SIDEBAR: If you go to a music festival
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June 27-29: The 23rd Annual Old Songs Festival of Traditional Music & Dance, Altamont Fairgrounds, Altamont, N.Y., 518-765-2815, E-mail: oldsongs@oldsongs.org, http://oldsongs.org/festival/index.html. More than 30 acts, including Fairport Convention, John McCutcheon. On-site camping. All festival tickets $85, $65 before June 7, youths $50, $40 before June 7. Per-day prices available.
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July 5-6: New Bedford Summerfest Folk Festival, New Bedford Historical Whaling National Park & State Pier. E-mail: helene@barrel-of-music.com, www.barrel-of-music.com. More than 30 acts, including John Gorka, Jonathan Edwards and Carol Noonan. An all-festival button is $7, or $25 (includes button) for a July 5 evening concert with Christine Lavin.
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July 17-20: Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival, Rothvoss Farm, Ancramdale, N.Y., 888-946-8495, www.greyfoxbluegrass.com. More than 20 acts, including Rhonda Vincent & The Rage, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Hot Rize reunion and the Sam Bush Band. On-site camping. Tickets: $120, full-festival, $110 by June 30. 12 and under free. Day tickets available.
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July 18-19: The Green River Festival, Greenfield Community College, Greenfield, www.greenriverfestival.com. A dozen acts, including Brave Combo and Slaid Cleaves. Tickets $30, under 12 free. Balloon rides $175-$200.
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July 24-27: The 15th Anniversary Falcon Ridge Folk Festival, Long Hill Farm, Hillsdale, N.Y., 860-364-0366, E-mail: info@falconridgefolk.com, falconridgefolk.com. More than 50 acts, including Arlo Guthrie, Richard Shindell, Dar Williams and Patty Larkin. On-site camping, $100, full festival; $85 until July 1. Day tickets available. Under 12 free.
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July 25-27: Lowell Folk Festival, 67 Kirk Street, Lowell, 978-970-5000, 978-970-5002 (TDD), www.lowellfolkfestival.org, free. More than 20 acts including Old Blind Dogs, Donna the Buffalo and the Boston Chinese Youth Dulcimer Ensemble.
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Aug. 15-17: Apple & Eve Newport Folk Festival, Fort Adams State Park, Newport, R.I., 401-847-3700, www.festivalproductions.net/folk. More than 40 acts, including Guy Clark, Ani DiFranco, Ellis Paul, Aimee Mann, John Hiatt and John Prine. Tickets $85 for Aug. 16-17, children $10; Aug. 15 Hotel Viking show $30. Day tickets available.
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Aug. 29-31: The 6th Annual Rhythm & Roots Festival, Ninigret Park, Charlestown, R.I., 888-855-6940, www.rhythmandroots.com. On-site camping. More than 30 acts, including Paul Geremia, Little Feat, Sonny Landreth and the Goners and Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys. Tickets $85 full-festival through June 30. Non-camping tickets available and day tickets available; 12 and under free.
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Sept. 19-21: Boston Folk Festival, University of Massachusetts, 100 Morrissey Blvd., Boston, 617-287-6911, www.wumb.org/folkfest. More than 25 acts, including Emmylou Harris, Greg Brown, Paul Brady and Tom Rush. Tickets: $50, 2-day; ages 6-14, $10, unlimited days; under 6 free. Day tickets available.
- Stephen Ide
The Patriot Ledger