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Thread #138973   Message #3185219
Posted By: Little Hawk
11-Jul-11 - 12:03 AM
Thread Name: Mariposa Folk Festival starts today 8 July 2011
Subject: RE: Mariposa Folk Festival starts today 8 July 2011
Okay, that's it. Just got back from the Sunday evening at Mariposa.

More great stuff. Saw fine performances (and hilarious back and forth stage banter) from Murray McLaughlin, Garnet Rogers, Cindy Church, Ron Hines, Del Barber, and numerous others. Some very lively French/English songs from Yvan Volle and some other Francophones.

Above all, I must mention again Ron Hines who is truly the "man of 1000 songs". What a terrific songwriter and performer this man is! He does Newfoundland proud, and he's been playing ever since 1966.

Peter Yarrow finished off the show with a fine set full of social idealism typical of what Peter, Paul and Mary always stood for. This was only the 2nd Canadian folk festival he's ever played. He's getting frail with age, you can see that, but he still put on a fine show.

And that wraps it up. What a great weekend.