Susan Butler welcoming everyone to the final night of the festival.
Susan Butler is the third and current director of the festival and takes pride in putting it on every year for the people of Miramichi and those who come from far and wide to enjoy folk songs.
The founder of the festival, Dr. Louis Manny, started it at the request of Lord Beaverbrook, who asked her to collect folk songs on the Miramichi, and the rest is history. In honour of Lord Beaverbrook, the festival takes place at the Beaverbrook Kin Centre every year.
Beaverbrook Kin Centre.
This year was packed with entertainment for everyone, The festival start on Sunday, Aug. 2 with a free gospel concert and each day continued with luncheons, suppers and great musical entertainment from local artists and artists that come from away every year to take part in the festival.
Screen shot of the festival brochure online.
The final evening there was supper and the entertainment was an entire night of tributes to past great folk song artists: Rita MacNeil, Stan Rogers, Stompin' Tom Connor and The Rankins.
Supper layout from the final evening.
To get an idea about what to expect out of the festival, and to plan your trip to Miramichi for next year's festival (July 31 - Aug. 5, 2016) check out the full festival brochure online at www.miramichifolksongfestival.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderfiles/mir_folksong_2015_brochure.pdf!
To learn more about the folksong festival here in Miramichi, go their website at www.miramichifolksongfestival.com!
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