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In today’s Boston Globe writer Stuart Munro puts the 2011 Lowell Folk Festival in a nutshell when he says: ” …the hallmark of the festival is musical diversity, because that’s what they strive to produce… With diversity comes surprise: It’s hard to leave Lowell without having been bowled over by…
Read More »James M. Shannon – President, National Fire Prevention Association / Former Member of Congress (Democrat 5-MA) / Former Attorney General, Commonwealth of Massachusetts “The Column” in today’s SUN tells us that the people in charge at Steward Healthcare Systems expressed their displeasure at recent negative comments made by James M.…
Read More »My writing colleague Jack McDonough, an occasional contributor to this blog, would say this about last night: “Rain failed to dampen the spirits” of the festival-goers as the 25th annual Lowell Folk Festival rolled through downtown with its cargo of bright music, savory foods, hand-shaped craft objects, bins of joy,…
Read More »History.com reminds us that on this day – July 30, 1965 – President Lyndon B. Johnson signed Medicare – a healthcare insurance plan for elder Americans – into law. The signing ceremony took place at the Truman Library in Independence, Missouri. At the bill-signing ceremony, Johnson enrolled former President Harry…
Read More »A new homeowner called me today. She, her husband and their son moved into a very nice Lowell home a short time ago. One item that needed attention was the granite front stairs. The mortar holding them in place had eroded and had to be replaced. But when the homeowners…
Read More »Just back from the colorfully ethnic festival parade, opening ceremonies and the first act – The Quebe Sisters Band – at the 2011 Lowell Folk Festival! The band’s guitar and fiddle sounds along with the sweet voices of the “sisters” played well at Boardinghouse Park. I first heard these very…
Read More »1. A success from the beginning, starting with National Folk Festivals as the model in the first three years. The content was high quality, the audiences were large, and the event production was first-rate. It’s always been a work-in-progress with improvements being made as seen and needed. Changes will continue based on…
Read More »Marie posted on the Globe article today about folk festivals in Lowell and Newport, R.I. Here are a couple of more soundbites from the James Reed article: Last year the Steep Canyon Rangers, a bluegrass band that has recorded and been on the road lately with Steve Martin, did double…
Read More »The Quebe Sisters Band opens the Lowell Folk Festival tonight at Boardinghouse Park in historic downtown Lowell at 7 pm. The Lowell Folk Festival and the Newport Folk Festival both happen to fall on the same weekend this year – this weekend. James Reed’s article in today’s Globe notes that…
Read More »The local newspaper today erroneously reports that the remains of Martin Murray, a World War Two aviator from Lowell who was lost when his B-24 crashed in New Guinea in 1943, will be buried this coming Monday at Arlington National Cemetery. As we reported HERE back in April, Lieutenant Murray’s…
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