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Aug 11, 2019

Edo is the founder of the World Music Collider series taking place in Western MA and oriented towards dance rather than traditional concerts and a partner with Laudable Productions, a creative agency based in Easthampton, Massachusetts in the US.

Edo most recently co-founded Barbes in the Woods, a new global music...


Jul 21, 2019

Rara Bel Poze, a traditional Haitian street band that plays a mix of Haitian traditional music, gospel music, and American music with acoustic instruments along with custom Haitian horns, performing at the 33rd Lowell Folk Festival.

The Lowell Folk Festival takes place each year, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, of the...


Jan 30, 2019

GRAMMY and NAMA nominated, Dawn has worked with musical luminaries Luciano Pavarotti, Phillip Glass, John Cage, Ustad Sultan Khan, and R. Carlos Nakai.  She has toured the world playing Delta Blues with the Soldier String Quartet and Sufi Persian Funk with Sussan Deyhim, and Jazz masters Will Calhoun and Grover...


Jul 27, 2018

Kevin Dwyer, Executive Director of the Lowell Festival Foundation, chatted with us about the Lowell Folk Festival history through the 32nd edition of the festival. 

The Lowell Folk Festival takes place each year, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, of the last full weekend in July, providing the best in traditional folk...


Mar 8, 2018

Andrew, who is comfortable on mandolin, fiddle, guitar, mandola and mandocello – is zeroing in on the work he does with his beloved trio: fellow string guru Mike Mezzatesta, whose versatility shines through on guitar, mandolin, fiddle and mandola, and in-the-pocket James McEleney, holding it down on the bass,...