Lowell Folk Festival Performance Schedule

This year's Lowell Folk Festival runs from July 24 through 27 and features roots, country, folk, ethnic, and traditional music, crafts, street parades, multicultural food dishes, and endless dance parties at six locations. All events are free of charge. Performance sites are at Boarding House Park (BHP), JFK Plaza (JFK), Market Street Stage (MS), Market Mills Courtyard Stage (MM), St. Anne's Churchyard Stage (St. A), South Common (SC).

THURSDAY 24
7:30 p.m. Tribute to Michael Coleman with Joe and Antoinette McKenna with Mary Bergin, Seamus Connolly, Brendan Bulger, Smith-Houlihan Academy of Irish Dance (BHP).

FRIDAY 25
5:30 p.m. Dance party with Samba Ngo and the Ngoma Players (Zairian soukous) (JFK).

6:45 p.m. Parade to South Common with Groupo Pilon Cola (Cape Verdean music and dance).

7:30 p.m. Evening concert featuring Sol y Canto (Latin), Lynn Morris Band (bluegrass), Joe and Antoinette McKenna with Mary Bergin (Irish), Geno Delafose and French Rockin' Boogie (Zydeco) (SC).

SATURDAY 26
Noon. Henny and the Versa J's (Polish polkas) (JFK).

Noon. Joe and Antoinette McKenna with Mary Bergin, Jesse Smith, and Colm Gannon, Smith-Houlihan Academy of Irish Dance (Irish). (BHP).

Noon. Preacher Jack (boogie woogie) (MS).

Noon. Les Freres Brunet (MM).

Noon. Tolino (Puerto Rican cuatro and guitar) (St. A).

12:45 p.m. Howard Armstrong and Friends (St. A).

1 p.m. Sol y Canto (Latin) (BHP).

1 p.m. Raga and Rhythm Ensemble (East Indian) (MS).

1 p.m. Paul Dahlin and the Edwin Johnson Family Fiddlers (MM).

1:15 p.m. Shir Delite (Klezmer) (JFK).

1:30 p.m. Instrument Makers and Players (St. A).

1:45 p.m. Les Freres Brunet (French Canadian) (BHP).

1:45 p.m. Preacher Jack (boogie woogie) (MM).

2 p.m. Fiddle workshop with Howard Armstrong, the Brunets, Paul Dahlin, Jesse Smith, Ryan Ogrodny, hosted by Frank Ferrel (MS).

2:15 p.m. Geno Delafose and French Rockin' Boogie (Zydeco) (BHP).

2:30 p.m. Sol y Canto (Latin) (JFK).

2:45 p.m. Howard Armstrong and Friends (MM).

3 p.m. BR5-49 (country). (BHP).

3 p.m. Joe and Antoinette McKenna with Mary Bergin (MS).

3 p.m. Tolino (Puerto Rican cuatro and guitar) (St. A).

3:30 p.m. Contra dance with the Copley Ceili Band, called by Tony Parkes (MM).

3:45 p.m. Samba Ngo and the Ngoma Players (Zairian soukous) (JFK).

3:45 p.m. Paul Dahlin and the Edwin Johnson Family Fiddlers (Swedish) (BHP).

3:45 p.m. Raga and Rhythm Ensemble (St. A).

4 p.m. Henny and the Versa J's (MS).

4:10 p.m. Don Walser and the Pure Texas Band (honky tonk) (BHP).

4:30 p.m. Jesse Smith and Colm Gannon with Smith-Houlihan Academy of Irish Dance (St. A).

4:45 p.m. Shir Delite (Klezmer) (BHP).

5 p.m. Dance party with Geno Delafose and French Rockin' Boogie (JFK).

5:15 p.m. Blind Boys of Alabama featuring Clarence Fountain (gospel). (BHP).

6:30 p.m. Street parade featuring Groupo Pilon Cola (Cape Cardean music and dance) from JFK Plaza to South Common.

7 p.m. Don Walser and the Pure Texas Band (honky tonk), Samba Ngo and the Ngoma Players (Zairian soukous), BR5-49 (country), Blind Boys of Alabama featuring Clarence Fountain (gospel) (SC).

SUNDAY 27

Noon. Don Walser and the Pure Texas Band (honky tonk) (JFK).

Noon. Rancho Folklorico de Hartford (Portuguese music and dance) (BHP).

Noon. Shir Delite (Klezmer) (MS).

Noon. Paul Dahlin and the Edwin Johnson Family Fiddlers (MM).

Noon. Jesse Smith and Colm Gannon with Michael Smith and Tracy Manning, stepdancers (St. A).

12:45 p.m. Africa and Alabama, vocal harmony workshop with Samba Ngo and the Blind Boys of Alabama (MM).

12:45 p.m. Raga and Rhythm Ensemble (East Indian) (St. A).

1 p.m. Lynn Morris Band (bluegrass) (BHP).

1 p.m. Joe and Antoinette McKenna with Mary Bergin (Irish) (MS).

1:15 p.m. BR5-49 (country) (JFK).

1:30 p.m. Preacher Jack (boogie woogie) (St. A).

1:45 p.m. Howard Armstrong and Friends (MM).

2 p.m. Rancho Folklorico de Hartford (BHP).

2 p.m. Henny and the Versa J's (Polish polkas) (MS).

2:15 p.m. Paul Dahlin and the Edwin Johnson Family Fiddlers (St. A).

2:30 p.m. Samba Ngo and the Ngoma Players (Zairian soukous) (JFK).

2:45 p.m. Raga and Rhythm Ensemble (East Indian) (MM).

3 p.m. Shir Delite (Klezmer) (BHP).

3 p.m. Preacher Jack (boogie woogie) (MS).

3 p.m. Irish session with Jesse Smith and Colm Gannon, Michael Smith and Tracy Manning, Joe and Antoinette McKenna with Mary Bergin (St. A).

3:30 p.m. Contra dance with Copley Ceili Band, called by Tony Parkes (MM).

3:45 p.m. Blind Boys of Alabama featuring Clarence Fountain (gospel) (JFK).

4 p.m. Don Walser and the Pure Texas Band (honky tonk) (BHP).

4 p.m. Lynn Morris Band (bluegrass) (MS).

4:30 p.m. Howard Armstrong and Friends (St. A).

5 p.m. Dance party with BR5-49 (country) (JFK).