Shows kick off locally with Irish Connections
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June 11-13: Irish Connections Festival, Irish Cultural Centre, 200 New Boston Drive, Canton; 781-821-8291, www.irishculture.org/festival. Many cultural events and displays, and more than 25 acts, including Robbie OConnell & Aoife Clancy, Randolph button accordionist Joe Derrane recent recipient of The National Endowment for the Arts Heritage Fellowship, the nations highest honor in folk and traditional arts Alison Brown, Frances Black, the Sharon Shannon Band, a Touchstone reunion and more. $30 weekend pass for adults and children 4 and older (includes amusement rides); or $12 a day.
June 25-27: The 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 Michael Cooney and Priscilla Herdman. On-site camping. All festival tickets $80, $65 before June 5, youths $50, $40 before June 5. Per-day prices available.
July 3-4: New Bedford Summerfest Folk Festival, New Bedford Historical Whaling National Park & State Pier. E-mail: helene@barrel-of-music.com, http://www.barrel-of-music.com/. More than 30 acts, including Chris Smither, Pendragon, Ellis Paul, Patty Larkin, The Kennedys and more. The festival wristband price is $7 a day.
July 15-18: Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival, Rothvoss Farm, Ancramdale, N.Y., 888-946-8495, http://www.greyfoxbluegrass.com/. More than 40 acts, including Railroad Earth, The Kruger Brothers, Del McCoury, Hot Tuna, Natalie MacMaster, Ricky Skaggs and Earl Scruggs and more. On-site camping. Full-festival tickets: $140, $125 by June 30. 12 and under free. Day tickets available.
July 16-17: The Green River Festival, Greenfield Community College, Greenfield 413-586-8686, http://www.greenriverfestival.com/. More than a dozen acts, including Gillian Welch, Hot Tuna, Rosie Ledet, Old Crow Medicine Show, Lori McKenna, Donna the Buffalo and more. Tickets $30 until July 11, under 12 free. Balloon rides $175, includes festival admission.
July 22-25: The 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 Richie Havens, Tracey Grammer, Greg Brown, Ellis Paul, Brave Combo, Eliza Gilkyson, John Gorka, Richard Shindell and more. On-site camping, $110; $90 through July 1; ages 12-16, $40. Under 12 free. Day and no-camping tickets available.
July 23-25: Lowell Folk Festival, 67 Kirk Street, Lowell, 978-970-5000, 978-970-5002 (TDD), http://www.lowellfolkfestival.org/. A dozen acts including The Abyssinians, J.D. Crowe and The New South, Mark Halata and Texavia and more, plus crafts and activities. Free.
Aug. 6-8: Apple & Eve Newport Folk Festival, Fort Adams State Park, Newport, R.I., 401-847-3700, http://www.newportfolk.com/. Many acts, including Crosby, Stills & Nash, Wilco, Lucinda Williams, Doc Watson, Rufus Wainwright, Joan Osborne, Steve Earle and more. Tickets $95 for Aug. 7-8, children $10; children under 2 free. Aug. 6 Hotel Viking show $25. Day tickets available.
Sept. 3-5: The Rhythm & Roots Festival, Ninigret Park, Charlestown, R.I., 888-855-6940, rhythmtix@aol.com, http://www.rhythmandroots.com/. On-site camping. More than 25 acts, including Donna The Buffalo, Peter Rowan & Crucial Reggae with Burning Spear Horns, Leftover Salmon, Robert Earl Keen, CJ Chenier & the Red Hot Louisiana Band, Rosie Flores and many more. Full-festival camping tickets $95 through June 30. Non-camping tickets available and day tickets available; 12 and under free.
Sept. 17-19: Boston Folk Festival, University of Massachusetts, 100 Morrissey Blvd., Boston, 617-287-6911, folkfest@umb.edu, www.wumb.org/folkfest. More than 25 acts, including David Bromberg, Sam Bush, Lucy Kaplansky, Erin McKeown, Natalie MacMaster, Tom Paxton, Dar Williams and more. Tickets: $50, 2-day; ages 6-14, $10; under 6 free. Day tickets available; discounts for WUMB members.
STEPHEN IDE
The Patriot Ledger