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30th July 2007

More moments from the Lowell Folk Festival

posted in Local Groups |

The best thing about this year was that our college-age kids and their friends had a good time. After years of dragging them around the festival, this year they chose to come.  My musician son’s comment about the guitar playing of James Hand & Magic Band:  “Sick.”

Some other favorites from this year:

Saturday at Boarding House Park, Diunna Greenleaf & Blue Mercy – the sound technicians had to work hard to keep her connected as she waded into the crowd, ‘feed me, I’m going out there,’ she said.

Under umbrellas at Market Street Stage, listening to the soothing sound of Edmar Castaneda and his Colombian harp:

 

 

 

 

 

Marcus Santos & BaukAxe got the crowd moving at JFK on Saturday afternoon:

The Cajun music is always a favorite and the Lost Bayou Ramblers did not disappoint:

Their CDs were flying off the shelf as they finished their last act of the weekend on Sunday afternoon. Allons a Lafayette!

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