2025 50th Season Flyer

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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.

Purchase/ Renew Membership

Upcoming Events:

Friday, May 2 @ 7:30 pm

The Fiddle will wrap up its 50th year with a party at Old Town Lansing's UrbanBeat with classic blues, swing and world jazz...from Detroit. The Paxton/Spangler Band will make its[...]

UrbanBeat, 1213 Turner Street
Lansing, MI 48906 United States
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Saturday, May 3 @ 7:00 pm

Caller: River Abel; Band: Asking for Trouble

Central United Methodist Church, 215 N. Capitol Ave
Lansing, MI 48933 United States
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Thursday, May 8 @ 8:00 pm

Co-produced with the Robin Theatre, don’t miss an engaging evening with John Depew, the 2022 Kansas Mandolin Champion, as he brings his masterful picking and heartfelt melodies to the stage.[...]

The Robin Theatre, 1105 Washington Ave
Lansing, MI 48901 United States
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Tuesday, May 13 @ 8:00 pm Thursday, May 15 @ 10:30 pm

Co-produced with the Robin Theatre, join folk legends Martin Carthy and Eliza Carthy, visiting from England, for an enchanting evening of timeless melodies and spellbinding storytelling. Don’t miss this rare[...]

The Robin Theatre, 1105 Washington Ave
Lansing, MI 48901 United States
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Saturday, May 17 @ 7:00 pm

Spring Celebration! Caller: Gaye Fifer; Band: The Johns

Central United Methodist Church, 215 N. Capitol Ave
Lansing, MI 48933 United States
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Saturday, Jun 7 @ 7:00 pm

This dance has been cancelled.

Central United Methodist Church, 215 N. Capitol Ave
Lansing, MI 48933 United States
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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.

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