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The Miramichi Folksong Festival the oldest folk music festival in Canada is held annually in Miramichi New Brunswick Canada. It was established by Louise Manny in response to a request from Lord Beaverbrook that she document the traditional songs of his boyhood home. It is the longest continuous event of its kind in Canada and one of the longest in North America. The first festival was held in September 1958 at the Beaverbrook Town Hall and Theatre in Newcastle New Brunswick.