A message from Sally Potter, booking manager:
Thanks for your interest in performing for the Ten Pound Fiddle Concert Series, East Lansing, MI.
As you visit this website, you will learn that the “Fiddle” began in 1975 when a group of folk music enthusiasts produced a series of folk music concerts in a small room in the Michigan State University Union. (For more info, visit History on this web site.)
Five decades later, the Fiddle continues to be an all-volunteer organization which now produces 30+ weekly (usually Friday night) concerts,10 Saturday night dances per year, 9-10 TUNE IN shows, and 3-5 Saturday morning Fiddle Scout gatherings, all from September through May.
(The Fiddle’s dance committee is in charge of booking bands and callers for the monthly contra dances.)
The Fiddle books a variety of acts under the ever-growing “folk and traditional” musical umbrella. This includes: contemporary folk, political/ progressive, community singing, bluegrass, Old Time, classic jazz, world beat, Latin, Cajun, Irish…the list goes on and on. To get a better idea of the acts the Fiddle has booked in the past, visit the Performer History List.
Over the past 51 seasons, there have been many, many memorable Fiddle concerts. Each of these special evenings has had one thing in common: the performer/act connected with the audience.
Simply put, the Fiddle looks for musical acts that create (and sustain) this magical, musical conversation. With only 30 dates per year, the Fiddle can afford to look at many acts before sculpting an annual line-up which presents our very large, very faithful folk music fan base with the very best that today’s acoustic music community has to offer.
If you would like to be considered for a concert gig at the Ten Pound Fiddle, please send the following information in an email to: booking@tenpoundfiddle.org:
a. The direct links to at least two videos of live performances.
b. A note that lists any future performances you have scheduled in Mid-Michigan.
c. Your website and social media addresses.
Thank you, very much, for your interest in the Ten Pound Fiddle.
Sincerely,
Sally Potter (booking@tenpoundfiddle.org)
October, 2025