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Linda Coan O'Kresik

Dale Ann Bradley performs bluegrass on the Railroad Stage Saturday night, Aug. 25, 2012, at The American Folk Festival in Bangor. Buy Photo

Linda Coan O'Kresik

Blues band Marquise Knox performs on the Railroad Stage Saturday afternoon, Aug. 25, 2012, at the American Folk Festival in Bangor. Buy Photo

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Aerial photo shot of the American Folk Festival on the Bangor Waterfront during a flyover between 2:30-3 p.m Saturday, Aug. 25, 2012. Buy Photo

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Maeve Pelletier, 2, of Orrington peeks out of her dad, Jay's, pack basket as he carries her around the American Folk Festival Saturday afternoon, Aug. 25, 2012. Buy Photo

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Sandra Tijerina and her son Santiago, 11, take a rest from the American Folk Festival on a hillside by the Dance Pavilion Saturday afternoon, Aug. 25, 2012, in Bangor. Buy Photo

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Salsa band La Excelencia performs at the Dance Pavilion on Saturday afternoon, Aug. 25, 2012, at the American Folk Festival in Bangor. Buy Photo

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Salsa band La Excelencia performs for a large crowd in the Dance Pavilion Saturday afternoon, Aug. 25, 2012, at the American Folk Festival in Bangor. Buy Photo

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Lissa Widoff of Freedom and Peter Baldwin of Brooks share a dance to salsa band La Excelencia in the Dance Pavilion on Saturday afternoon, Aug. 25, 2012, at the American Folk Festival in Bangor. Buy Photo

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Members of the Old Bay Ceili Band perform during the American Folk Festival on Saturday, Aug. 25, 2012, at the Bangor Waterfront. Pictured are (from left) Sean Clohessy, Danny Noveck and Josh Dukes. Buy Photo

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The tamburitza band Otrov performs during the American Folk Festival on Saturday, Aug. 25, 2012, at the Bangor Waterfront. Buy Photo

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Jim Poole of Kenduskeag (right) drops money into a donation bucket held by festival volunteer David Pelkey during the 2012 American Folk Festival in Bangor on Saturday, Aug. 25, 2012. Poole and his girlfriend Jessica Paschal said people who enjoy the festival and want it to happen again should all donate money. Buy Photo

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People dance to the music of the Old Bay Ceili Band at the Dance Pavilion during the 2012 American Folk Festival in Bangor on Saturday, Aug. 25, 2012. Buy Photo

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People of all ages dance to the music of D.L. Menard & Friends at the Dance Pavilion during the 2012 American Folk Festival in Bangor on Saturday, Aug. 25, 2012. Buy Photo

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Megan Leveille, 11, of Bucksport spent almost two hours creating her artwork using sidewalk chalk at the Children's Village Saturday afternoon, Aug. 25, 2012, at the American Folk Festival in Bangor. Buy Photo

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Cajun music legend D.L. Menard performs at the Dance Pavilion during the 2012 American Folk Festival in Bangor on Saturday, Aug. 25. Buy Photo

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Luke Huval performs in the D.L. Menard & Friends Cajun music band at the Dance Pavilion during the 2012 American Folk Festival in Bangor on Saturday, Aug. 25, 2012. Buy Photo

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Star Chief Eagle performs a traditional hoop dance at the Two Rivers Stage during the American Folk Festival in Bangor on Saturday, Aug. 25, 2012. The Star and her father Dalls from South Dakota perform the ancient dance of the Lakota people. Buy Photo

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The Saturday early afternoon start of the American Folk Festival in Bangor brought a good crowd. Buy Photo

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Vendors light up as night falls on the American Folk Festival in Bangor on Saturday, Aug. 25, 2012. Buy Photo

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Tom Sawyer leads the Anah Highlanders as they march toward the Railroad stage at the American Folk Festival in Bangor on Friday, Aug. 24, 2012. Buy Photo

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Bluesman Marquise Knox (left) and his bass player jam on the Railroad stage during the opening of the 2012 American Folk Festival on Friday, Aug. 24, 2012. Buy Photo

Linda Coan O'Kresik

A train passes through the American Folk Festival on the Bangor Waterfront Saturday night, Aug. 25, 2012. Buy Photo

BANGOR, Maine — The American Folk Festival on the Bangor Waterfront continued at noon on Saturday.

Saturday’s festivities were slated to include presentations about American guitar traditions, Maine’s singing guide Randy Spencer, and Lakota hoop dances, as well as performances by Colombian band Grupo Rebolu and Irish dancing with the Old Bay Ceili Band.

It will end with salsa dancing with La Excelencia, Cape Breton fiddling with Mary Jane Lamond and Wendy MacIsaac, and Malian band Cheick Hamala Diaba.

For a full schedule, visit americanfolkfestival.com. You can also stay up to date with all American Folk Festival events on bangordailynews.com.