Sun, Sweat, and Music at the Lowell Folk Festival
There are only a few times in life when standing in the sun, sweat dripping from my could be considered fun. Today was one of those days! Today is the second day of the Lowell Folk Festival and I got there right when things kicked off. It’s nice because there is a large section of downtown completely roped off for pedestrians only so it’s easy to get to all the stages. I wanted to take my time and just look for compositions I liked, meandering around looking for things that caught my eye. There were thousands pf people there when I arrived and more when I left. Every act seemed very nice and happy to be here, even on such a warm day.
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- This trolley is off the world of make believe (a.k.a. Safe Lowell)! I kid…that’s what I do.
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- Midday Black and Tan
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- I really liked this squeezebox, it was an old design amidst new tech.
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- WAY too many people in this space!
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- This guy was Mr. Cool for the entire gig.
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- Is it me or does this guy look like Jerrod Mayo?
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- An artist capturing an artist capturing…oh fuck it I’ve lost track already.
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- Yeah, that MUST be Jerrod Mayo.
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- There was lots of food. This looks like guinea pig! (I’m hoping it’s Chicken!)
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- Greek Orthodox Church, just restored.
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- I was surprised to learn that Wilford Brimley was in attendance!
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- I love the shirt!
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- This guy could squeeze!
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- Never been, but I bet it’s better than Chipotle.
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- And more food!
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- I love this angle, keeping the sign in the shot.
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- Irish Fiddling was done!
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- Sweet Couple, great dancers!
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- A swinging bunch of boys, called themselves, “Pine Leaf.”
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- I believe this guy is a big deal somewhere in the world as I heard many people whisper and point.
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- They kept having to wake this guy up! (He was actually great though…nice choices.
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- This guy was ripping up this Rhodes. I actually got thrown out of this performance because I didn’t have a Press pass.
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- The burgers looked good, but the “Caution” sign made me hesitant.
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- Then I turned around and saw this! Wow.
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- It’s rare to see so many brick smoke stacks in one place, but Lowell has quite a few thanks to the Merrimack river.
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- What if I pull the RED one?
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- Haffner’s is a Lowell Landmark and still charging way too much for watered down gas. There’s a reason “It Kicks!”
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- This Officer wasn’t adept at balancing on this Segway. I was hoping for an action photo!
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- Keeping it classy. This isn’t New Orleans kid!
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- This was a Russian street performer who was quite charming and great at making kids laugh.
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- This little girl wasn’t happy about the fact a stranger painting her.
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- I just kind of dug the different cloud formations.