2007 Folk Festival2008 Festival

Ties to the Isles: British and Irish Traditions in Louisiana

2008 Louisiana State Fiddle Champion

2008 Louisiana State Fiddle Champion Hallie Yarbrough
Photo by Peter Jones

2008 Louisiana State Fiddle Championship winners

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SUPPORTED IN PART BY GRANTS FROM THE FOLLOWING:

LEH

Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities

Natchitoches Are Convention and Visitors Bureau Natchitoches Area Convention and Visitors Bureau
NSU Enrichment Fund

Northwestern State University Enrichment Fund

LA State Arts Council and Shreveport Regional Arts Council The Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism:
  • Office of Cultural Development
  • The Louisiana State Arts Council
  • The Louisiana Division of the Arts—The Shreveport Regional Arts Council
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The Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism

  • Louisiana Office of Tourism & Office of Lt. Governor


TICKET INFORMATION

$8.00  All day & evening
$5.00 Evening Only
$3.00 Kids 7-12
Free  Kids 6 and under
$13.00 Two-day all-event pass available in advance only through July 17, 2008
Advance passes can be purchased at the LA Folklife Center, Room 213 Kyser Hall, NSU campus or at the Natchitoches Area Chamber of Commerce 562 2nd St., Natchitoches.
Also, by phone at 318.357.4332 with a VISA or MasterCard or by mail to the Louisiana Folklife Center, NSU Box 3663, Natchitoches, LA  71497. 


2008 LA STATE FIDDLE CHAMPIONSHIP DONORS

Patrons
($200)
Friend
($100)
Supporters
($50)
Stine Lumber

Bill & Alice Bryant

Boyd B. Durr

  S. B. Evans, Jr. Fernand M. Menou, Jr.
  Ann & Jack Brittain & Family Archie Breazeale
  Dr. Susan Roach Dr. & Mrs. Hollis Bray
  Angela & Jim Lake James & Betty Durham
  Dr. Lisa Abney & Doug Hollingsworth James R. Vincent
    Susan & Terry Howard
    James & Retta Poole
    Marguerite Loftin
    Dr. Dayna B. Lee
    Ronnie & Karen Poché

 

2008 NATCHITOCHES-NSU FOLKLIFE FESTIVAL CONTRIBUTORS

Grand Patron
($500)
Patrons
($250)
Sponsors
($100)
Members
($50)
Friends
($25)
In-Kind
Contributors
Ken & Mary Royston

City Bank & Trust Co.

Joe & Paula Abney

Dr. & Mrs. W. A. Bradley, Jr.

Jo Hargis

Brookshire’s #27
  John L. Freeman Blanchard St. Denis Funeral Home

Nolton Causey

Nancy W. Harrington

Brookshire’s #29
  Terry & Sharon Jones Jack Brittain, Sr.

James & Betty Durham

Dr. Lee Romine

Sonny’s Doughnuts
  NSU Foundation Cane River Electronics & HDTV

John & Maye Foster

Dena & Brandon Pruett Grayson’s Barbeque
  Weyerhaeuser Cliff & Frances Conine

Marvin Gahagan

Henry V. Maggio Blimpie’s
 

Bill & Alice Bryant  

James Cormier

Dr. L. C. & Linda Guilbeau

  Tin House Barbeque
  Webb Software LLC Pete & Jeanette Gregory

Gerald Long

  

Subway – South Drive
  D. & S. Richmond Mariner’s Restaurant

John & Bertha Lowe

  Domino’s Pizza
    F. M. & Rose B. Menou, Jr.

Mayor & Mrs. Wayne McCullen

  Babineaux Creole Cajun Seasoning
 

 

Weaver Brothers Land & Timber Co.  

Mr. & Mrs. Dwane Murphy   Susan’s Balloons
    Randall & Brenda Webb Ms. Saidee Newell   Natural Springs Garden Center & Nursery
    Donald & Sue Hatley Peoples State Bank   Ward’s Waste Services
    LA Capitol Federal Credit Union Joanne H. Pickett   Natchitoches Septic Services
    Mark & Debbie Waskom James M. Poole   Wal-Mart
    Angela & Jim Lake Sabine State Bank    
   

Paul Rond

Mearl Fogleman      

   
    Bill & Louise Conly Hurst & Jane Hall    
    Karen S. Lee D. Rick Hargis    
    Andy & Kelly Murphy Jean B. Princehouse    
    Dr. Lisa Abney & Doug Hollingsworth Bill & Velma Hyde    
      Frank & Jane Fuller    
      Al V. Morgan    
      Robert & Dot Scott    

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