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2012 Volunteer Application 2012 Pictures <br /> The Carrboro Music Festival is Carrboro's greatest day <br /> -and its all free! This year the date was Sunday, <br /> September 30th, beginning at 1 pm. <br /> Since its inception in 1998 (originally called Fete de la <br /> Musigue), the Music Fest has drawn musicians and <br /> music lovers from all over. Each year the players <br /> change on the 25 stages from one end of Carrboro to <br /> the other, but the sweet strains of music that fill the <br /> town are nothing short of incredible! <br /> In 2012, we got even more applications, so this year <br /> was great! The day featured around 180 bands on 25 <br /> stages, all over town! Here is the complete schedule. <br /> Hisl[ory <br /> In The Beginning <br /> The Carrboro Music Festival started out in 1998 with a handful of <br /> dedicated volunteers who insisted they could pull off a music festival with <br /> no money and not much more than great expectations. They had a lot of <br /> confidence in the giving nature of the local music community. There were <br /> those who attempted to dissuade them, warning of the perils that go ; <br /> along with a project of this proportion. The committee was undeterred. <br /> Through the generosity of countless musicians, the support and { <br /> encouragement of Carrboro Mayor Mike Nelson (who was on the original <br /> committee) and the Board of Aldermen, a small amount of funding from <br /> the Town, and many donations from Carrboro businesses and <br /> individuals, the Carrboro Music Festival was born. <br />