1988 50th National Folk Festival, Lowell, MA

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1988 50th National Folk Festival, Lowell, MA

1988

Footage of the 50th Folk Festival in Lowell, MA. The video begins with a picture of the flyer for this event and a shot of an open field with various food stands and picnicking families. A steel pan performance performed on a moving vehicle, a Puetro Rican musical performance, a trombone band performance, a firework show, a military band, a ska performance, and finally a bluegrass performance are all filmed.

Permission to link out to YouTube page granted by Januario's son, Rob Leal.

UMass Lowell, Center for Lowell History

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