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Article written by Sharon on Monday, Mar 30, 2009 in Contests, Festivals, People

The annual festival honoring Florida folk musician and songwriter Will McLean (1919-1990) takes place this weekend at Withlacoochee Campground, Dunnellon, Florida. McLean spent much of his life traveling around the state and writing songs based on Florida history. He was awarded the Florida Heritage Award in 1989 and inducted posthumously into the Florida Artists Hall of Fame in 1996.

This year’s winners of the Best New Florida Song Contest, sponsored by the Will McLean Foundation, will be presented their awards and will perform their songs at the festival. The winners are Garrison Doles, first place for “This Florida;” Chris Kahl, second place for “Out on Cedar Key” and Carla Bak, third place for “Boil that Sugar Cane Down.”

Scheduled artists include The Mayhaws, Clyde Walker and Roadside Revue, to name just a few.

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We’re just home from the Will McLean Festival. Dunnellon is a beautiful part of Florida and I thank them for having the festival in a region of Florida I had previously missed during our travels. The area reminds me of Kentucky somehow??? Who knew! It’s a larger site than two years ago. There is the same problem with getting anywhere quickly! It’s not the distance, it’s that there are so many wonderful people to hug, talk to and try and catchup just a little bit. The food was wonderful. One lady who was a first timer couldn’t stop raving, “Do you know what you would pay for this in Boston??” We just smiled contentedly and said ,”No”. The music was just as it always is WONDERFUL. The stages were well attended and the work shops were too! Then these amazing musicians continued to play through out the night. Thanks to all . We saw someone recording the performances. Please Please show them somewhere that more people can see what amazing performers are in Florida. U-tube or where ever. Thanks to Tom Shed for explaining what the red stain on the sidewalks and walls really is. I’m from Missouri originally and I really thought they were rust. Environmentalists can be useful too! Who Knew?

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