Hello Friends of PMFF,

Big announcement!! The schedule for this year's festival is now
available online. The link to view the schedule page at our website is:
http://www.newenglandfolknetwork.org/pmff/schedule.html
Once there, you'll see the link for the .pdf Schedule Grid near the top
of the page. The grid is the only place to find out where the different
musicians and singers will be performing, what times, and with whom.

One thing you'll notice is that we've added a fun new event. We will be
welcoming in the festival and generally announcing our presence around
town in the form of a Roving Shanty Sing. A crew of performers will
begin at 10:30 AM in front of RiRa (22-26 Market Sq.) in the Market
Square. They will choose several spots around the town to stop and sing
a couple of shanties, moving on from place to place. We hope the
unsuspecting public will be surprised and interested, and will join us
for some of the other events over the weekend.

At around noon, the final stop on the roving tour will be the 2d Annual
NH Fish and Lobster Festival, known as the Fishtival, held at Prescott
Park (105 Marcy St.). Great Bay Sailor will deliver a full set of music
there, while the other performers continue on to their own gigs
elsewhere. The Fishtival celebrates the working port of Portsmouth, its
fishing folk and the fish themselves. There will be plenty to eat, with
local restaurants supplying seafood delights galore! Check the Fishtival
link for more info: http://www.prescottpark.org/fish.cfm

And that's all the news for now! Only about 10 days to go before the
fest, and we're all really looking forward to it. See you SOON!!
Portsmouth Maritime Folk Festival Committee

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