Tag Archives: music
And so it begins – The AFF Kick-off party is tonight!
Today is Thursday, August 27th which means one thing: THE VIP PARTY and the official Kick-off to the 2015 American Folk Festival on the Bangor Waterfront! I work in the Communications team at St. Joe’s and we are thrilled to be a sponsor—and partner—of this great Festival. We are proud to be involved for a number […]
Artist Spotlight: Syrian Musician Kinan Idnawi
“Music is not just what I do, it is my life.” Celebrated Syrian musician Kinan Idnawi has been studying music since the age of 7, learning to play the oud from two unlikely, but convenient teachers…his brothers. From amateur teachings rose an incredible talent as Kinan graduated from the High Music Institute in Damascus, Syria […]
Artist Spotlight – De Temps Antan
If an individual does anything for 30 years, chances are they will get pretty good at it. In the case of Andre Brunet, he’s not only good at it…he’s great at it. “It” is playing the fiddle, and about 12 years ago, he joined up with two other great musicians to form De Temps Antan […]
Artist Spotlight – Andre Veloz
Guest post by Renee Fournier Each year the folks at the American Folk Festival try to introduce you to new and unfamiliar music. To broaden your cultural horizons and provide you with a little something you may not otherwise hear. Bachatera Andre Veloz is poised and ready to do just that at this year’s festival […]
Planning your summer visit around the American Folk Festival
Guest post by Bob Duchesne We live in a log cabin on a lake in Maine, with a garage full of canoes, kayaks, and water toys. So do you think we can convince family and friends to visit in winter? Don’t be silly. The guest room gets a workout, but only in July and August. […]
Eight artists added to the American Folk Festival lineup
With the American Folk Festival less than one month away, the time to plan your weekend is upon us. We are fortunate to have a spectacular array of musical styles on the Bangor Waterfront again this year, and there will be no shortage of arts, culture, and dance to go along with the music. The […]
August is Here and the American Folk Festival is 28 Days Away!
AUGUST IS HERE! AUGUST IS HERE! (said with all the oomph as when the new phone books arrived for Navin in The Jerk!) Classic! Yes folks… Finally, after that long grueling winter, the nonexistent spring and this hot, steamy summer… it is finally August and the TRUE countdown has begun! They say “time flies when you’re […]
Artist Spotlight on Mitch Frohman, Jazz & Salsa Extraordinaire
Raise your hand if you can recognize the saxophone solo in the theme song from Sex & The City by just one or two notes? My hand is certainly raised! This Artist Spotlight highlights Mitch Frohman – the musician who happens to be the soloist on that song. Mitch Frohman is widely, and perhaps best […]
Cowboy Up! With Wylie & the Wild West
Yahhhhhhhoooooooooooooooooooooooo! That one little word can be said with a wide variety of inflections. There’s the excited “Yahoo!” five-year-olds shout when they get news they are going on a surprise trip to the fair. There’s the mundane “yahoo…” teenagers mutter when they get news they are going on a surprise trip to anywhere. But there’s […]