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- ↑ "Rock singer Anne E. DeChant entertains in her hometown of Avon Lake at the Folger Home". AP NEWS. 2018-06-18. Retrieved 2021-07-13.
- ↑ Lilith Fair Archived 2007-08-09 at the Wayback Machine
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- "History of the Kerrville New Folk Songwriting Contest | Kerrville Folk Festival". kerrvillefolkfest. October 8, 2020. Retrieved 2021-07-08.
