Each year, the Ten Pound Fiddle Concert and Dance Series
produces around 70 events:
35-40 concerts
18-20 contra dances
4-5 Fiddle Scouts gatherings
9 TUNE IN events
Online tickets to all 35-40 concerts will be available at 12:01 AM, Wednesday, July 29, 2026.
Help keep the Lansing area music and dance community thriving! Your tax-deductible donation to the Lansing Area Folksong Society (The Ten Pound Fiddle) helps:
- Upgrade sound equipment and support promotion needs
- Subsidize talented musicians, from regional to international, for concerts, Fiddle Scout gatherings, and contra dances
- Support the folk music radio show Folk with Matt Watroba (Sun, 6–9 pm, Sat, 6–8 pm on WKAR 90.5 FM & online)
Every bit helps—click here to donate!
PURCHASE OR RENEW MEMBERSHIP
Membership to the Lansing Area Folksong Society is available to anyone who would like to join.
Members receive $2-5 off every concert and dance ticket, and the Ten Pound Fiddle community's highest level of gratitude.
Upcoming Events:
TUNE IN is an inclusive music showcase for performers and songwriters from Greater Lansing. You are invited to share a song, or just enjoy great music from your friends and[...]
Lansing, MI 48901 United States
Co-sponsored with the Robin Theatre. Mean Mary gave a very inspired performance at the 2024 FARM (Folk Alliance Regional Midwest) Conference in Chicago. Since then, she has been enchanting crowds[...]
Lansing, MI 48901 United States
After headlining the Wheatland Music Festival, Gauthier makes a stop in Lansing before heading home to Nashville. Author of 'Mercy Now,' 'I Drink,' 'Drag Queens in Limousines' and 'Soft Place[...]
Lansing, MI 48901 United States
Aurora and Antheia includes Carolyn Koebel, Cori Beth Somers and Lori Jarski, three fine musicians, who will be featured, and then play behind local spoken word ensemble, Voices of the[...]
East Lansing, MI 48823 United States
Caller: River Abel; Band: Pimento Mori
Lansing, MI 48933 United States
David Roth is well-known to folk music enthusiasts as the author of 'May the Light of Love,' 'Manuel Garcia,' 'The Armor Song,' 'Last Day on Earth,' 'Is It Too Much[...]
East Lansing, MI 48823 United States
About the Fiddle
We like to joke that the Ten Pound Fiddle is more a “state of mind” than it is a “place.”
However, The Fiddle is best described as an organization of volunteers that has presented concerts and dances in a variety of Lansing/East Lansing area venues since our inception in 1975. Click here for more info about our venues. For more about our formative years, take a look at Bob Blackman’s A Brief History of the Ten Pound Fiddle.
If you think bringing this wide range of music and dance to the community is important or would enjoy seeing how it happens “behind the scenes” – please consider joining us! Volunteers are always welcome. Learn more.