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We missed the 🌺🌸 👑s too. 😢 #Repost @fl

We missed the 🌺🌸 👑s too. 😢 #Repost @flowersnfun My Monday mood has me looking backwards as we truly miss #lowellfolkfest this year. We missed making you your flower crowns to rock all weekend, the delicious cocktails from our favorite local hotspots like @thirstyfirstlowell and @thekeep_lowell, and of course my favorite @worthenhousecafe stage (among sooooo many other spots and things too)!!! We look forward to crowns next year and to double down on awesomeness! Who’s with me???? #folkfest2021 #lowellfolk #festivalcrown

Welcome to Day 2 of the Virtual Lowell Folk Festiv

Today is the day! We're kicking off our #virtual f

Today is the day! We're kicking off our #virtual festival celebration weekend! Don't forget to tune in at 6:30pm tonight (7pm on 980 WCAP) for the first installment of Lowell Folk Fest radio. There is some truly amazing archival content that we're very pleased we get to share with you.

So rekindle that #LowellFolk feeling! Tune in all weekend long to be part of the Folk Fest celebration and show your support.

Virtual Radio Schedule:
Friday - 6:30pm-9:30pm on LowellFolkFestival.org, Facebook, YouTube
Saturday - 12pm start on LowellFolkFestival.org, Facebook, YouTube
Sunday - 12pm start on LowellFolkFestival.org, Facebook, YouTube

Live Radio Broadcast on 980 WCAP:
Friday - 7pm - 10pm
Saturday - 1pm - 6pm
Sunday - 1pm - 6pm

#Repost @ncta_usa@ This Saturday, July 25th at 6:3

#Repost @ncta_usa@
This Saturday, July 25th at 6:30pm, @lowellfolkfest's Virtual Celebration will present an amazing array of traditional music, including both new and archival concert footage of Lowell Folk Festival artists, available to stream this weekend only! Be sure to check out the 2019 performance by rockabilly guitar phenom Albert Lee!

British-born, Malibu-based guitarist Albert Lee gained acclaim in the 1960s as one of the UK’s top R&B players, and since the 1970s has been one of the top rockabilly guitarists in the world. In England, Lee is a household name, and in Nashville and Los Angeles, he’s long been among the most in-demand session guitarists. Nicknamed “Mr. Telecaster,” he is noted for his fingerstyle and hybrid picking technique, lightning speed, and melodic sensibilities. Over the years, he’s worked with Jerry Lee Lewis, the Everly Brothers, Joe Cocker, Emmylou Harris, Jackson Browne, Bo Diddley, and Eric Clapton, to name just a few. Lee has received many awards, including a Grammy, and was named Best Country Guitarist five consecutive times by Guitar Player magazine.

Check out the Festival website for more information about the full program at https://www.lowellfolkfestival.org

#LowellFolkFestival #AlbertLee #rockabilly #MrTelecaster
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#Repost @ncta_usa Keeping the Tradition: A Virtua

#Repost @ncta_usa
Keeping the Tradition: A Virtual Celebration of the @LowellFolkFest will showcase three original performances starting at 6:30 this Saturday! Don’t miss a set by giants of Irish traditional music and members of supergroup the Alt, @JohnDoyle1 and @NualaKennedymusic!

Dublin-born, North Carolina-based John Doyle has long been acknowledged as one of the most influential Irish guitarists of his generation. With a signature left-hand picking style, Doyle has invented a whole new way of playing the rhythm for Irish dance tunes. Singer Nuala Kennedy is known for her beautiful vocals and fine flute and whistle playing. From Dundalk, Ireland, an area with historical links to Scotland, she developed an extensive repertoire of Scottish tunes and songs to add to the Irish material she had already mastered. The ballads, tunes, and rediscovered songs Doyle and Kennedy bring to the collaboration reflect their love of the traditional songs that have been a touchstone of Irish identity for generations.

Catch this and other performances at https://www.lowellfolkfestival.org
#LowellFolkFestival #JohnDoyle #NualaKennedy #Irishtraditionalmusic

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Tune in this weekend for Folk Fest Radio! We're pu

Tune in this weekend for Folk Fest Radio! We're pulling up deep cuts from the archives for your listening pleasure. Stream it on LowellFolkFestival.org or live radio broadcast on 980 WCAP.
The celebration starts this Friday evening at 6:30pm (7:00pm on WCAP) with re-airings of a 13-part radio series from the 1990s, produced by WDUQ public radio in partnership with the National Council for the Traditional Arts (NCTA).
This radio series, curated and narrated by the late Joe Wilson using recordings from the NCTA’s archives, captures the diverse and exuberant musical traditions that have been presented on the festival stages, and can be heard on the Lowell Folk Festival website and social media.
New tunes throughout the weekend, so keep checking it out 12pm-5pm on Saturday and Sunday. #lowellfolk #lowellma #lowellfolkfestival #merrimackvalley #music #folk #festival #virtual

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