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:
Co-produced with and celebrating the 40th Anniversary of the East Lansing Women in the Arts Festival! The Rebel Eves are a powerhouse trio of award-winning Michigan songwriters known for stunning[...]
East Lansing, MI 48823 United States
Co-produced with and celebrating the 40th Anniversary of the East Lansing Women in the Arts Festival! Straight Ahead is Detroit’s legendary all-women jazz ensemble, known for their powerhouse musicianship, tight[...]
East Lansing, MI 48823 United States
Co-Produced with the Robin Theatre. A high-energy string band with eclectic influences. Dancing between songs and styles of old and new, this fun-loving collective dazzles with impressive musicianship & writing.
Lansing, MI 48901 United States
Co-Production with Peace Education Center's Annual Alternative Holiday Sale. Fiddle fans may recognize Chris Walz when Weavermania led songs at a Mid-Winter Singing Festival, or when the Fiddle featured the[...]
East Lansing, MI 48823 United States
Caller: Maeve Devlin; Band: Bobcat Opossom
Lansing, MI 48933 United States
Co-Produced with the Robin Theatre. When a champion mandolinist converges with a highly accomplished fiddler, magic happens. Rising stars in transatlantic folk music, Orkney (Scotland) born fiddler Louise Bichan and[...]
Lansing, MI 48901 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.