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Maine Live is a web-exclusive live concert series that takes listeners -- wherever in the world they happen to be -- to intimate venues all over Maine to experience the great live music happening throughout the state. What's more, many of the artists also allow MPBN to post the audio from these concerts right here on our web site, so even if you missed the show as it happened, you need not miss a minute of the music.
The American Folk Festival on the Bangor Waterfront: It's a Wrap!
MPBN streamed the entire American Folk Festival on the Bangor Waterfront from our booth right next the festival's main stage, the Railroad Stage. Heavy rains from tropical storm Danny may have forced the cancelation of the entire day's performances from the Railroad Stage on Saturday, but we still managed to get two days of performances recorded and you can hear those performances by clicking on the audio links below.
For more information about the 2009 American Folk Festival visit the main Web site
For a roster of the 2009 performers visit the Festival's "Performers Page"
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2009 American Folk Festival Performances
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| The Pachall Brothers |
 August 30, 2009 The Pachalll Brothers stand firmly in the great tradition of a cappella religious singing in Tidewater Virgina. The gospel quartet tradition can be traced back to plantation life in the south.
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Total time (45:13) |
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| Maestro Modesto Nieves y Herencia Musical |
 August 30, 2009 The term maestro is well-suited for Modesto Nieves. A master and innovator of the cuatro, a small, double-coursed string instrument in the guitar family, Nieves effortlessly picks intricate and beautiful melodies that have charmed audiences for decades.
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Total time (41:57) |
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| Nikolay Kolev & Bulgarika |
 August 30, 2009 Nikolay Kolev & Bulgarika present the haunting melodies, irregular rhythms and fiery dance tempos of Bulgaria, a diverse country that has been a cultural crossroads for millennia. Kolev hails from the village of Karavelovo in the Thrace region of Bulgaria and is widely regarded as the finest gadulka player of his generation.
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Total time (38:46) |
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| Los Texmaniacs |
 August 30, 2009 Los Texmaniacs offer up lively accordion-led music of the Texas/Mexico border. Exploding with contemporary energy, this talented young trio serves up "turbo-charged conjunto," a danceable mixture of polka, funk, country, Texas blues, and rock en español.
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Total time (40:25) |
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| The Claire Lynch Band |
 August 30, 2009 The Claire Lynch Band is one of the sweetest, purest voices in country music and impressive songwriting talents to boot, this feisty Alabama gal is stepping out with a new band, creating an absolutely unique sound that is "bluegrass and beyond."
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Total time (51:07) |
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| Lil' Ed and the Blues Imperials |
 August 28, 2009 Small in stature, but a giant in the blues world, Lil' Ed and the Blues Imperials are one of the last authentic West Side Chicago blues groups. This band fills a stage with life and heat.
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Total time (47:48) |
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| Cherish the Ladies |
 August 28, 2009 Cherish the Ladies, led by the ebullient, irrepressible Joanie Madden, is a powerhouse, all-female ensemble is one of the foremost Irish groups in the world.
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Total time (48:30) |
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| Clinton Fearon |
 August 28, 2009 Clinton Fearon is an original member of the Gladiators and living legend of roots reggae. This passionate singer and consummate performer delivers message music over a rock-solid groove.
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Total time (1:05:31) |
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Previous Maine Live! Concerts
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Rustic Overtones at the Waterville Opera House - December 28, 2007 |
  MPBN was a proud sponsor of a rare acoustic performance by Maine's own Rustic Overtones along with eleven student musicians on December 28th, 2007 at the Waterville Opera House, a concert that MPBN streamed live on the Internet, digitally recorded, and is now offering here in its entirety as both a downloadable podcast and as streaming audio. The students performed orchestral arrangements of the band's songs written especially for this concert by Rustic Overtones horn players Ryan Zoidis and Dave Noyes.
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