LFF 2016: The View From Here

Fans of music and festivals know to keep the last weekend of July free for the Lowell Folk Festival. This year marked the 30th year for this stellar event and, for me, it was one of the best in recent memory. The weather was outstanding and the performances a treat. Did I mention the food?  If you've missed this annual free (!) festival, block out the last weekend in July on next year's calendar. You won't be disappointed.The diversity of Lowell is always a driving theme to the folk festival. Where else could you couple Cape Breton fiddling with rock-a-billy and Inuit throat singing? So many of Lowell's great photographers are out and about capturing the crowds and music and excitement - I have nothing to add to that.  But I do have a bit of another perspective on the folk festival, here's my Walking Lowell homage to this year's festival. Click the image below to go to the video.