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Lowell Folk Festival Boarding House Park. A shot of the audience from behind. Photo credit: credit LMTLSS Media.

Events

Lowell Folk Festival Reveals 2026 Lineup for Three-Day Celebration of Music and Culture

World Music Central News Room June 28, 2026 No Comments A Cappella Gospel African American Gospel African diaspora music Alash Americana Amit Kavthekar Authentic Unlimited Batuque Bluegrass Caribbean music Catherine Russell Celtic music Classic Country Cultural Dance Dat Mighty 9 featuring Big Chief Romeo Delta Blues Eastern Sound Orchestra Elida Almeida Emily Gimble Fabiola Méndez Fife and Drum Folk Music funana Geno Delafose & French Rockin’ Boogie Haitian Dance indigenous music Irish Traditional Music Jazz John Doyle & Friends Kunal Gunjal Latin American music Lowell Folk Festival Lowell Folk Festival 2026 Mardi Gras Indian Music Melissa Carper Michela Musolino Middlesex County Volunteers Fifes and Drums Northern Kentucky Brotherhood Singers Peniel Guerrier polka Puerto Rican Folk Roots Music Rosa Tatuata santoor Scissor Dance Sicilian Traditional Music South Indian classical music Super Chikan & the Fighting Cocks tabla The Chankas of Perú throat singing traditional music Tres En Punto Trío Romántico Wampanoag Nation Singers & Dancers Wampanoag Traditional Music world music Zydeco

The 2026 Lowell Folk Festival will return to downtown Lowell from July 24–26 with three days of free performances, cultural programming, food, and family activities.…

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Del McCoury Band - Almost Proud

Awards

IBMA Reveals 2024 Bluegrass Music Awards

World Music Central News Room September 30, 2024 No Comments Alton Delmore Ashby Frank Authentic Unlimited Bela Fleck Billy Strings Bluegrass Bob Minner Claire Lynch Cody Kilby Dale Ann Bradley Danny Paisley David Stewart Deanie Richardson Del McCoury Del McCoury Band East Nash Grass Gaven Largent Golden Highway Jaelee Roberts Jerry Douglas Jesse Brock John Meador John Reischman Mark “Brink” Brinkman Molly Tuttle Patrick Sauber Pharis & Jason Romero Rabon Delmore Ray Legere Rob McCoury Special Consensus Terry Baucom The Travelin’ McCourys Tony Trischka Trisha Gagnon Vickie Vaughn world music

Del McCoury was named Entertainer of the Year at the 35th Annual International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) Bluegrass Music Awards, held on September 26, 2024,…

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