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Ol' Front Porch Music Festival 2018
The show must go onOctober 10, 2018
A little girl near the riverfront stage finds more interest in a bubble machine than in the music on stage.
Mitch Hayes plays on a Mildred St porch.Salty Paws was not on the original schedule (they travel by boat) but despite the storm they were able to make it to town in time to play. The duo (Bentley Smith and Jim Austin) found an accommodating porch to play on South Ave.
Honey Magpie return to Oriental, playing at the New Village Brewery.Brittany Jean, attending for her second year, plays to crowds on Mildred St.
The Strung Together Band is a family band plus two. They are local to New Bern and both families suffered losses due to Florence. Despite this, they drove down to play the festival on Saturday.Laurel Creek on the Roe front Porch. (Photo Mark DeCain)Taking in the tunes from the grass.Frying up on South Ave.
The Pinkerton Raid were the first band to play the riverfront stage on Saturday.Chris Daniels ran the sound board for bands at the Red Rooster on Friday night, and at the riverfront stage on Saturday. Between power & sound, there were a lot of cords.


















