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National Folk Festival Welcomes Nearly 300 Performers To Greensboro

WUNC | By Charlie Shelton-Ormond,

Frank Stasio

Published September 8, 2017 at 12:16 PM EDT

Bahamas Junkanoo woman

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Bahamas Junkanoo woman

Jerry Samet

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Folk festival goers dance in the streets

Courtesy of Tom Philion

Bahamas Junkanoo trumpets & skyline

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Bahamas Junkanoo trumpets & skyline

Lynn Donovan

The Fairfield Four

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The Fairfield Four

Padrion Scott

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The National Folk Festival returns to Greensboro this weekend with approximately 300 performers showcasing folk traditions from all corners of the world. Performances include everything from cajun music to beatboxing.

Host Frank Stasio talks with Tom Philion, president and CEO of ArtsGreensboro and co-organizer of the festival, and Josephus, a spoken word poet who will be performing at the festival. The festival runs through Sunday, Sept. 10.

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Arts & Culture The State of Things The National Folk Festival Tom Philion ArtsGreensboro Josephus Spoken Word Poet Poetry

Charlie Shelton-Ormond

Charlie Shelton-Ormond is a podcast producer for WUNC.

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Longtime NPR correspondent Frank Stasio was named permanent host of The State of Things in June 2006. A native of Buffalo, Frank has been in radio since the age of 19. He began his public radio career at WOI in Ames, Iowa, where he was a magazine show anchor and the station's News Director.

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