Review of Festival Express (2003) by Lisa R — 06 May 2009

I want to go across Canada by train with a bunch of awesome musicians in 1970! Damn my not being born for another 15 years!

This review of Festival Express (2003) was written by Lisa R on 06 May 2009.

Festival Express has generally received very positive reviews.

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