The Down East Friends of the Folk Arts(DEFFA) is an organization whose goal is to preserve and promote traditional music, dance, and the folk arts in Maine and the surrounding vicinity. DEFFA has publishes a monthly newsletter with news, calendar listings, information, and other items of interest to the Maine folk art, music, and dance community. DEFFA also hosts the Annual Down East Country Dance Festival in March of each year, a weekend long celebration of traditional and not so traditional music, dancing, and fun! More about DEFFA