Frank Montano not only plays the  traditional woodland  flute, he also makes them.  Montano is a Lake Superior Chippewa from the Red Cliff Reservation in upper Wisconsin.
Photo by Richard Strauss

Norm Dombrowski and the Happy Notes, a Polish-style polka band from Stevens Point, Wisconsin, entertained the crowds throughout the Festival.
Photo by Terry McCrea


The Milwaukee gospel group Queens of Harmony had Festival goers clappin' and tappin' to the music.
Photo by Melissa Jeffery


Between performances, Croatian Tamburitza band Vatra poses in front of the Smithsonian Castle on the Mall.
Photo by Melissa Jeffery

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