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Stan Rogers Folk Festival

Stan Rogers Folk Festival

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The Stan Rogers Folk Festival, informally known as Stanfest, is an annual music festival held in Canso, Nova Scotia.

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Established in 1997 in honour of the late Canadian folk singer and songwriter Stan Rogers, the festival bills itself as "Canada's Songwriter Festival", showcasing Canadian and worldwide grassroots musicians in all genres. The festival has won a number of East Coast Music Awards and attracts over 10,000 music fans each year.[1]

The Stan Rogers Folk Festival takes place on the last weekend of July. The festival was cancelled in 2014, less than a week before it was scheduled to begin, due to the expected arrival of Hurricane Arthur.[2]

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    Mason, Tom (Autumn 2004). "Troy Greencorn and Stan Rogers Festival put Canso on the map". SOCAN. Archived from the original on 13 December 2004. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
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    "Hurricane Arthur skirts U.S. East Coast, heads to Atlantic Canada". CBC News. Associated Press. July 3, 2014. Retrieved July 4, 2014.

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