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  • Bluegrass Music In Maine, Pickin’, Grinnin’, Toe Tapping.

    Bluegrass music in Maine, where do you get a helping of that type of tunes?

    We’ve posted before under the blog topic heading “Ever spent thirteen hours in a lawn chair?” The July 23rd thru the 26th of 2015 Northern Maine Bluegrass Festival just wrapped up.

    Was lucky to take in part of it and to enjoy high quality bluegrass music close to home here in Aroostook County.

    Bluegrass Music In Maine.
    Gather Round At The “FARM” In Fort Fairfield Maine. Bluegrass Music Festival A Big Success!

    The trip today up to Fort Fairfield Maine was definitely worth it and you can not beat the crowd of music lovers at this kind of family fun event.

    Here is more on other bluegrass festivals in Maine.

    Bluegrass music is a sub genre of country music, a form of American roots music.

    More information on Fort Fairfield Maine.

    And don’t forget the American Folk Festival happening in Bangor Maine this August 28-30, 2015. Save the dates and bring your folding chair.

    Get your daily sticker to show you support the music acts, food vendors and product peddlers by hitting the bucket.

    Bluegrass Music In Maine
    Harmony In Voice, String At “The Farm” In Fort Fairfield Maine’s Bluegrass Festival 2015.

    Ten dollars a day is the suggested contribution for American folk music from far and wide.

    Are you ready for music happening right here in Vacationland? All type to enjoy, groups and acts to follow close to home.

    And like food locally sourced, the music home grown in the Pine Tree State is the sweetest to the ears. Hitting places near your soul.

    Have you attended the bluegrass music festivals in Maine or the American Folk happenings each year?

    I’m Maine REALTOR Andrew Mooers, ME Broker

    207.532.6573 | info@mooersrealty.com | 

    MOOERS REALTY 69 North Street Houlton ME 04730

  • Maine WordPress Blog, Read All About It. Bangor ME Music Festival.

    Maine Is Vacationland. Find Out Why.
    American Folk Festival, Bangor ME. One More Reasons To Travel, Vacation In Maine.

    Every year for the last ten, the American Folk Festival transforms Bangor Maine in Penobscot County into the place to be for live music.

    All types of music, song, dance from around the world. Taking center stage, more than one like clockwork. One of the four stages set up, ready to crowd around by the Bangor Maine waterfront. As the talent in a wide array of musical styles perform for anyone, all ages in Bangor Maine August 26, 27, 28. Check out the schedule for the 2011 American Folk Festival in Bangor Maine.

    If summer has flown by and you can not put your finger on the highlight of doing something not so ho hum, routine, maybe a trip to Maine is just the ticket. Go see the nation’s finest performing groups sharing the traditional arts of their region, culture and heritage. With you in the crowd watching, taking in 4 stages of music. Enjoying dance, traditional craft demonstrations and exhibits.

    There is a children’s area with activities for the whole family so no one gets left out. Plus, what’s that other sound…the one down low, inside?

    Oh, your stomach is talking, singing for something out of the ordinary and definitely not fast food, drive through dining fare.

    Enjoy dozens of food vendors offering ethnic food, regional specialties and traditional festival favorites. Sample them all over the three day Maine musical event.

    Don’t forget the marketplace offering unique, handcrafted items and “Taste of Maine” treats for sale either. A taste of Maine comes with the American Folk Festival experience. Everything is built around the performers, meet the American Folk Festival entertainers, musicians on your Vacation trip to Bangor Maine.

    Festivals and events are an important driver of Maine tourism activity in a growing number of communities in Vacationland.

    The Portland Sidewalk Art Festival, American Folk Festival in Bangor, Yarmouth Clam Festival, Fort Fairfield’s Potato Feast and Rockland Lobster Festival are a few.

    Among some of the better-known events that take place every year in Maine. Get to Maine, quick as you can, whenever you can to sample some of the fun, meet the people, experience the four season natural beauty.

    Maine, each and every vehicle license plate spells it out plainly, in one word that says it all. Vacationland. Get here for the American Folk Festival in Bangor Maine.

    I’m Maine REALTOR Andrew Mooers, ME Broker
    207.532.6573
    info@mooersrealty.com

  • The American Folk Festival Held In Bangor Maine End Of August Each Year.

    Bangor Maine Musicians Perform On 4 Stages By The Penobscot River.
    Bangor Maine Musicians Perform On 4 Stages By The Penobscot River.

    Warm Maine weather, wandering from outdoor stage to stage to hear the best music, continuous performances, entertainers from all over the country, world converge in Bangor ME.

    We’re talking the American Folk Festival in downtown Bangor Maine along the waterfront of the Penobscot River. This year’s musical buffet of national talent in Bangor Maine is August 27, 28, and 29. Music, song, dance, fun with folks from all over that drop a donation in the bucket to help keep this wonderful musical trek to the American Folk Festival happening. The donations keep it free admission.

    Volunteers are needed to pull of a musical operation of this size and what better way to enjoy the festival than pitching in a working on it? Maine is famous for its hard working volunteers. There is nothing stronger than the heart of a volunteer. That’s the home made flavor not store bought taste of living here in Vacationland, in Maine.

    Here is the list of muscians, dancers performing at this year’s Bangor Maine American Folk Festival. If you are traveling for the first time to Maine, here are the directions to Bangor ME.

    The music is a big draw and the diversity of performances offered, the enormous amount of talent and choices of watching a little of this cajun bayou sound, then walking over to another performance going on at the same time of gospel mixed with blues. And everything in between heard before the weekend is over for another year. But the food, the amazing array of ethnic foods, everything from around the world is represented along with a chuch’s annual bake bean, blueberry pie spread. Here is a list of American Folk Festival food vendors, crafts offered.

    Enjoy four musical stages, here’s the Bangor Maine American Folk Festival layout map.

    There are well run shuttles so park it once, hop on the bus to save leg wear and tear and make sure you spend more time in front of a Bangor Maine musical stage, less time tramping.

    Beer and wine tent, musical cd sales part of the Maine American folk festival too. Heather McCarthy, festival organizer is from my home town of Houlton Maine. Great job Heather and all the Maine support, volunteers that keep the festival lively, growing, better than after year after year.

    Chicken pickin’ music from Baileyville Maine’s Johnny Hiland is one example of a native son performing at the American Folk Festival this year too. WLBZ Channel 2 in Bangor Maine does an excellent job covering, promoting the folk festival performers with highlight stories to help draw the crowds needed to donate, fund and underwrite this amazing musical event.

    I’m Maine REALTOR Andrew Mooers
    207.532.6573
    info@mooersrealty.com.