6 acts to see at Lowell Folk Festival - WBUR

Didn’t snag tickets to the sold-out music festival happening in Newport this weekend? Fear not. There’s another stellar New England folk fest running July 26-28. At Lowell Folk Festival, admission is free, the line-up is solid, the cultures diverse, and you can eat your way from Middle Eastern cuisine to Burmese fare.

I love Lowell Folk because there’s really no other area fest doing what this one does. Now in its 37th year, you might see street performances, honkey tonk guitar, or Kathak dancing. The food offerings here are the same vibe. No hotdogs or popcorn. Instead, Brazilian Coxinha de Frango, Armenian lahmajoun, Polish kielbasa and Jamaican rum cake.

It’s the type of fest that opens eyes. Go for the blues and barbecue ribs, stay for the Bolivian dancers, mariachi tunes and Filipino inihaw na manok. This year’s three-day schedule is jam-packed. Here are six must-see acts.

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