LowellFolk: peeking through the umbrellas

LowellFolk: peeking through the umbrellas Originally uploaded by shersteve A little rain did not stop the performances (or the enjoyment of them) during the Lowell Folk Festival this past weekend. Eileen Ivers and her group Immigrant Soul, pictured here, in a peek through the umbrellas continued to play. The crowd was prepared with rain gear, umbrellas. Are you prepared for today?

Lowell Folk Festival 2007 - summary of posts

My collection of posts, pictures and music from the Lowell Folk Festival, July 28, 2007. stay tuned there's more to come... Eileen Ivers/Immigrant Soul - Danish Winter Song Eileen Ivers/Immigrant Soul - Riverdance Suite Eileen Ivers/Immigrant Soul - Hearts of Wonder (audio) Peeking through the umbrellas Rapid Fire Learning July Diunna Greenleaf and Blue Mercy Lost Bayou Ramblers Forro for all Dorado Schmitt & Django Reinhardt Festival All Star Band The Lee Boys Step dancers Eileen tunes the blue fiddle Naomi Arenberg and Brad Paul Harry Potter also appeared in Lowell Diunna Greenleaf in the crowd Schedule reminder 2 Schedule reminder Early schedule

LowellFolk: Diunna Greenleaf and Blue Mercy

LowellFolk: Diunna Greenleaf and Blue Mercy Originally uploaded by shersteve So after the musical odyssey with five stops, what else can you bring to the stage? How about some Texas blues! Blue Mercy superbly backed Diunna and Diunna won the audience over.

LowellFolk: Lost Bayou Ramblers

LowellFolk: Lost Bayou Ramblers Originally uploaded by shersteve Hey, after traveling (musically) from Irish, to "sacred steel", to "Gypsy jazz" to "forro", there was room for some real cajun music.

LowellFolk: Forro For Al

LowellFolk: Forro For Al Originally uploaded by shersteve A Brazilian style of music, forró pé de serra, had the audience up and dancing. More on "forro" later.

LowellFolk: Dorado Schmitt & Django Reinhardt Festival All Star Band

LowellFolk: Dorado Schmitt & Django Reinhardt Festival All Star Band Originally uploaded by shersteve "Gypsy jazz" came to the festival on their way from Paris to New York City. We were fortunate to hear this delightful treat. More on "gypsy jazz" later.

LowellFolk: Lee Boys

LowellFolk: Lee Boys Originally uploaded by shersteve The Lee Boys brought "sacred steel" to the festival for the fist time. More on "sacred steel" later.

LowellFolk: Step dancers

LowellFolk: Step dancers Originally uploaded by shersteve Can you have Irish music without some traditional step dancers? These young ladies joined in with Eileen towards the end of their set. Two of them had also appeared earlier in the set. Before the rain came.

LowellFolk: Eileen Ivers tunes her blue fiddle

LowellFolk: Eileen Ivers tunes her blue fiddle Originally uploaded by shersteve Yes, even the famous blue fiddle needs some tuning. Eileen and her group "Immigrant Soul" played a wonderful set.

LowellFolk: Naomi Arenberg and Brad Paul

LowellFolk: Naomi Arenberg and Brad Paul Originally uploaded by shersteve Co-hosts of "Folk on WGBH-FM", they were also co-hosts for the live broadcast of the Lowell Folk Festival on Saturday. It was a great day for music, if marred slightly by some intermittent rain. More to follow!