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32nd Lowell Folk Festival

  • Multiple Days: 07/27/2018, 07/28/2018, 07/29/2018 Location: Downtown Lowell, MA, | Map Fee Information: Free Contact Name: Phil Lupsiewicz Contact Email: E-Mail Us Contact Phone Number: (978) 275-1705
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    Come to Lowell on July 27-29 for the 32nd annual Lowell Folk Festival- one of the largest and longest-running free folk festivals in the country.

    The Lowell Folk Festival will feature five (5) stages, from the serene Saint Anne's Stage to the full-throttle energy at Dutton Street Dance Pavilion. Fans of folk and traditional music can meet up with old friends at JFK Plaza, sit back on the cool grass of Market Street Stage, and party into the night at Boarding House Park. Check out the list of this year's performers below and find complete details at http://lowellfolkfestival.org/. (Also keep up with the latest folk festival announcements on Facebook).

    This year’s folk craft area draws attention to four basic techniques underlying the work of traditional master artists – painting, plaiting, pounding, and pulling. Explore unique works ranging from Zimbabwe Mbira making to Finnish Birch Bark Basketry. Craft traditions evolve from the human response to utilitarian needs and the quest for beauty. Check out the Keepers of Tradition blog for more info on this year's craftspeople. 
     
    Enjoy the smells and flavors from a global collection of ethnic food traditions. Try them all- Polish pierogi, Armenian losh ka bob, Greek baklava sundaes, Pilipino lumpia, and a host of African and Southeast Asian food specialties will be available at the ethnic food vendors at the stages at Dutton Street, JFK Plaza, Boarding House Park, and Market Street. In the Foodways area, experience demonstrations of food traditions connected to coastal and inland foodways.

    This is a partial list of the performers making the Lowell Folk Festival the place to be from July 27 - 29, 2018:

    Tribu Baharu – Colombian champeta

    Bernard Allison Group – blues

    Mary Jane Lamond & Wendy MacIsaac – Cape Breton song and fiddle

    Kahulanui – Hawaiian swing

    Kyle Huval & the Dixie Club Ramblers – Cajun

    Rahzel – beatboxing

    Neuza – Cabo Verde

    Big Country Bluegrass – bluegrass

    Orquesta SCC – salsa dura

    Greek Rebetiko Trio – Greek rebetiko music

    Salar Nadar & Mustafa Saeed – Afghan tabla and rubâb

    Don Roy Trio with Rossby & Elsie Arnott – Franco-American

    Cora Harvey Armstrong – gospel

    Sidi Touré – Songhaï guitar music from Mali

    Iberi – Georgian polyphonic singing

    Tony Blazonczyk’s New Phaze – polka

    The Lowell Folk Festival is presented by Lowell National Historical Park, Lowell Festival Foundation, the National Council for the Traditional Arts, the City of Lowell, the Greater Merrimack Valley Convention and Visitors Bureau, and the Greater Lowell Chamber of Commerce. For more information visit http://lowellfolkfestival.org/