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PHOTO GALLERY: Sarasota Folk Festival


  • By Harriet Sokmensuer
  • | 4:00 a.m. March 23, 2014
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PHOTO GALLERY: Sarasota Folk Festival
Jon and Jackson Anderson with a ukulele and mandolin.
Jon and Jackson Anderson with a ukulele and mandolin.
Debby Getch cools off with a smoothie.
Debby Getch cools off with a smoothie.
Tom and Mary O'Brien with Valerie and Bob Apollo
Tom and Mary O'Brien with Valerie and Bob Apollo
Steve Avery leads a workshop.
Steve Avery leads a workshop.
Mary Carroll and Chris Baker look through CDs.
Mary Carroll and Chris Baker look through CDs.
Derek, Arianna and Kristin Flaim
Derek, Arianna and Kristin Flaim
Jeff Hanna and Chris Magda
Jeff Hanna and Chris Magda
Jay, Rebecca and Noah Lentz
Jay, Rebecca and Noah Lentz
Lynn Mapes and Jane Muller dance along to the music.
Lynn Mapes and Jane Muller dance along to the music.
Pete Price, Mike Jerguson and Pete Henning play at the Oak Stage.
Pete Price, Mike Jerguson and Pete Henning play at the Oak Stage.
Bill Schustik plays a concertina.
Bill Schustik plays a concertina.
Debbie Speer and Katie listen.
Debbie Speer and Katie listen.
Geraldine Markowitz and Sylvia Stock shop.
Geraldine Markowitz and Sylvia Stock shop.
Ray Spyker teaches Robert Weyrick how to play the mountain dulcimer.
Ray Spyker teaches Robert Weyrick how to play the mountain dulcimer.

 

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