January 2017
Dan Chouinard leads singing at The 15th Annual Mid-Winter Singing and Folk Festival
Opening Night! The Friday night Community Sing will be led by Singing Festival favorite - Dan Chouinard.
Find out more »Ten Saturday Afternoon Workshops & Film – 15th Annual Mid-Winter Singing and Folk Festival
A wide variety of ten, one-hour workshops: five singing and five instrumental. Workshop Leaders TBD - will be announced by Dec. 1, 2016.
Find out more »Jay Ungar and Molly Mason; The Sweet Water Warblers; James Keelaghan – Mid-Winter Singing and Folk Festival
The 15th Annual Mid-Winter Singing and Folk Festival - Concert featuring 6 incredible songwriters.
Find out more »February 2018
MWSFF Pre-Concert Old Time Music Jam with Molsky’s Mountain Drifters
Join Bruce Molsky, Allison de Groot, and Stash Wyslouch for an Old Time Music Jam, from 5:30 - 6:30 pm, prior to the Friday night concert at the 16th Annual Mid-Winter Singing Festival.
Find out more »MWSFF Concert with Tom Paxton, with Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer and Bruce Molsky’s Mountain Drifters
Tom Paxton headlines the 16th Annual Mid-Winter Singing and Folk Festival on Friday, Feb. 2, 2018. Joining him will be Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer. Bruce Molsky and his Mountain Drifters will begin the show.
Find out more »MWSFF Children’s Concert with Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer
"Parents will be as entertained by the sublime musicianship and droll lyricism as the kids."
- Boston Globe
MWSFF Afternoon Workshops
6-8 workshops involve singing, 4-6 workshops involve instruments. Workshop Leaders will be announced by Dec. 1, 2017
Find out more »MWSFF Community Sing with Robert Jones, May Erlewine, Matt Watroba, Mark Dvorak, Joel Mabus, Frank Youngman
Do you love to sing?
Come sing great songs with fabulous song leaders on Saturday, Feb. 3, 2018 at the 16th Annual Mid-Winter Singing and Folk Festival.
Lyric books provided. Just come and sing, with your community, all night long.
Find out more »February 2019
MWSFF Concert with Joshua Davis
Joshua Davis was raised in the folk tradition: the music, the social movements, the land. For the 17th Annual MWSFF, he will present an evening of songs, joined by special guests Jen Sygit and Laura Bates.
Find out more »MWSFF Children’s Concert with Sally Rogers
Sally Rogers has won numerous awards for writing and performing children's music. It is a real treat to have such an accomplished artist present this year's MWSFF Children's Concert, co-produced with the City of East Lansing.
Find out more »MWSFF Afternoon Workshops
A highlight of the festival, 6 - 8 afternoon workshops provide another opportunity for our community to sing and play music - together. One $20 wristband is good for the all of the sessions. Students are free! Schedule will be announced on the singing festival.com website no later than Dec. 1, 2018.
Find out more »MWSFF Community Sing with Sally Rogers, Claudia Schmidt, Joel Mabus
Saturday night's Community Sing will be a Michigan reunion of three long-time friends. Sally Rogers, Claudia Schmidt and Joel Mabus are each expert song leaders. Together it would be hard to name a more talented trio to guide a theatre full of people in an evening of singing.
Find out more »January 2020
MWSFF Concert: House of Hamill, and Liz Carroll with Nic Gareiss and harpist Maeve Gilchrist
Chicago’s premier Irish fiddler Liz Carroll is joined by harpist Maeve Gilchrist, and Lansing’s own dance phenom Nic Gareiss. Opening the night will be intricate, unpredictable arrangements of traditional songs and fiddle tunes; compelling and catchy original songs and completely unexpected covers, by Philadelphia's House of Hamill.
Find out more »February 2020
MWSFF Children’s Concert with Mark Dvorak
MWSFF Children's Concert, co-produced with the City of East Lansing.
Find out more »MWSFF Afternoon Workshops
A highlight of the festival, 8 afternoon workshops provide another opportunity for our community to sing and play music - together. One $10 wristband is good for the all of the sessions. Students are free!
Find out more »MWSFF Community Sing with Songleader Dan Chouinard
With lyrics supplied, Chouinard lets fly with inventive, often playful, accompaniments, rarely glancing at the keyboard — a feat that one regular considers magic. “It’s kind of his calling,” said the man who’s attended these singalongs for ten years. “I mean, you know he could be playing with anyone, but here he is with us."
Find out more »February 2022
Cancelled: 19th Mid-Winter Singing Festival Community Sing
On Friday night, singer, song leader and Baltimore native Lea Gilmore will join Singing Festival favorites Mark Dvorak and Joel Mabus for one night of high energy community singing. Lyric booklets provided.
Find out more »Cancelled: 19th MWSF Saturday Workshops and Afternoon Community Sing
The MWSF Saturday events provide another opportunity for our community to sing and play music - together!
Find out more »February 2023
19th Mid-Winter Singing Festival Community Sing
On Friday night, Jean Chorazyczewski and Lori Fithian will join Singing Festival favorites Mark Dvorak and Joel Mabus for one night of high energy community singing. Lyric booklets provided.
Find out more »Mark Dvorak’s Children’s Concert
Chicago native and Singing Festival favorite Mark Dvorak will give his signature Children's Concert at 11 am on Saturday, February 4, 2023 as part of the 19th Annual Mid-Winter Singing Festival.
Find out more »19th MWSF Saturday Workshops and Afternoon Community Sing
The MWSF Saturday events provide another opportunity for our community to sing and play music - together!
Find out more »February 2024
Mid-Winter Singing Festival Friday Night Community Sing
The 20th Mid-Winter Singing Festival starts with the huge Community Sing, led by veterans Rachael Davis, Joel Mabus, Robert B. Jones, and Frank Youngman. Lyric sheets provided.
Find out more »MWSF Children’s Concert – Lake Effect Family Band
Northern Michigan family roots band with tight harmonies, hilarious original songs and traditional music, featuring
Tiyi Schippers, David Bunce, Rachael Davis, and more.
Mid-Winter Singing Festival Saturday Afternoon Community Sing
At this 20th Singing Festival, the Saturday afternoon community sing will pull songs from the two books that have sustained the community singing movement: Rise Up Singing and Rise Again. A group of experienced song leaders will take turns leading their favorites. Books welcome but not necessary; lyric sheets provided.
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