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| Friday September 17, 2010 | ||
| 8:00 pm | OPENING NIGHT: Ralston Bowles, Jen Sygit, Robin Lee Berry and Jay Stielstra Four of Michigan's finest singer/ songwriters, including Ralston Bowles, Jen Sygit, Robin Lee Berry and Jay Stielstra will each show what fine talent we have in this, The Great Lakes' State. Add to this a fresh food dinner, served to one and all, from 6-8 PM, presented by the East Lansing Food Co-Op, The Fiddle's 'Opening Night' will be a special evening for our Mid-Michigan community... Gate opens at 7 pm; doors open at 7:30 pm. 8 pm show. General admission seating. Tickets $12 Public /$10 Fiddle Members/ $5. Students, are available on line or at the door. (more) Unitarian Universalist Church (855 Grove Street East Lansing, MI) Map Email Add This Event Tickets |  |
| Friday September 24, 2010 | ||
| 8:00 pm | Susan Werner Over the course of her colorful career, singer songwriter Susan Werner has cultivated a reputation as a daring and innovative songwriter with a killer live show. She boldly endeavors to weave old with new to create altogether new genres of music when existing ones do not suit her muse, and she regularly keeps audiences guessing and laughing simultaneously. Susan wowed everyone all at the 2010 Mid-Winter Singing Festival - see her at the Ten Pound Fiddle! Gate opens at 7 pm; doors open at 7:30 pm. 8 pm show. General admission seating. Tickets $15 Public /$12 Fiddle Members/ $5. Students, are available on line or at the door. (more) Unitarian Universalist Church (855 Grove Street East Lansing, MI) Map Sound Email Add This Event Tickets |  |
| Friday October 1, 2010 | ||
| 8:00 pm | Reverand Robert B. Jones and Sister Bernice Jones A favorite of Lansing audiences, Reverend Robert B. Jones will be joined in song by Sister Bernice Jones as they present gospel music, spirituals, and the blues in an energetic, powerful and soulful evening. Gate opens at 7 pm; doors open at 7:30 pm. 8 pm show. General admission seating. Tickets $12 Public /$10 Fiddle Members/ $5. Students, are available on line or at the door. (more) Unitarian Universalist Church (855 Grove Street East Lansing, MI) Map Email Add This Event Tickets |  |
| Friday October 8, 2010 | ||
| 8:00 pm | The Steel Wheels, with Trent Wagler The Steel Wheels are truly an Americana band, rooted in musical styles that explore the territories between blues and bluegrass, old-time sing-alongs and foot-stompin’ fiddle tunes. They are subtle innovators who respect the past but whistle their own tunes, layering in rich textures and decidedly modern energy to forge a new sound. A very hot band on the acoustic music circuit, the Fiddle is thrilled they are making a stop in E. Lansing. Watch out: this may well be a "we saw them when" night. Gate opens at 7 pm; doors open at 7:30 pm. 8 pm show. General admission seating. Tickets $12 Public /$10 Fiddle Members/ $5. Students, are available on line or at the door. (more) Unitarian Universalist Church (855 Grove Street East Lansing, MI) Map Sound Email Add This Event Tickets Our Store |  |
| Friday October 15, 2010 | ||
| 8:00 pm | John Latini and Paul Miles, Twin Bill Award-winning blues artists from Detroit. Twin Bill. John Latini is a multiple award winning veteran singer/songwriter, performer, and above all, entertainer whose energy and presence are infused deeply in his music. Paul Miles is a blues man, influenced by James Brown, Jimi Hendrix and Richie Havens whose roots goes back a little further to artists like Lightning Hopkins,B.B.King, Mississippi John Hurt, Furry Lewis. Gate opens at 7 pm; doors open at 7:30 pm. 8 pm show. General admission seating. Tickets $15 Public /$12 Fiddle Members/ $5. Students, are available on line or at the door. (more) Creole Gallery (1218 Turner Street Lansing, MI) Map Sound Email Add This Event Tickets |  |
| Saturday October 23, 2010 | ||
| 12:00 pm | East Lansing Dulcimer Festival: Maddie MacNeil, Wanda Degen, Doug Berch Complete program is available at http://www.tenpoundfiddle.org/DulcimerFest.pdf. The First East Lansing Dulcimer Festival will feature Florida's Maddie MacNeil, and Michigan-based musicians Wanda Degen, and Doug Berch. These three will present nine afternoon workshops including beginning, intermediate and advanced levels on both hammered and lap dulcimer. Afterwards, both a slow and a fast jam will precede a 7:30 PM concert which features a set by each of these three headliners. Noon- 4 PM workshops; 5 PM jams; 7:30 PM concert A $20 wristband, purchased at the door, covers any and all workshops. Concert tickets, $15 public/ $12 members are available on line and at the door (more) Unitarian Universalist Church (855 Grove Street East Lansing, MI) Map Email Add This Event Tickets |  |
| Friday October 29, 2010 | ||
| 8:00 pm | Ember Swift and Wishing Chair - Twin Bill In a rare Mid-Michigan appearance, Canadian artist Ember Swift will share songs relating to today's political and social climate, as well as selections from her new CD, "Lentic." Starting off the evening, the Wishing Chair duo of Miriam Davidson and Kiya Heartwood will display a passionate mix of intelligent lyrics, spell-binding storytelling, and breathtaking harmony over a folk n' roll sound. Learn more at www.wishingchair.com. Gate opens at 7 pm; doors open at 7:30 pm. 8 pm show. General admission seating. Tickets $20 Public /$15 Fiddle Members/ $5. Students, are available on line or at the door. (more) Unitarian Universalist Church (855 Grove Street East Lansing, MI) Map Email Add This Event Tickets Our Store |  |
| Friday November 5, 2010 | ||
| 8:00 pm | James Keelaghan One of Canada’s finest singer-songwriters, James Keelaghan is an artist who has proven to be a man for all seasons. As the calendar pages have turned, for almost a quarter of a century, this poet laureate of the folk and roots music world has gone about his musical work with a combination of passion, curiosity intent and intensity. It has been too long since James Keeleghan was last at the Fiddle. We look forward to welcoming him back! Gate opens at 7 pm; doors open at 7:30 pm. 8 pm show. General admission seating. Tickets $15 Public /$12 Fiddle Members/ $5. Students, are available on line or at the door. (more) Unitarian Universalist Church (855 Grove Street East Lansing, MI) Map Email Add This Event Tickets Our Store |  |
| Friday November 12, 2010 | ||
| 8:00 pm | Matt Brown and Old Sledge. Twin Bill. Matt is an innovative fiddler, an intricate banjo player, a propulsive guitar player, and a moving singer. Old Sledge is a youthful Old Time band Inspired by the rich traditions around them. It performs old hymns and ballads full of joy and sorrow, along with rousing banjo and fiddle tunes from at all-night square dances that have been passed down, one generation to the next, and lands squarely on its six feet. Each member is an "old soul" who plays with genuine authenticity and a big heart. Gate opens at 7 pm; doors open at 7:30 pm. 8 pm show. General admission seating. Tickets $15 Public /$12 Fiddle Members/ $5. Students, are available on line or at the door. (more) Unitarian Universalist Church (855 Grove Street East Lansing, MI) Map Sound Email Add This Event Tickets Our Store |  |
| Friday November 19, 2010 | ||
| 8:00 pm | MIke Agranoff Songs and stories from an East Coast favorite! Equally at home in the contemporary and traditional camps of the Folk world, he is a fine musician and storyteller. His prime instrument is the guitar, upon which he shines with intricate fingerstyle arrangements. He also plays concertina and piano, or sings a cappella. Adding spice to the mix are riveting spoken word pieces and some truly hilarious songs. Gate opens at 7 pm; doors open at 7:30 pm. 8 pm show. General admission seating. Tickets $12 Public /$10 Fiddle Members/ $5. Students, are available on line or at the door. (more) Unitarian Universalist Church (855 Grove Street East Lansing, MI) Map Sound Email Add This Event Tickets Our Store |  |
| Friday December 3, 2010 | ||
| 8:00 pm | Joel Mabus Legendary Singer/songwriter, storyteller, guitar, fiddle, banjo, long time Michigan favorite. Joel Mabus has split his 35-year career in folk music between the traditional and the original. Split is perhaps not the proper word, because the old and the new intertwine in his music, whether he is singing an old ballad with a new interpretive twist or writing a new song with a 21st century perspective that sounds like it has been handed down from generations past. Gate opens at 7 pm; doors open at 7:30 pm. 8 pm show. General admission seating. Tickets are $15 general admission, $12 for members and are available on line or at the door. (more) Unitarian Universalist Church (855 Grove Street East Lansing, MI) Map Sound Email Add This Event Tickets |  |
| Friday December 10, 2010 | ||
| 8:00 pm | Holiday Sing, hosted by Sally Potter Love to sing? Don't miss this popular annual event, hosted by Sally Potter. A variety of local song leaders, including Pat Madden will lead two sets of holiday selections, both old favorites and newer, familiar songs. If you love to sing, you will LOVE this evening of singing great songs with your neighbors = your community. Lyric sheets provided. Special family rate of $20. Gate opens at 7 pm; doors open at 7:30 pm. General admission seating. Tickets: $10/ $8 Fiddle members/ $20 Family. Tickets available on line (no family rate available on line) or at the door. (more) Unitarian Universalist Church (855 Grove Street East Lansing, MI) Map Email Add This Event Tickets |  |
| Friday January 14, 2011 | ||
| 8:00 pm | Malinky - a five piece band form Scotland! A superbly accomplished group from the Scottish folk scene - Malinky combine a deep knowledge of tradition with a subtly creative approach. Described by Scotland on Sunday as, "one of the most imaginative of Scots-language bands", breathing renewed life into centuries-old ballads from Scotland's north-east, alongside original songwriting and fiddle tunes. Gate opens at 7 pm; doors open at 7:30 pm. 8 pm show. General admission seating. Tickets are $15 general admission, $12 members and $5 for students - available on line or at the door. (more) Hannah Community Center (819 Abbot Road East Lansing, MI) Map Sound Press Release Email Add This Event Tickets Our Store |  |
| Friday January 21, 2011 | ||
| 8:00 pm | Christine Lavin Join Christine as she makes the Fiddle one of her stops on a special tour celebrating 25 years of hilarious yet poignant shows. Her singing, her commentary and her very moving on stage phone calls helped make the 2009 Mid-Winter Singing Festival one to remember. One of the funniest singer/songwriters in the U.S., the Ten Pound Fiddle is glad to welcome her back! Gate opens at 7 pm; doors open at 7:30 pm. 8 pm show. General admission seating. Tickets: $15 general admission, $12 members, $5 for students. Available online or on the night of the show. (more) Unitarian Universalist Church (855 Grove Street East Lansing, MI) Map Sound Email Add This Event Tickets |  |
| Friday January 28, 2011 | ||
| 8:00 pm | Ann Rabson A member of the beloved trio Saffire, Rabson was first touched by the blues at age four when she heard Big Bill Broonzy on the radio. Since then, there has been no stopping her. A skillful and witty writer, Ann embraces topics of universal appeal. In her distinct contralto voice, accompanying herself on piano or guitar, Ann sings about lost love, unconditional love, and when it might be time to just move on. Before the show, from 6-8 Pm, ELFCO will offer a community dinner. You are invited. Gate opens at 7 pm; doors open at 7:30 pm. 8 pm show. General admission seating. Tickets $12 Public /$10 Fiddle Members/ $5. Students, are available on line or at the door. (more) Unitarian Universalist Church (855 Grove Street East Lansing, MI) Map Sound Email Add This Event Tickets Our Store |  |
| Friday February 4, 2011 | ||
| 8:00 pm | Mid-Winter Singing Festival Community Sing On Friday: Weavermania! – featuring Michael Smith, Mark Dvorak, Barbara Barrow and Christopher Wahl. Sing Weavers’ songs with this tight quartet from Chicago. Gate opens 6:30 (30 min. earlier than usual); doors open at 7:30 pm. General admission seating. Tickets: $15 public / $12 Fiddle members/ $5. Students. Available on line and at the door. (more) Hannah Community Center (819 Abbot Road East Lansing, MI) Map Email Add This Event Tickets |  |
| Saturday February 5, 2011 | ||
| 7:00 pm | Mid-Winter Singing Festival Community Sing and Workshops On Saturday: Michigania! - featuring song leaders Joel Mabus, Claudia Schmidt, Frank Youngman, Rachael Davis, Seth Bernard, and May Erlewine. 7 PM evening Community Sing (not 8 PM) Nine afternoon workshops from Noon - 4 PM, including the Festival Choir, directed by Rachel Alexander. Lyric sheets provided for all Mid-Winter Singing Festival (MWSF) events. For ALL details about the ninth annual MWSF, visit ww.singingfestival.com On site ticket + workshop wristband sales begin at 10:30. Workshops: Noon-4. Community Sing: 7 pm. Sing: $15 / $12 members/ $5 students on line and at Festival. Workshop wristbands:$10 all day/ students free - sold at Festival on Saturday. (more) Hannah Community Center (819 Abbot Road East Lansing, MI) Map Email Add This Event Tickets |  |
| Friday February 11, 2011 | ||
| 8:00 pm | Maritime Songs - Debra Cowan and Lee Murdock Nationally-known shanty veterans Debra Cowan and Lee Murdock Lee has uncovered a boundless body of music and stories in the Great Lakes. There is an amazing timelessness in this music. Debra's captivating warm alto carries each folk song she chooses with such emotion that you’ll forget that they were written by others. She performs a cappella and with guitar in the great tradition of folk singers like Joan Baez and Judy Collins, with a clear vocal that calls forth the ghosts of long past. Gate opens at 7 pm; doors open at 7:30 pm. 8 pm show. General admission seating. Tickets $12 Public /$10 Fiddle Members/ $5. Students, are available on line or at the door. (more) Unitarian Universalist Church (855 Grove Street East Lansing, MI) Map Sound Email Add This Event Tickets Our Store |  |
| Friday February 18, 2011 | ||
| 8:00 pm | Lost World String Band Frank Youngman, Gerald Ross, Dave Ross, Paul Winder, and much more! Don’t miss this reunion concert - this is the original band - accept no substitutes! Back in the day, the old-timey, blues, jugband, Cajun, swing group, toured the Midwest and the East Coast many times during their tenure. They have played with Bonnie Raitt, Bill Monroe, John Hartford, Riders In The Sky, Earl Scruggs, Brownie McGhee, Doc Watson, Johnny Gimble, and Hot Rize - plus appearing on Prairie Home Companion. Gate opens at 7 pm; doors open at 7:30 pm. 8 pm show. General admission seating. Tickets $15 Public /$12 Fiddle Members/ $5. Students, are available on line or at the door. (more) Unitarian Universalist Church (855 Grove Street East Lansing, MI) Map Email Add This Event Tickets |  |
| Friday February 25, 2011 | ||
| 8:00 pm | The Red Sea Pedestrians The Red Sea Pedestrians are a one-of-a-kind, full-blown, instrument-swapping fusion between tradition and the here- and-now. We're talkin' high-energy world-beat grooves, hypnotic laments from the earth, songs of celebration and wonder: a warped and beautiful blend of Klezmer, Greek, Gypsy, Celtic, Jazz and American Roots, all filtered through the band's original vision. Gate opens at 7 pm; doors open at 7:30 pm. 8 pm show. General admission seating. Tickets $12 Public /$10 Fiddle Members/ $5. Students, are available on line or at the door. (more) MSU Campus - Exact location TBA Map Sound Email Add This Event Tickets Our Store |  |
| Friday March 4, 2011 | ||
| 8:00 pm | Spring Night of Singing witgh John Krumm Philadelphia's John Krumm will be the guest song leader for this Spring's Night of Singing. Known throughout the east coast for writing very singable and lovely rounds, John is also an excellent song leader who will mix the old and the new. If you love to sing, you will enjoy this evening of singing fun songs with your neighbors. Lyric sheets are always provided! A very talented guy, John is also a dance caller and will call the monthly Ten Pound Fiddle contra dance the following night, March 5 Gate opens at 7 pm; doors open at 7:30 pm. 8 pm show. General admission seating. Tickets $10 Public /$8 Fiddle Members/ $5. Students - special rate, $20 for the whole family! Tickets available on line or at the door. (more) Unitarian Universalist Church (855 Grove Street East Lansing, MI) Map Email Add This Event Tickets |  |
| Friday March 11, 2011 | ||
| 8:00 pm | Kim and Reggie Harris Consummate musicians and storytellers, Kim and Reggie Harris combine a strong folk and gospel legacy with a solid background in classical, rock, jazz and pop music. Creative curiosity and interactions with performers such as Pete Seeger, Ysaye Barnwell, Jay Leno, Tom Paxton, Bernice Johnson Reagon, Harry Belafonte and others, has led them to produce music that entertains and inspires. After dazzling all at the 2010 Mid Winter Singing Festival, we've thrilled to have them back! Gate opens at 7 pm; doors open at 7:30 pm. 8 pm show. General admission seating. Tickets $15 Public /$12 Fiddle Members/ $5. Students, are available on line or at the door. (more) Unitarian Universalist Church (855 Grove Street East Lansing, MI) Map Sound Email Add This Event Tickets |  |
| Thursday March 17, 2011 | ||
| 6:00 pm | St. Pat's Day - Celtic Supper followed by Kitty Donohoe Concert On St. Pat's Day, enjoy a Celtic Supper, followed by Irish tunes and songs from Kitty Donohoe. This 6 pm buffet dinner features corned beef and cabbage, red skinned potatoes, glazed carrots, traditional bread pudding and more! Meal served by Creole Gallery neighbor The Pastry Palette. One long set of Irish tunes and songs from Kitty and her band begins at 7:30. $25 for supper and concert combo. Only 100 tickets available. Order now, on line, at www.tenpoundfiddle.org Celtic Supper starts a 6; Irish Songs and Stories from 7:30 - 9. Limited seating. Tickets for dinner and the show are $25 - buy them online today! (more) Creole Gallery (1218 Turner Street Lansing, MI) Map Email Add This Event Tickets |  |
| Friday March 25, 2011 | ||
| 8:00 pm | Seth Bernard and May Erlewine The next generation of fine Michigan folk singers! Michigan songwriters and roots musicians May Erlewine and Seth Bernard draw from a deep well of American folk, country, blues and soul music. The Ten Pound Fiddle is very pleased to welcome back these outstanding performers! Gate opens at 7 pm; doors open at 7:30 pm. 8 pm show. General admission seating. $15 Public /$12 Fiddle Members/ $5. Students. Tickets are available on line or at the door. (more) Unitarian Universalist Church (855 Grove Street East Lansing, MI) Map Sound Email Add This Event Tickets |  |
| Friday April 1, 2011 | ||
| 8:00 pm | Archie Fisher and Garnet Rogers Archie Fisher is Scotland’s foremost troubadour. His musical family, combined with his father’s appreciation of many musical styles proved to be a heavy influence on Archie’s music. Garnet writes and sings about people and their relationships with the land, work and each other. In addition, his over-the-top humor and lightning-quick wit move his audiences from tears to laughter and back again. Due to a full house at Archie's solo show last April, this concert will be held at the Hannah Cen Gate opens at 7 pm; doors open at 7:30 pm. 8 pm show. General admission seating. Tickets $15 Public /$12 Fiddle Members/ $5. Students, are available on line or at the door. (more) Hannah Community Center (819 Abbot Road East Lansing, MI) Map Sound Email Add This Event Tickets |  |
| Friday April 8, 2011 | ||
| 8:00 pm | Gordon Bok Working America's Northeast coast - fishing boats, passenger schooners - as deckhand, mate, and captain, Gordon learned many tunes, sea songs, stories, legends and ballads. His mastery of both 6- and 12-string guitars added to his already well-developed vocal expression to create an unmistakable style that has carried him through decades of being one of our most cherished folk artists. Gate opens at 7 pm; doors open at 7:30 pm. 8 pm show. General admission seating. Tickets $15 Public /$12 Fiddle Members/ $5. Students, are available on line or at the door. (more) Unitarian Universalist Church (855 Grove Street East Lansing, MI) Map Email Add This Event Tickets Our Store |  |
| Friday April 15, 2011 | ||
| 8:00 pm | Tim Eriksen Tim is widely regarded as the best ballad singer of his generation, combining hair-raising vocals with savvy arrangements for fiddle, banjo, guitar and bajo sexto. His music embraces old New England murder ballads, “shape-note” gospel and haunted originals alongside Southern Appalachian and Irish songs included in films like the Billy Bob Thornton's 'Chrystal', ''Behold the Earth' and the Oscar-winning 'Cold Mountain'. Before the show, ELFCO will offer a community dinner from 6-8 PM. Gate opens at 7 pm; doors open at 7:30 pm. 8 pm show. General admission seating. Tickets $12 Public /$10 Fiddle Members/ $5. Students, are available on line or at the door. (more) Unitarian Universalist Church (855 Grove Street East Lansing, MI) Map Email Add This Event Tickets |  |
| Friday April 22, 2011 | ||
| 8:00 pm | Ray Kamalay and his Red Hot Peppers In the early 1930's, America was blessed with a heyday of small-band jazz, the likes of which it has not seen since. In ballrooms across North America, hot jazz, laced with exciting improvisation, and ballads, melancholy and blue, told stories of joy and tragedy, and provided rhythm for the feet of dancers of the two-step, the Lindy and the Swing...Ray Kamalay and his Red Hot Peppers are reminiscent of this peculiar era. Gate opens at 7 pm; doors open at 7:30 pm. 8 pm show. General admission seating. Tickets $12 Public /$10 Fiddle Members/ $5. Students, are available on line or at the door. (more) Unitarian Universalist Church (855 Grove Street East Lansing, MI) Map Email Add This Event Tickets |  |
| Friday April 29, 2011 | ||
| 8:00 pm | Anne Hills and David Roth Ann has carved a distinct niche by performing contemporary folk songs in a stunning voice ... country, blues and jazz melt into one painfully beautiful work of art. David strikes many chords, hearts, and minds with his unique songs, offbeat observations, moving stories, sense of the hilarious, and powerful singing and subject matter. Gate opens at 7 pm; doors open at 7:30 pm. 8 pm show. General admission seating. Tickets $15 Public /$12 Fiddle Members/ $5. Students, are available on line or at the door. (more) Unitarian Universalist Church (855 Grove Street East Lansing, MI) Map Sound Email Add This Event Tickets |  |
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