 80s, the music had spread around the world and came to be appreciated for its social importance and its musical technicality. Since those early days of hearing Bachata music, Veloz has become a noted vocalist in New York City and has worked hard breaking into the male-dominated world of Dominican Bachata. She plays gigs throughout the city, combining traditional bachata with a bit of influence from the likes of Ella Fitzgerald. In her biography, she references a Spanish
Saturday / LL Bean Penobscot Stage / 12:15 p.m. (World Guitar Showcase) Saturday / LL Bean Penobscot Stage / 4:30 p.m. Saturday / EMHS Two Rivers Stage / 5:30 p.m. (World Drums Showcase) Sunday / LL Bean Penobscot Stage / 12:15 p.m. Sunday / BDN Railroad Stage / 2:00 p.m. Sunday / LL Bean Penobscot Stage / 3:30 p.m. (Song Traditions Showcase)
saying, “De musicos, poetas y locos todos tenemos un poco.” Which is loosely translated to mean that, “We are all part musician and poet and just a little bit crazy.” Veloz hopes she has an extra tablespoon of all three. To help support her music career, Veloz teaches in the New York City school system.
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Mitch Frohman Latin jazz and salsa Multi-instrumentalist Mitch Frohman is new to the American Folk Festival this year but certainly not new to the music festivals and events scene. He has captivated audiences around the world and recently spent two months touring Asia performing. He has earned himself a devoted following by playing authentic Latin jazz and all styles of Latin dance/salsa music. Frohman is widely, and perhaps best known, for his 25 years stint with the Tito Puente Orchestra & Latin-Jazz Ensemble. He played the sax and was a flute soloist for the orchestra and he also served as a member of the Mongo Santamaria band during that time. Frohman has an impressive collection of six Grammy Award winning albums and is the Lead of the Mambo Legends Orchestra. His expansive career has seen him playing and/or recording with some of greatest salsa and latin-jazz musicians in the world. His musical depth of knowledge and versatility as also afforded him the opportunity to collaborate with musicians that we know from other genres as well such as Cyndi Lauper, Paul Simon,
David Byrne & The Talking Heads, and Blood, Sweat and Tears. On Saturday of the Festival, Frohman will perform with The Bronx Horns, providing music guaranteed to get everyone’s feet moving: mambo, salsa and other Latin styles. The Bronx Horns band was formed in 1992 by Mitch Frohman, and they quickly established themselves on the world scene as one of the most in-demand Latin jazz and salsa/dance music bands performing today. On Sunday, Frohman will perform with his band the Latin Jazz Quartet, which delivers those same kinds of sounds but with a little more jazz. Among the songs you can expect to hear is the theme song from the TV show “Sex & The City,” written and performed by Frohman. As a kid from the Bronx, Frohman takes great pride in bringing Latin jazz and salsa to the American Folk Festival. He doesn’t take these opportunities to showcase his music for granted and is excited to showcase his many musical styles to festivalgoers and enjoy Maine’s famous hospitality and fresh air.
Mitch Frohman and the Bronx Horns: Saturday / BDN Railroad Stage / 3:15 p.m. Saturday / EMHS Two Rivers Stage / 5:30 p.m. (Drums & Percussion Showcase) Saturday / BSB Dance Pavilion / 9:05 p.m. Mitch Frohman and the Latin Jazz Quartet: Sunday / BDN Railroad Stage / 4 p.m.
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The 2015 AFF app is free and has all the up-to-date information you’ll need to keep your Folk Festival weekend on track. A few favorite features: The ability to create your own schedule to remind you of your favorite performances and send an alert right before they begin; announcements of who is performing on a specific stage as you walk past the stage; and a photo gallery where you can upload and post your pics from the festival to be featured on Facebook and Twitter.
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AMERICAN FOLK FESTIVAL • Bangor Daily News Special Advertising Section • August 21, 2015
FOLKLIFE Maine’s Land Grant University: Celebrating the University of Maine’s 150th Anniversary The University of Maine is celebrating throughout 2015 its 150th anniversary as Maine’s Land Grant Institution. The Folk and Tradition Arts area will celebrate the University of Maine’s milestone with programming provided by students, faculty and staff from several campus departments. Land grant institutions were founded in 1962 when The Morrill Act was signed into law by President Lincoln. The act established public higher-educational institutions is each state. The land-grant act was introduced by Justin Smith Morrill, congressman from Vermont who envisioned the financing of agricultural and mechanical education. He wanted to assure that education would be available to those in all social classes. The act provided 30,000 acres of federal land for each member of the congressional delegation in each state. The Maine legislature created Maine’s Land Grant Institution on Feb. 25, 1865, and Gov. Samuel Cony signed it into law the next day. The Maine College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts opened on Sept. 21, 1868, changing its name to the University of Maine in 1897. By 1871, curricula had been organized in Agriculture, Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and electives. Women have been admitted into all curricula since 1872. Research has always been part of the mission of UMaine, and to that end, the Maine Agricultural and Forest Experiment Station was founded as a division of the university in 1887. Gradually, the university developed the
five colleges: College of Engineering; College of Natural Sciences, Forestry, and Agriculture; College of Education and Human Development; and College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. UMaine’s Honors College offers one of the oldest honors programs in the country. In 1912 the Maine Cooperative Extension, which offers field educational programs for both adults and youths, was initiated with offices throughout the state. Maine also became a Sea Grant University. On Oct. 17, 1966, President Lyndon Johnson signed the the Pell-Rogers Sea Grant Colleges and Program Act, and the Office of Sea Grant was created within the National Science Foundation the following year (but was transferred to NOAA after its creation in 1970). Maine and New Hampshire became independent Sea Grant programs in 2000, and the University of Maine received full National Sea Grant College status in 2004. In 2010, Maine Sea Grant celebrated 30 years of supporting “Marine Science for Maine People.” Today, Maine’s flagship university enrolls 11,286 undergraduate and graduate students from across the U.S. and more than 65 countries. The University of Maine is Maine’s center for research and graduate education. In addition to its 88 baccalaureate degree programs, it offers 64 masters and 25 doctoral programs that attract students from around the world, helping to create a cosmopolitan university environment in a rural New England setting. UMaine conducts nationally and internationally recognized research, and is in partnership with the private and public sectors to stimulate and support the state’s economic growth and development. The university makes an impact on Maine’s quality of life through basic and applied
research in venues from the Gulf of Maine and Maine’s forestlands to the high-tech laboratories. The university also is home to unique cultural facilities. The Collins Center for the Arts on campus is one of the state’s premier performing arts facilities, attracting some of the world’s most prestigious artists to the region. The School of Performing Arts and Department of Art are two of the strongest cultural forces in the academic arts in the state. The Museum of Art has the largest fine arts collection owned by the citizens of Maine. The Hudson Museum has one of the finest collections of pre-Columbian artifacts in North America. Page Farm and Home Museum celebrates Maine’s history of farms and farming communities. The university also is the home of the state’s largest library and the new Emera Astronomy Center, with the state’s largest planetarium and telescope.
Narrative Stage Schedule Saturday and Sunday Noon - Student Performance Ryu Mitsuhashi, UMaine graduate student in violin performance, and friends will perform toe-tapping selections for fiddle, mandolin, and guitar from the American Folk repertoire. Mitsuhashi graduated in 2014 from the UMaine with a degree in Violin Performance where she studied with Dr. Anatole Wieck and can be seen regularly performing with the Bangor Symphony Orchestra. Prior to attending UMaine, Mitsuhashi completed pre graduate at Juilliard Conservatory in New York City. A native of Tokyo, Japan, Mitsuhashi has been performing on the violin since the age of three.
1 p.m. - Historical Atlas of MAINE After more than a decade of extensive research, the ”Historical Atlas of Maine” presents in cartographic form the historical geography of Maine from the end of the last ice age to the year 2000. Organized in four chronological sections, the Atlas tells the principal stories of the many people who have lived in Maine over the past 13,000 years. The Atlas covers the history of Native peoples, European exploration and settlement, the American Revolution, Maine statehood, industrial development, and the rise of tourism and environmental awareness. To tell these stories, the Atlas presents a rich array of newly created maps, historical maps, paintings, graphs, and text. The result is not only a unique interpretation of Maine, but also a splendid visual record of the state’s history. Professor Stephen Hornsby and University of Maine Press Michael Alpert will talk about the Atlas and have some available for signing. 2 p.m. - UMaine Brass Quintet American Tunes from the Civil War Era To celebrate the 150th anniversary of the founding of the university, the UMaine Brass Quintet will perform music from the American Brass Band Journal and Stephen Foster. The American Brass Band Journal is a source of music originally performed by Regimental Brass Bands of the US Army from the Civil War Era. Also included will be arrangements of original songs from America’s first great popular songsmith, Stephen Foster. Foster’s songs were arranged for and adopted by both the Union and Confederate military bands. Dr. Jack Burt and Blake Peachey, trumpets; Lizzie Graham, horn; Amanda Bloss, trombone; Dr. Dan Barrett, bass trombone.
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AMERICAN FOLK FESTIVAL • Bangor Daily News Special Advertising Section • August 21, 2015
FOLKLIFE 3 p.m. - Students Research in Humanities-The Hermit Project Maine has long been seen as a place apart from the rest of the Northeast and New England, with its own traditions, sensibilities and priorities. Perhaps nowhere is this more apparent than in the long Maine tradition of stories and songs about hermits. Maine hermits, defined broadly as people who choose to live apart from others, have been a phenomenon in this state for centuries, and in many ways Mainers look to hermits as exemplars of the purest distillation of the Maine way of life. An undergraduate team of researchers (Taylor Cunningham, Hilary Warner-Evans led by Professor Sarah Harlan-Haughey) at the University of Maine will discuss their active fieldwork on this topic and the discoveries they have made while sorting through oral histories, stories, songs, and pictures to explore the complex and ever evolving relationship between “normal” Mainers and the hermits they talk about. 4 p.m. - Stirring the Pots with Soup and Stories People of French heritage represent one of the largest colonial groups in northeastern North America and the largest ethnic group in Maine. They did not come through Ellis Island but rather settled lands originally explored by their ancestors; some lived on neutral zones and became Americans as a result of treaties. The two largest groups of French colonists have similar but distinct traditions: the Acadians who were transplanted by the Grand Dérangement and the Québécois who immigrated to mill towns. Come discover these two groups on Saturday when a panel relates stories and traditions of Acadians over a pot of soup and on Sunday when the soup and the topic change to the Canucks (as they were often called). Raymond Pelletier, UMaine professor emeritus and self-proclaimed master chef, will serve the soup and lead the discussion. Danielle Beaupré, Susan Pinette, Lisa Michaud, and Elisa Sance will share their insights.
EXHIBITS AND DEMONSTRATIONS Hudson Museum The University of Maine umaine.edu/hudsonmuseum Scattered among the collections of various campus departments, Special Collections in Fogler Library, and the University of Maine Alumni Association is a wide range of memorabilia that documents campus life from the university’s founding to today. Beanies, programs from sporting events, theatrical productions and concerts, as well as dance cards and student handbooks will be featured in our exhibit at the festival. Explore UMaine’s athletics through vintage sporting gear, championship trophies, and team photos. The Hudson Museum in the Collins Center for the Arts is free and open to the public. The Museum’s galleries feature temporary exhibits and two permanent exhibits, the World Cultures Gallery and a Maine Indian Gallery. Through its exhibits and programs, the Hudson Museum celebrates a world of culture and cultures of the world. Our collections include an extraordinary assemblage of pre-Columbian artifacts ranging from Olmec to Aztec (the William P. Palmer III Collection); Native American holdings from Maine, the Southwest, Northwest Coast, Arctic, and Plains; and collections from Africa, Oceania, and Asia. Page Farm and Home Museum Exhibits The University of Maine, 12 Portage Road, Orono, ME 04469-5787 207-581-4100 umaine.edu/pagefarm The Page Farm and Home Museum preserves and tells the story of the vital role that agriculture played in the development of the Land-Grant institutions. This exhibit will offer insight into teaching agriculture in the early years of the college and about the project to preserve remnants from that period.
The Page Farm and Home Museum showcases agricultural and domestic life in Maine from 1865-1940. The Museum is located on the Orono campus, within the Frost Farm barn, a historic one-room schoolhouse, blacksmith shop, carriage house and heirloom gardens. Maine Folklife Center 207-581-1891 umaine.edu/folklife Located within Maine’s Land Grant Institution at the University of Maine, the Maine Folklife Center has a public outreach component, providing public programs in every corner of the state –in schools, in libraries, at festivals and on campuses. The Folklife Center contributes to all aspects of the American Folk Festival, including planning and fundraising, but its major contribution is leading the presentation of educational programming in the folk arts demonstration area and the Maine Folklife Center Narrative stage. Working with the University of Maine’s Hudson Museum and Page Home and Farm Museum, as well as other departments, the Center has provided festival attendees with educational programs about the region’s culture and heritage by bringing traditional artists who make musical instruments, build boats, hook and braid rugs, carve wood, make music, dance, and create ethnic costumes. By providing a regional dimension, festival visitors are able to see how the region fits in the cultural mix of ethnicities and arts represented by all of the artists at the festival.
University of Maine Cooperative Extension Seed saving and straw bale gardening Katherine Garland and Donna Coffin, horticulturalists with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension will demonstrate straw bale gardens and provide information and advice about seed saving.
4-H STEM Ambassadors University of Maine’s 4-H STEM ambassadors facilitate hands-on science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) activities with youth 8–14 years old throughout Maine. In addition to community programs, 4-H STEM Ambassadors provide opportunities tied to academic offerings on campus, such as 4-H Science Saturdays, to connect youth with faculty, staff and students who excel in their research area and enjoy sharing knowledge. This program will be led by UMaine’s Laura Wilson, 4-H science professional. Ticks of Maine The Cooperative Extension will provide information about the 14 different tick species that have been found in Maine, and how to protect yourself from ticks. Some tick species can be very difficult to differentiate from one another. The tick identification lab is led by James F. Dill, pest management specialist. Innovative Media Research and Commercialization Center (IMRC) Dr. Owen Smith, the director of Intermedia MFA at the University of Maine’s new IMRC Center, and Gene Felice II, supervisor of the IMRC Analog/Digital Fabrication Labs and an assistant professor of New Media and Intermedia at UMaine, will demonstrate some of the tools offered at the IMRC including a 3D printer and video projection mapping. Engineering and Physics Join us and experience hands-on activities, view demonstrations, and get involved in engineering and physics with David Sturm, of the Mainely Physics Road Show, and with students from University of Maine College of Engineering. Experience the electrifying sensation of having your hair stand on end, build your own wind tower, and much more. Students will be on hand to also share their projects and talk about their research.
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AMERICAN FOLK FESTIVAL • Bangor Daily News Special Advertising Section • August 21, 2015
CHILDRENS VILLAGE Visitors to the Children’s
teachers over the years. “We also went to Circus
Village this year will have the
Smirkus summer camp and have had some world-
chance to play leapfrog, make
class circus coaches from all over the world, espe-
maracas, and participate in a
cially Russia and Mongolia,” Tobin explains.
dino-dig with Penquis. And don’t
When asked why they call the act The Red
miss the chance to make your own birdhouse and
Trouser Show, they say, “We used to call our-
learn about bugs with Hirundo Wildlife Refuge.
selves The Flash, but of course, that name was al-
Then watch a Chinese Dragon Dance, and gasp in
ready taken by a superhero. A friend used to call
awe at the antics of the Red Trouser Show!
us ‘the red trousers’ simply because we wear red
The Red Trouser Show Circus Arts
pants wherever we perform. We thought it had a nice ring to it and from there, it kind of stuck.” Tobin and David look forward to their first performance at the American Folk Festival and dazzling audiences with, as they put it, “fire, dan-
When it comes to street performers, The Red
The two have traveled the globe, gracing stages
Tobin shares, “Although we have taken our
Trouser Show is a unique “must see” act that
and streets at Six Flags, Key West, the Edinburgh
show to many locations in the United States and
ger, acrobatics, and a little comedy too!”
brings a blend of daring circus-style acrobatics
Fringe Festival, Comedy Festival in Australia,
across the ocean, it is always a big thrill to perform
and comedy to our Bangor, Maine waterfront.
and the International Circus in Karachi, Paki-
for your hometown. It was pretty special.”
The New England-based duo, David Graham and
stan, and last, but certainly not least, alumni
Tobin and David credit their elementary school
Tobin Renwick, have been delighting audiences
weekend at their high school in Wilton, New
PE teacher for introducing them to the art and giv-
with their impressive array of stunts since 2003.
Hampshire.
ing them the basics they needed, but have had many
Saturday / Children’s Village / 2:15 p.m. Saturday / In Front of Sea Dog / 4 p.m. Saturday / In Front of Sea Dog / 6:30 p.m. Sunday / Children’s Village / noon Sunday / In Front of Sea Dog / 3 p.m. Sunday / Amphitheatre by Dance / 5:15 p.m.
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AMERICAN FOLK FESTIVAL • Bangor Daily News Special Advertising Section • August 21, 2015
Sleepy LaBeef Rockabilly Sleepy LaBeef is among the most decorated rockabilly artists of this generation. Although, if you ask him about his music, he will say that it is much more than just rockabilly. “I call it American Roots. It covers R&B, bluegrass, a little bit of folk music,” said LaBeef. “I don’t think I have to be in one rut, but you can tell what origin the flavor is coming from.” Sleepy LaBeef, who just turned 80, has lived his life on stage and released records in six different decades. He has been an admitted influence to such a variety of people as Brian Setzer, Bruce Springsteen, and the Beatles, and has shared bills with musical greats
ranging from Elvis to Roy Orbison. LaBeef’s career highlights include performances on “Louisiana Hay Ride” – a radio and TV show that ran from 1948-1960 and is credited with launching the careers of some of the greatest names in music. He has also performed at the Grand Ole Opry and Austin City Limits. But according to LaBeef, the biggest highlights are his live performances. “The high spots are touring and playing live to the people,” said LaBeef. “That’s as much fun as any of those other things.” Performing about 200 dates a year, LaBeef is no stranger to Maine, although his 2015 performance will be his first at the American Folk Festival.
“I have been to Bangor several times over the past 30 years. In fact, I had a bus burn up one time just outside of Bangor,” said LaBeef. “I had to regroup! The next night we were in Amesbury, Massachusetts.” Despite that, Sleepy LaBeef is looking forward to returning to Bangor and creating new memories and friendships. “We love to be entertained and will get the chance to meet a lot of new people and make some new friends. We’ll have a good time performing and reacquainting with others.” Friday / BSB Dance Pavilion / 7:45 p.m Saturday / BSB Dance Pavilion / 2:15 p.m. Saturday / BDN Railroad Stage / 5:30 p.m. Sunday / BSB Dance Pavilion / 1:30 p.m.
Asociación Carnavalesca de Massachusetts Dominican Parade In the Dominican Republic, Carnival is celebrated throughout February with groups of elaborately costumed and masked people parading through the streets. To kick of the 14th American Folk Festival, Asociacion Carnavalesca de Massachusetts is bringing some of that energy and excitement to the Bangor Waterfront. The group is led by Stelvyn Mirabal of Lawrence, Massachusetts. “This will be our first time up in Maine,” Mirabal said. “We will like to get the crowd to be able to dance and march with us [and] become part of us by wearing colorful wigs, hats, etc.” And for Mirabal, performance is a
family affair. “My son Leonardo and my daughter Clara Sofia and some nieces and nephews are part of the group,” he said. Mirabal formed a comparsa 12 years ago, a group of costumed people who participate in the carnival parade and were part of Lawrence’s second Dominican Parade. There are now 75 people in Mirabal’s comparsa and the Asociacion Carnavalesca de Massachusetts is well known throughout New England for participation in Dominican and Latino cultural festivals and parades as ambassadors of Dominican culture. He said about 20 — maybe more —
members of the group will perform at Friday’s parade, with 32 planning to be in Maine for the rest of the festival. Performers don elaborate masks and costumes as ambassadors of Dominican culture. The “diablos cojuelos” or limping devils of the group deliver high energy dances and music that brings crowds to their feet. As for pre-performance rituals, the Asociación Carnavalesca doesn’t really have any. “We don’t have any rituals but to start dancing as soon as we hear any music,” Mirabel said. “I describe my group as energetic.” Friday/ Parade from the Sea Dog to the Railroad Stage / 7 p.m. Saturday / Parade from the Sea Dog to the Railroad Stage / 7 p.m.
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AMERICAN FOLK FESTIVAL • Bangor Daily News Special Advertising Section • August 21, 2015
“WHO’S WHO” at the 2015 American Folk Festival The American Folk Festival on the Bangor Waterfront is only possible through the hard work of hundreds of volunteers, committee members, directors and staff. The following people are among those who have dedicated their time and skills to make the 2015 American Folk Festival a success.
Board of Directors:
Chair – Rick Fournier, Bangor Savings Bank Vice Chair – Dan Cashman, Cashman Communications Secretary – Thom Johnston, New England School of Communications Treasurer – Tim Reynolds Michael Aube, EMDC Maria Baeza, Turning Point Caitlin Brooke, City of Bangor Elizabeth Downing, University of Maine Nicole Gogan, City of Brewer Julie Green, Husson University Amy Kenney, St. Joseph Healthcare Heidi LeBlanc, Penquis Vern Leeman, N.H. Bragg Pauleena MacDougall, Maine Folklife Center Julia Olin, NCTA John Rohman Brad Ryder, Epic Sports Lee Speronis, Husson University Kristen Strong Dan Tremble, Fairmount Market
Development Committee: Chair – Vern Leeman Maria Baeza Brad Ryder Rick Fournier Keith Martin Kathy McLeod Kristen Strong Elizabeth Downing
Communications Committee: Chair – Dan Cashman Karen Cashman Angela Smith Amy Kenney Julie Green Renee Ordway Bob Duchesne Kelly Cotiaux Caitlin Brooke Aimee Thibodeau
Volunteer Leaders: 2015 Volunteer Leaders
Joan Andren, Jane Black, Barbara Blazej, Jeff Bossé, Jim Boulier, Mary Brooks, Al & Esther Bushway, Barbara Cardone, Barbara Carey, Donna Chase, Peter Clewley, Bruce Clukey, Peter Curran, Dawn & Bill Curtis, Marian & Richard Dressler, Shirley Ellis, Mark Friedman, Erin Guesman, Jo Ann Higgins, Judy Ingersoll, Diana Keyser, Cedric Long, Jr., Mike McGinn, Kathy McLeod, Connie McVey, Jennifer & Mike Murphy, Steve Ropiak, Lauren Rothschild, Lynda Ryder, Janet Smith, Barb St. Peter, Libby Turner, Peggy Turner, Judy Weatherbee, Don Wilbur, Dale Wilkes, Lynne Woods
Transportation team:
Bill Mulherin, Michelle Mulherin, Nancy Tracy
Folklife Area:
The Maine Folklife Center at the University of Maine, with the Hudson Museum and the Page Farm and Home Museum
Operations Team:
Richard Derbyshire, Betty Derbyshire, Woody Higgins, Jack Kearns, Al Banfield, Sean Sykes, Brenda Boulier, Roger Hicks, Dale Farmer, Brad Ostrow
Office:
Heather McCarthy, Executive Director Denise Libby, Site Services Coordinator Robin Merchant, Fulfillment Coordinator Kerrie Tripp and the GBCVB, Logistics Coordination Katie Chase, Event Planning Assistant
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AMERICAN FOLK FESTIVAL • Bangor Daily News Special Advertising Section • August 21, 2015