New Bedford Summerfest Molly was home for the weekend, so we journeyed on down to New Beford for the annual Summerfest Folk Festival on Sunday. |
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We strolled around catching a song here and there and then settled in at one stage for the workshop "Something Old, Something New". |
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Molly Andrews, who played guitar and autoharp while singing. |
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Rod MacDonald, who entertained us with a story about being mistaken for Bob Dylan during one road trip. |
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Sisters Cassie and Maggie MacDonald from Antigonish, Nova Scotia entertained us with Celtic derived-tunes from their native land. |
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Not only did the sisters sing beautifully, but both are able to step dance/tap dance well; Cassie even gave us a short burst of fiddling while dancing that was reminiscient of Natalie MacMaster. |
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Cassie... |
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and Maggie. (Although the said ahead of time, we were forgiven if we mixed them up!) |
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This stage wasn't actually listed in the program, so these must be rogue musicians. But we stopped here for a few old rock and roll tunes played with folk accents and acoustic instruments. |
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Molly and Laurie find some shade on the warm Sunday afternoon. |
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Finally, as we knew we would, we retreated to the seats and shade of the tent of the Custom House stage, for the end of Melissa Ferrick's show... |
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And a lively shared stage program by Annalivia (pictured above) and Dangerous Gentlemen. |