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Great Lakes Folk Festival: Extended interviews

Posted Wednesday, August 5, 2015 12:00 am

The Great Lakes Folk Festival returns to East Lansing this weekend, and City Pulse’s Ty Forquer had a chance to catch up with three of the weekend’s most interesting acts. Check out the links below for the full interviews.

Fighting the forces of disco

Q&A with Eli Smith of the Down Hill Strugglers

Western swing, Hinduism and steak dinners

Q&A with Elana James of Hot Club of Cowtown

Celtic music with a French accent

Q&A with Yann Falquet of Genticorum

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