Topic: Lowell Folk Festival
Non-CNET Sponsored Event. CNET is not responsible for the content of this event.
Date: July 28-30, 2023 Times vary depending on day. See schedule below.
40 French St, Lowell, MA, 01852
Event Description:
Free Event run by the Lowell Summer Music Series.
Please see the following link for detailed information.
https://lowellsummermusic.org/concerts/lowell-folk-festival-2/
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THIS IS A FREE CONCERT. NO TICKET IS REQUIRED. THE WHOLE FAMILY IS WELCOME! APPROPRIATE FOR ALL AGES!
The LOWELL FOLK FESTIVAL, one of the longest running free folk festivals in the country, announced the first nine performers coming to the mill city for 3 days of music, dance, crafts, food, and family fun Friday, July 28th through Sunday, July 30th.
2023 LOWELL FOLK FESTIVAL
Friday, July 28
Boarding House Park
6:15 – 6:35 PARADE—Lakou Mizik (Haitian mizik rasin)
6:35 – 7:15 Festival kick-off *
7:15 – 8:00 Chuck Mead (rockabilly and honky-tonk) *
8:15 – 9:00 Sona Jobarteh (Manding griot) *
9:15 – 10:00 Melody Angel (Chicago blues) *
Dance Pavilion
7:15 – 8:30 T’Monde (Cajun) *
8:45 – 10:00 Lakou Mizik (Haitian mizik rasin) *
Saturday, July 29
Boarding House Park
12:00 – 12:45 Springfield Exit (bluegrass and traditional country) *
1:00 – 1:45 Trian (Irish) *
2:05 – 2:45 Jason Samuels Smith (tap dance) *
3:05 – 3:45 REVMA (Greek)
4:05 – 5:00 Sona Jobarteh (Manding griot)
5:20 – 6:15 Lakou Mizik (Haitian mizik rasin)
7:30 – 8:15 Sara Correia (Portuguese fado)
8:30 – 9:15 Hot Club of Cowtown (western swing and hot jazz)
9:30 – 10:15 Fred Thomas of the JB’s (funk) *
Market Street Stage
12:15 – 1:00 To the Beat: Conversations in Rhythm—Jason Samuels Smith, Bernard Linette; Mouhamadou Sarr (Sona Jobarteh); Sohail Karimi *
1:15 – 2:00 Heart of Afghanistan featuring Ahmad Fanoos & Sohail Karimi (Afghan ghazals)
2:15 – 3:15 Guitar Slingers: Swing, Blues, Steel—Whit Smith (Hot Club of Cowtown), Fran Grace, Melody Angel
3:30 – 4:15 Fran Grace (sacred steel guitar) *
4:30 – 5:15 Chuck Mead (rockabilly and honky-tonk) *
5:30 – 6:00 Zuni Olla Maidens (Zuni dance and song) *
6:15 – 7:00 Jason Samuels Smith (tap dance) *
7:15 – 8:00 Sona Jobarteh (Manding griot)
Saint Anne’s Churchyard
12:15 – 1:00 Rites of String: Lisbon to Lviv—Sona Jobarteh; Angelo Freire, Bernardo Saldanha (Sara Correia); Igor Iachimciuc (Cheres)
1:15 – 2:00 Cheres (Ukrainian)
2:20 – 2:45 Zuni Olla Maidens (Zuni dance and song)
3:00 – 4:00 Fiddling Around (the World)—Liz Carroll (Trian), Elana James (Hot Club of Cowtown), Valeri Glava (Cheres), Tim Laughlin (Springfield Exit) *
4:15 – 5:00 Heart of Afghanistan featuring Ahmad Fanoos & Sohail Karimi (Afghan ghazals)
5:15 – 6:00 Sara Correia (Portuguese fado)
6:15 – 7:00 Trian (Irish) *
Dance Pavilion
12:00 – 1:00 Hot Club of Cowtown (western swing and hot jazz) *
1:15 – 2:15 REVMA (Greek)
2:30 – 3:30 Lakou Mizik (Haitian mizik rasin)
3:50 – 5:00 T’Monde (Cajun) *
5:20 – 6:30 Fred Thomas of the JB’s (funk) *
7:30 – 8:30 Chuck Mead (rockabilly and honky-tonk) *
8:45 – 10:00 Melody Angel (Chicago blues) *
Street (John & Merrimack)
12:30 – 1:00 Zuni Olla Maidens (Zuni dance and song)
4:30 – 5:00 Red Trouser Show (circus arts)
Sunday, July 30
Boarding House Park
12:00 – 12:45 Fran Grace (sacred steel guitar)
1:00 – 1:45 Cheres (Ukrainian)
2:00 – 3:00 T’Monde (Cajun) *
3:15 – 4:15 Springfield Exit (bluegrass and traditional country) *
4:30 – 5:15 Sara Correia (Portuguese fado) *
5:30 – 6:15 Melody Angel (Memphis soul) *
Market Street Stage
12:00 – 12:45 Heart of Afghanistan featuring Ahmad Fanoos & Sohail Karimi (Afghan ghazals)
1:00 – 1:45 Jason Samuels Smith (tap dance)
2:00 – 2:45 Songs of Longing, Loss, and Love—Ahmad Fanoos, Linda Lay (Springfield Exit), Sara Correia
3:00 – 3:45 From the Opry to Soul Train: Rockabilly and R&B Troubadours —Chuck Mead, Fred Thomas *
4:05 – 5:00 Fran Grace (sacred steel guitar) *
5:20 – 6:00 Trian (Irish) *
Saint Anne’s Churchyard
12:00 – 12:45 Springfield Exit (bluegrass and traditional country) *
1:00 – 1:30 Zuni Olla Maidens (Zuni song and dance) *
1:45 – 2:45 Trian (Irish) *
3:00 – 3:45 REVMA (Greek)
4:00 – 5:00 All Boxed In—Billy McComiskey (Trian), Victor Cebotari (Cheres), Drew Simon (T’Monde), Sandy Theodorou (REVMA)
5:15 – 6:00 Cheres (Ukrainian)
Dance Pavilion
12:00–1:00 T’Monde (Cajun)
1:15 – 2:15 Chuck Mead (rockabilly and honky-tonk) *
2:30 – 3:30 Melody Angel (Chicago blues) *
3:45 – 4:45 Hot Club of Cowtown (western swing and hot jazz) *
5:05 – 6:00 Fred Thomas of the JB’s (funk) *
Street (John & Merrimack)
12:30 – 1:00 Red Trouser Show (circus arts)
2:30 – 3:00 Lakou Mizik (Haitian mizik rasin)
