Additional performers announced for 2023 Maryland Folk Festival

July 5, 2023

Sarah Ash,

SALISBURY, Md. – The Maryland Folk Festival has announced four additional performers that will take the stage during this year’s event.

Polish polka and go-go are just two more genres that will be represented at the festival.

The artists announced on Wednesday include:

The Chuck Brown Band (Washington, D.C.) – go-go
- The Chuck Brown Band toured the world with the Godfather of Go-Go for the most prolific period of his life. Now, the band continues to honor him by carrying the torch, keeping the beat alive and the party going. With Chuck’s son Wiley Brown leading the band forward on vocals, the Chuck Brown Band is arguably the “Crankin’est Band on the Planet.”
The Boys (Millersville, Maryland) – Polish-style polka
- The Boys are an award-winning, six-piece, contemporary Polish-style polka band that features the instruments of two trumpets, accordion, concertina, bass and drums, and four vocalists. Two of its members have been inducted into the Polka Hall of Fame.
Furia Flamenca Dance Company (Washington, D.C. metro area) – flamenco
- Led by flamenco master Estela Vélez de Paredez, this award-winning dance company brings the ferocity and passion of flamenco to the stage and transports audiences to Southern Spain in technically refined, emotionally explosive and dynamically choreographed dancing.
Cascading Carlos the Juggler (Delmar, Delaware) – juggling
- Two-time Guinness World Record title holder Carlos Mir, aka Cascading Carlos the Juggler, loves to mesmerize audiences with his high-energy interactive juggling skills.