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American Roots Festival at The Franke Center Lineup
The Franke Center for the Arts announced the American Roots Festival on Saturday January 16 2016 with folk singer songwriter Joel Mabus to open the main stage. Mabus grew up in southern Illinois in a family of entertainers and learned mandolin banjo guitar and fiddle before recording began in 1977. He later joined Flying Fish Records in 1980s and worked with notable artists including Frank Wakefield.
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