Today we celebrate the 200th episode of the ButteCast with a very special guest.

George Everett is the executive director of Main Street Uptown. That is a job that he has held for the past 22 years. He has done so many great things in that position, including the lighting of the gallows frames on the Butte skyline.

Of course, the most recognizable is his work with the Montana Folk Festival. He helped bring the National Folk Festival to town for three years, starting in 2008. That led to the Montana festival, which has been going on every July since.

The Folk Festival not only brings thousands of people for town for a tremendous economic boon that lasts throughout the year. It also exposes the people of Butte to some great music we otherwise might never have heard.

This is all for free, too, thanks to George and his amazing army of volunteers.

Listen in to this podcast to hear George talk about the origins of the Folk Festival and to get a sense of all the work he does. Listen as he talks about his other work with Mainstreet Uptown Butte over the past 22 years.

Listen to him tell the story of first coming to Butte as a student at the University of Montana to write a story on the great Luigi, Butte’s one-man band.

Listen to why George fell in love with the Mining City and decided to stay.

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