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A Look Back at the Maryland Folk Festival

Delmarva Public Media | By Don Rush
Published May 18, 2026 at 10:20 AM EDT
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Jazz Band at Opening of the National Folk Festival

The city of Salisbury has ended the Maryland Folk Festival citing costs. In this excerpt from this week's Delmarva Today Delmarva Public Media's Don Rush talks with Mike Dunn, President and CEO of the Greater Salisbury Committee, about the importance of the festival and its legacy, The full interview can be heard on this Friday's Delmarva Today at noon on WSDL and WESM.

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Don Rush is the News Director and Senior Producer of News and Public Affairs at Delmarva Public Media. An award-winning journalist, Don reports major local issues of the day, from sea level rise, to urban development, to the changing demographics of Delmarva.
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