About Us
The Susquehanna Music & Arts Festival, aka SMAF, has been celebrating the talents of local, national, and international musicians since 2002. As we gear up for our 9th year, we continue the excitement and fun of presenting the music of contemporary and traditional singer-songwriters. It all takes place on Mother's Day Weekend 2010, location downtown Havre de Grace, MD.
About SMAF
Mission Statement
Susquehanna Music and Arts Festival is a non-profit organization whose primary purpose is to promote awareness and appreciation of traditional and contemporary folk music and arts in the surrounding areas and to introduce these arts to new audiences. This will be accomplished through concerts, workshops, and children’s programs at a yearly spring festival and possibly other events.
Through sharing music and arts we can build community, share cultures and enrich quality of life.
We huddled in the dry and cozy barns and pavillions of the beautiful site, co-conspirators, the performers and the audience, sharing a secret that deserves to be let out.
~Sarah Pinsker, Performer
a really nice mostly modern and traditional folk music festival with over 40 independent acts and lots of guitars and late night campfires with enough expresso and beer to make all the adults happy and lots of green hills for children to run free.
~SONiA, Performer
Terry,
What a wonderful time we had again this year at SMAF. The Community-Family that you (and your helpers) have established by this event absolutely cannot be overstated! To employ an old joke: it's the one weekend of the year when we soar with the eagles before having to return to life among the turkeys.
And we feel that the artists this year were of the highest overall quality that we have ever seen there! Every year has held its highlights for us and enabled us to find a couple of new "favorites". But this year was different in that we were unable to pull ourselves away from ANY artists. They were simply ALL that excellent! Even down to the Songwriter Contestants. We would be thrilled to be able to purchase a ticket to see ANY of them in their own show! We are amazed at how you can find so many great performers with what seem to be magical personalities. It is so easy to see that they actually enjoy being there.
~Tom & Lana Hitchcock [long-time SMAF attendees]
