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July 20, 2007
All kinds of folks to perform at Lowell festival
If "folk festival" conjures images of waiflike women and wisecracking guys strumming guitars and wheezing into harmonicas, you haven't been to the Lowell Folk Festival. With a lineup that includes Cajun swing, South Indian veena, Brazilian ox-dance, and Cape Verdean funana performers, perhaps "world music" would be a more apt description of the event. But, hey, regardless of the style of music or the culture of the artists, they are all folks, right? Celebrating its 20th season this year, the three-day Lowell event is the largest free folk festival in the nation. In addition to the diverse array of performers that will be stationed on six stages throughout the city (and yes, there are bound to be at least a few harmonica-wheezing troubadours), the festival will also feature a tempting variety of food representing Lowell's multi-ethnic population. Among the many food booths will be Laotian, Portuguese, Jamaican, Polish, and African American favorites. But wait, there's more. Other folks participating in the festival will be artisans, dancers, and storytellers.
Lowell Folk Festival
July 27-29, 2007
At multiple stages throughout downtown Lowell
Free admission
Photo: Lowell Folk Festival
