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6th Annual Huntington Folk Festival at Heckscher Park

Aztec Two-Step headlines the 6th annual Huntington Folk Festival on Saturday, Aug. 6. The free event runs from 11 a.m. into the late evening at Heckscher Park.

Co-presented by the Folk Music Society of Huntington and the Huntington Arts Council , the Huntington Folk Festival is part of the 46th annual Huntington Summer Arts Festival presented by the town of Huntington, produced by the Huntington Arts Council, and sponsored in part by the New York State Council on the Arts and the Suffolk County Executive's Office.

"We're delighted to join with the Huntington Arts Council in presenting what promises to be a wonderful day of music," said Michael Kornfeld, president of the Folk Music Society of Huntington. "I'm particularly pleased that Aztec Two-Step, whose spirited folk-rock sound and wonderful vocal harmonies I've enjoyed since the mid-1970s, will be joining us in the evening, while some very talented independent recording artists from New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Massachusetts will perform during the day."

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Now marking their 40th anniversary as a folk-rock duo, Aztec Two-Step (Rex Fowler and Neal Shulman) will perform two sets on the Chapin Rainbow Stage beginning at 8:30 p.m.

An afternoon of unplugged showcases and song swaps will precede the concert. Hosting them near canopy tents, between noon and 6:30 p.m. will be Richard Cuccaro's monthly listings guide, Acoustic Live! in New York City and Beyond, and Kornfeld's online publication, AcousticMusicScene.com.

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In keeping with the tradition of Folk Music Society of Huntington concerts, the festival will open with an hour-long open mic at 11 a.m.

The AcousticMusicScene.com and Acoustic Live! showcase schedules follow:

AcousticMusicScene.com

11 a.m. Open Mic

12 p.m. Island Songwriters Showcase: Dave Anthony, Vin Crici, Tim Dillon, Suzanne Ernst, Cathy Kreger and Denise Romas

1 p.m. Josh Joffen, Carolann Solebello

1:30 p.m. Arlon Bennett, Roger Silverberg, Wool & Grant

2 p.m. All Keyed-Up: Jeffrey Paul Bobrick, Anna Dagmar, Marci Geller and Allison Tartalia

2:45 p.m. Kath Buckell

3 p.m. Mark Allen Berube, Honor Finnegan

3:30 p.m. Jerry DeMeo, Patti DeRosa

4 p.m. Meg Braun, Jason Myles Goss

4:30 p.m. Strike the Bell (Stuart Markus and Judith Zweiman)

4:45 p.m. The Whispering Tree

5 p.m. Mara Levine, Elaine Romanelli, The Folk Goddesses (Hillary Foxsong, Martha Trachtenberg and Judith Zweiman)

5:45 p.m. Old-Time Jam with The Solid Citizens (featuring members of Spuyten Duyvil and special guests)

6:25 p.m. Closing Song: Harry Chapin's "Circle"

 

Acoustic Live!

(Hosted by Richard Cuccaro)

1 p.m. Chasing June

1:15 p.m. Meg Braun

1:30 p.m. The Solid Citizens

2 p.m. Paul Sachs

2:15 p.m. Mark Allen Berube

2:30 p.m. Carolann Solebello

2:45 p.m. Wool & Grant

3 p.m. Marci Geller

3:15 p.m. Anna Dagmar

3:30 p.m. The Levins (Ira & Julia)

3:45 p.m. Free Thought (Kate and Jen Vanderlyn)

4 p.m. Kath Buckell

4:15 p.m. Patti DeRosa

4:30 p.m. Josh Joffen

4:45 p.m. My Dad’s Truck

5 p.m. Robin Greenstein

5:15 p.m. Jason Myles Goss

5:30 p.m. Cathy Kreger

5:45 p.m. Honor Finnegan

 

Festival goers are advised to bring lawn chairs or blankets and to consider bringing a picnic supper or venturing into nearby Huntington village for dinner.

For more information on the Huntington Folk Festival, visit www.fmshny.org and click on the festival link.

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