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The the Original Wailers, made up of Bob Marley’s band members; Minneapolis pop-rock group Quietdrive; Trombone Shorty and Orleans Avenue; and western and comedy group Riders in the Sky. Other free acts scheduled to perform at the 2009 fair include country duo Joey & Rory; the Barbary Coast Dixieland Show Band; rockabilly artist Deke Dickerson; bluegrass band Monroe Crossing; the White Iron Band; African-jazz group Yawo; rhythm and blues group the Paul Cebar Tomorrow Sound; string band Pert’ Near Sandstone; the vintage-swing Café Accordion Orchestra; the Front Porch Swingin’ Liquor Pigs; comedian Sean Emery; and nationally known a cappella group Tonic Sol-Fa. The ShenaniGuns Comedy Wild West Show will bring a Texas town to life near the fair’s Heritage Square. The show features slapstick comedy and will be performed three times daily. The entire lineup of grandstand and free entertainment artists is available at www.mnstatefair.org.
