Posts Tagged “Lowell Folk Festival”

Lowell Folk Festival follow-up

Congratulations and thanks to all involved for another successful Lowell Folk Festival.  I attended on both Saturday and Sunday with vastly different experiences but that was because of the heavy rain that fell midday on Sunday.  Hopefully the financial impact was less severe than the weather.  I am sorry I…

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Folk Festival Sketch: 2011

   An excerpt from the chapter about the Lowell Folk Festival in my forthcoming book, Mill Power: The Origin and Impact of Lowell National Historical Park, which will be available from Rowman & Littlefield Publishers in September. The book was produced in collaboration with the National Park Service. Here is…

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Doors Open & Photography Weekend

News from the Doors Open Lowell organizers: Looking forward to a fantastic Doors Open Lowell weekend, so come on out and discover some great historic buildings and architecture as you help celebrate National Preservation Month.  Head towww.doorsopenlowell.org for a complete schedule of events. If you missed the program guide in Wednesday’s Lowell Sun,…

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Musicianship

In the past few years at the Lowell Summer Music Series at Boarding House Park, I have been struck by the superlative musicianship of the artists presented by the organizers, Lowell National Historical Park and the Lowell Festival Foundation. Night after night the featured artists and their bands demonstrate the…

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