Performer History

In progress list of Fiddle performers dating back to 1975

Updated August, 2024 

Adrienne Torf and Voices of Revolution

Aging Children

Agranoff, Mike

Aladair Fraser and Natalie Hass

Alasdair Fraser

Alasdair Fraser and Natalie Haas - In Concert

Alastair Moock

Alberta Adams- Detroit's Queen of the Blues

Alistair Anderson

Allison de Groot and Tatiana Hargreaves

Almlof, Kalle & Jonny Soling

Amythyst Kiah

An Dro and Heartland Klezmorim

Anderson & Brown

Andy Cohen

Andy Cohen and Jerron "Blind Boy" Paxton

Andy Cohen and The Hot Shots

Andy Irvine

Ann and Phil Case, Cathy Barton and Dave Para: Old-Time Music Duets

Ann Hills wsg Matt Watroba

Ann Rabson

Ann Reed

Anne Hills

Anne Hills and David Roth

Anne Hills and Michael Smith

Annie Capps and Band of Badass Women

Aoife Clancy

April Verch

April Verch and Cody Walters

Archie Fisher

Archie Fisher and Garnet Rogers

Armstrong, Howard

Art Thieme

Artisan

Asaran Earth Trio

Avery, Rick & Judy

Ball, Patrick

Banish Misfortune

Barachois

Barbara Bailey Hutchinson

Barry O'Neill

Beats Settin' Home

Beats Sittin' Home

Beaucoup Blue (Hall and Morgan opened)

Bellamy, Peter

Benford, Mac

Bensusan, Pierre

Berch, Doug

Bernstein, Ira, with Evo and Jemmy Bluestein

Berryman, Lou & Peter

Berryman.Lou & Peter

Big Bad Gina

Biledes, Sofia

Bill and Livia Vanaver

Bill Spence and Fenning's All Stars

Bill Staines

Billy Strings

Billy Strings and Don Julin

Birds of Chicago

Blackthorn

Blake, Norman

Block, Rory

Bloom, Ken

Blue Flame String Band

Bluegills

Bob Bence

Bob Bovee and Gail Heil

Bob Bovee and Pop Wagner

Bob Franke

Bob White

Bohola

Bok, Gordon

Bok, Gordon, Ed Trickett and Anne Muir

Bok, Gordon, Trickett and Muir

Bone Tones

Booth, L. J.

Bourne & McCloud

Bovee, Bob & Gail Heil

Bowers, Bryan

Boys of the Lough

Bradley, Hank & Kathy Whitesides

Breathe Owl Breathe

Brian Peters

Brooks Williams

Brown, Greg

Brown, Rolly

Bruce Molsky

Bryan Bowers

Burke, Kevin & Michael O'Domhnaill

Burns Sisters

Burns, Laura & Roger Rosen

Bursen, Howie

Butch Ross/Doug Berch

Calan

Calhoun, Andrew

Campeau, Fred

Cantrell, Al & Emily

Cantrells

Carawan, Guy & Evan

Carla Sciaky

Carlin, Bob

Carnahan, Danny & Robin Petrie

Carter, Dave & Tracy Grammer

Carthy, Martin

Caryl P Weiss

Casey Neill Trio

Cassie and Maggie, from Nova Scotia

Catfish Keith

Cathie Ryan

Cathy Fink & Marcie Marxer

Cathy Fink and Duck Donald

Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer

Catkin (Kitty Donohoe, Neil Woodward, Wanda Degen)

Cavour, Ernesto

Cedric Watson and Corey Harris – True Blues

Celtic Offspring

Celtic Supper, Irish Songs and Stories

Charlie King and Karen Brandow

Chenille Sisters

Cheryl Wheeler

Chicago Ceildih

Chicago Klezmer Ensemble

Chris Proctor

Christine Lavin

Christine Lavin and Don White

Christmas Luv- Lansing Unionized Vaudville Spectacle

Chuck Brodsky

Chulrua

Cindy Mangsen

Claudia Schmidt

Claudia Schmidt and Sally Rogers

Claudia Schmidt with Dean McGraw

Cobb Brothers

Cohen, Andy

Cohen, Andy and Jim Brewer

Cohen, Andy and Joe LaRose

Community Music School

Connie Dover

Connie Kaldor

Connie Kaldor and Garnet Rogers

Cooney, Michael

Cooper, Nelson Early

Cooper,Phil & Margaret Nelson

Copper Family

Cordelia's Dad

Corky Siegel and Randy Sabien

Cormier, Steve

Corn Potato String Band

Counterpoint

Craig, Jim

Crane, Joan

Crary, Dan

Cris Williamson

Cristl-Johnston, Margaret

Critten Hollow String Band

Crossland, Dave

Crys Matthews

Cucanandy

Cunningham & McKeown

Cunningham, Johnny

Curtis, Catie

D2 (Don Charles and Deb Gerstner)

Dakota Sid (opener for Bok, Trickett and Muir)

Dala

Dale Miller

Damn Tall Buildings

Dan Chouinard

Dan Geller and Casey Morell

Danu

Dar Williams

Dave Boutette and Kristi Lynn Davis

Dave Massengill

David & Roselyn

David Francey

David Francey and his Band

David Francey, Canadian singer/ song writer, w/ Mark Westberg

David Lindley

David Mallet

David Roth

Davincis Notebook

Davis, Guy

De Danaan

Deacon Earl with the Congregation and Rev. Robert Jones

Debbie McClatchy

Debby McClatchy

Debra Cowan and John Roberts

DeDanann

Deede Palazzola

Deidre McCalla

Dekalb Stringband

DelGrosso, Rich & Maureen

Dennis Stroughmatt and L'sprit Creole

Dennis Stroughmatt et l'Esprit Creole

Derek Smith stars as Hank Williams with his Drifting Cowboys

Derek Smith- Hank Williams Revue

Dervish

Detour

Diana Jones

Dick Siegel and the Brandos

Dick Siegel with special opener, Edward Groves Band

Different Shoes

Dirk Powell and Riley Baugus

Dodson, Anne

Don Julin

Don Julin Quartet

Donohoe, Kitty

Donohoe, Kitty and Party of Three

Donohue, Pat

Doug Berch, Wanda Degan

Dr. Joe

Dr. Ysaye Barnwell

Drew Nelson

Duck Baker

Dulcimer Fest: Dan Landrum (hammered) and Stephen Seifert (mountain)

DULCIMER FESTIVAL - Second Annual : 11 workshops, 2 mini-concerts, one jam

Dvorak, Mark

East Lansing Dulcimer Festival: Maddie MacNeil, Wanda Degen, Doug Berch

Eclectricity

Ed Trickett

Eddie from Ohio

Elden Kelly

Elden Kelly and Carolyn Koebel

Elden Kelly and Jason Dennie

Elderly Unplugged

Elizabeth LaPrelle

Ellis Paul

Ember Swift and Wishing Chair - Twin Bill

Emma's Revolution

Epstein, Freyda & Atta Boys

Eric Nagler and Mark Rust

Erin Zindle and The Ragbirds

Evie Ladin and Keith Terry

Falbel, Rita

Ferron

Feufollet

Finest Kind

Fink, Cathy

Fink, Cathy – with Magpie

Fink, Cathy and Marcie Marxer

Finvarra's Wren

First Occasional Folk Festival

Flower, Mary

Folk Night at Singing Fest – Liz Carrol and House of Hammill,

Footloose

Four Shillings Short

Frank Youngman

Frank Youngman and Seth Bernard

Frank Youngman with Mark Schrock

Franke, Bob

Fred Eaglesmith

Fred Holstein

Frontier Ruckus

Full Cord

Gabriel Yacoub

Gamble Rogers

Gemini

Gemini (children's concert)

Gifford, Paul, Bill White, Mike Birst & Bob Fleck

Gilbert, Vance

Ginny Hawker and Tracy Schwartz

Girlyman

Goacher, John (& Rosy)

Gordon Bok

Gordon Bok and Bob Zentz

Gordon, Dave & Kay

Gorka, John

Gorman-Jacobs, Judy

Gorman, Skip

Graham, Len & Cathal McConnell

Gray, Sara & Ellie Ellis & Paul Downes

Grey Larsen & Cindy Kallet

Griffith, Nanci

Grossman, Wendy

Guy Davis

Hall and Morgan

Hanneke Cassel

Hanshaw, Jan

Happy Days (Pete Humphries & J.P. Jenks)

Hardy, Jack

Harmonius Wail

Harris, Kim & Reggie

Hart, Alvin Youngblood

Harvey Reid and Joyce Anderson

Heartland Klezmorim

Heidi Swedberg and Daniel Ward – Mich Uke Extravaganza

Hennigan, Julie

Highwoods Stringband

Highwoods Stringband with the Green Grass Cloggers

Hills-Burda, Jan and Ann

ay Sing w Sally Potter and guests (Annual)

Holingsworth, Jeff & Andy Bogner

Holly Near w/ Emma's Revolution

Holly Near with John Bucchino and Emma's Revolution

Holstein, Fred

Honest D & the Steel Reserve

Hoolie

Hot Club of Cowtown

Hot Soup

Howie Bursen

Humphries, Pat

Humphries, Pat and Ann Reed

Ian Robb and JiiG

In Celebration of Pete Seeger: Ken Whiteley and Reggie Harris

Iowa Rose and Riff Raff

Irish Mayhem and Amythust Kiah

Jack Hardy

Jack Williams

Jack Williams w/ Pat Power opening

Jake Blount and his Band

Jake Blount, Nick Gareiss, Laurel Premo

Jake Shulman-ment and Laurel Premo

James Hill and Anne Janelle

James Keelaghan

James, Steve

Jamie Sue Seal and John Latini & Dave Boutette

Jane Voss and Hoyle Osborne

Janis Ian

Jarlath Henderson

Jay Mankita/Jay Stielstra

Jay Round

Jay Stielstra

Jay Ungar and Molly Mason

Jayme Stone's Lomax Project

Jean Richie

Jen Sygit

Jen Sygit and Friends

Jeremy Kittel

Jeremy Kittle

Jez Lowe

JigJam

Jim Hall and Cindy Morgan

Jim Hurst & Missy Raines

Jim Ringer and Mary McCaslin

Jive at Five

JoAnna Cazden

Jody Stecher and Krishna Bhatt

Joe Crookson

Joe Hickerson

Joe Hickerson and Sally Potter lead a "Night of Singing"

Joe Jencks

Joe Jenks

Joel Mabus

John and Rosie Goacher

John and Rosy Goacher with Joe Vermilion

John Doyle

John Gorka

John Gorka/Susan Werner

John Latini and Jamie-Sue Seal

John Latini and Paul Miles, Twin Bill

John McCutcheon

John Mikelsavage

John Renbourn

John Roberts and Tony Barrand

Johnny Cuningham

johnsmith

Johnson & Wood

Johnson, Carol

Johnson, Prudence and Gary Rue

Jon Sundell

Jordan Hamilton

Josh White Jr.

Joshua Davis

Jude Johnson and Jason Avery

Judy Gorman-Jacobs

Just Friends

Kahn, Si

Kallet, Epstein, and Cicone

Kamalay, Ray & the Red Hot Peppers

Karen Casey

Karen Casey Trio

Karen Savoca and Pete Heitzman…

Karin Loberg Code

Kate Peterson

Kathy Winter

Katie Dahl

Katie Stanley

Keane, Peter

Keelaghan, James

Keelaghan, James and Oscar Lopez

Ken Bloom

Ken Whitely

Kendra Ward

Kessler, Barbara

Kevin Burke, Christian Lemaitre, Andre Brunet, Nicolas Quemener

Key, Steve

Killen, Lou

Kiltartan Road

Kim & Reggie Harris

Kim and Reggie Harris

Kitty Donohoe

Kitty Donohoe and Doug Berch

Kitty Donohoe and Friends

Kitty Donohoe with fiddler Nina O'Conner and Dessert!

Kornog

Kreitlow, Marienne & Dennis Pearne

Kretzner, Leo

Krist, Jan

La Bottine Souriante

Lady of the Lake

Lady of the Lake and Mustard's Retreat

Lady of the Lake and Second Opinion

Lady of the Lake, 40th Anniversary

Laing, Robin

Lansing Unionized Vaudeville Spectacle

Larry Hanks

Larson, Grey & Erin Schrader

Lash

Laskin, Grit

Laura Bates and Brandon Foote (MIDMEAC Benefit)

Laura Cortese

Laura Fuentes

Laura Fuentes y Calicanto

Laura Love

Lavin, Christine

Le Vent Du Nord

Lee Murdock

Leftwich and Higginbotham and Ritchey

Leftwich, Brad & Dan Gellert

Leo Kretzner

Levy, Bertram

Levy, Bertram and Claude Ginsburg

Lewis, Bernice

Lil' Rev

Lindsay Lou and the Flatbellys

Lisa Null and Bill Shute

Lissa Schneckenburger

Lissa Schneckenburger and The Heatons

Liverpool Judies

Liz Carrol & John Doyle

Liz Carroll and Jake Charron

Liz Carroll, Nic Gareiss and Allison de Groot

Liz Carroll, with Jake Charron and Nic Gareiss

Local folks Benefit for Red Cross

Lone Pinon

Lonesome & Blue (Pooh Stevenson)

Lonesome & Blue (Pooh Stevenson) – LakeTown Buskers

Lonesome Ace Stringband

Lost World String Band

Lou & Peter Berryman

Lou and Peter Berryman

Lou Killen

Low Lily

Low Lily and Lissa Schneckenburger

Mabsant

MacArthur, Margaret

Mackintosh, Iain

Mad Agnes

Mad Pudding

Madcat & Kane

Madcat Midnight Blues Journey

Madcat Ruth

Madden Roth, Pat

Madden-Roth, Pat & Andy Farmer

Magpie

Maguire, Charlie

Malcolm Dalglish and Grey Larsen

Malinky

Mando Boys (with Peter Ostrushko)

Mangsen, Cindy & Steve Gillette

Margaret Christl

Margaret MacArthur

Maritime Songs - Debra Cowan and Lee Murdock

Mark Dvorak

Mark Dvorak- singing night

Mark Dvorak- Spring Night of Singing

Mark Dvorak, Pete Seeger 100th birthday Celebration

Mark Ross

Marra, Jan

Mary Anne Rivers and Donna Lee Wilson

Mary Flower

Mary McCaslin

Matt and Shannon Heaton

Matt Brown and Old Sledge. Twin Bill.

Matt Watroba

Matt Watroba and Anne Hills (moved and changed)

Matt Watroba and Claudia Schmidt

Matt Watroba and Robert Jones

Matter and Ghost (Woodward and Graziano)

Mattew Byrne

May Erlewine

May Erlewine and Seth Bernard

May Erlewine, Rachael Davis & Stella (Jo Serrapere, Diana Ladio, Laura Ann Bates and Jen Sygit)

McClatchy, Debby

McCutcheon, John

McGann, Eileen and David Knutson

McGinley, Danny

McKenna, Joe, Antionette & Ciaran

McLeod, Kate

Men at Words- Archie Fisher, James Keelaghan, Jez Lowe

Metamora

Michael Cooney

Michael Smith

Michigan Duos: Siusan O'Rourke and Zig Zeitler; Jan Krist and Jim Bizer

Michigan Fiddlers

Michigan Songwriters I

Michigan Songwriters II

Mike & Amy Finders

Mike Agranoff

Miko Marks

Miller, Cathy

Miller, Ed

Mini Folk Festival

Missy Raines and the New Hip

Mitchell, Chuck

Moira Smiley leads Community Sing

Mollie O'Brien & Jive at Five

Mollie O'Brien and Rich Moore

Moloney, Mick

Moloney, Mick, Robbie O’Connell, and Jimmy Keane

Molsky, Bruce

Molsky's Mountain Drifters

Moore, Dave

Moore, Jem & Ariane Lydon

Morrisey, Bill

Mother Jones in Heaven – performed by Vivan Nesbitt

Moynihan, Johnny

MSU Russian Chorus

Mulvey, Peter

Murdock, Lee

Music of the Roaring Twenties

Mustard's Retreat

Mystic Shake

Nagler, Eric & Marty

Natalia Zukerman's “The Woman Who Rode Away”

National Recovery Act

Nedra Johnson

Neilds, Nerisa & Katrina

Nelson, Talitha

Nervous But Excited

New Moon Swing Band

Nobody's Darlin'

Norman Blake

O'Brien, Mollie

O'Hara, Kathy & Diana Laffey

O'Neill, Barry

Occasional Folk Festival

OCEAN – a Celtic Quartet

Old Blind Dogs

Olsen, Kristina

Ornstein, Lisa

Ossian

Ostroushko, Peter & Dean Magraw

Paddy Keenan

Paddy's Racket

Paley, Tom

Party of Three

Pat Donohue

Pat Humphries

Pat Madde

Pat Madden

Patty Larkin

Paul & Win Grace

Paxton, Tom

Peacemeal

Peggy Seeger

Perlman,Ken

Peter “Madcat” Ruth and C.A.R.Ma

Peter Bellamy

Peter Bellamy with Lisa Null and Bill Shute

Peter Mulvey

Peter Ostroshko & Arkadiy Yushin

Peter Ostroshko & Pat Donohue

Peter Yarrow

Phil Ochs Night

Phil Ochs Review

Phil Ochs Song Night, Reggie Harris, Tom Prasado-Rao, Pat Victor

Phillips, Bruce "Utah"

Pierre Bensusan

Pilger, Robin

Potato Moon

Potstill Band

Precious Memories, performed by Sue Massek

Pretty Shaky String Band

Proctor, Chris

Psaltry

Pub Domain

Pure Heart String Band

Rachael Davis

Raines, Missy and Jim Hurst

Raisin Pickers

Ralston Bowles

Ralston Bowles and Miguel Cabanas

Rani Arbo & Brooks Williams

Rare Air (Na Caberfeidh)

Ray Bonneville

Ray Kamalay and his Red Hot Peppers

Ray Kamalay and Kitty Donohoe

Rayna Gellert and Susie Goehring

Reasonable Facsimile

Red Cedar Songwriting Festival

Red Clay Ramblers

Red Mules

Red Tail Ring

Redpath, Jean

Reed, Ann

Reed, Preston

Reel World String Band

Reggie Harris

Reginald Robinson

Reid, Harvey

Reik, Rowane

Resident's Night

Rev Robert B Jones

Reverend Robert B Jones and Sister Bernice Jones

Rey, Del & the Blues Gators

Rhythm Billies

Rhythm Rats

Rich and Maureen Delgrosso

Richie and Rosie – Richie Sternes, Rosie Newton

Rick Avery and Judy Greenhill

Ringer, Jim & Mary McCaslin

Ritchie, Jean

Robert Jones and Josh White Jr.

Roberts, John & Tony Barrand

Robin and Linda Williams

Robin Laing

Robin Lee Berry

Roche, Suzzy

Rogers, Garnet

Rogers, Sally

Rogers, Stan

Rosenbaum, Art

Roth, David

Rothfield & Carr

Round, Jay

Roustabout Stringband

Roy Book Binder & David Jacob-Strain

Royal Garden Trio

Ruby John and John Warstler

Rucker, Sparky

Rucker, Sparky and Rhonda Rucker

Ruffians

Run Boy Run

RUNA

Rusby, Kate

Ruskin Rick

Ruth & Max Bloomquist and Luke Winslow-King

Ruth, Peter "Madcat" & Shari Kane

Ryan Holladay

Sagan, Bruce and Rumpetroll

Salamander Crossing

Salamone, Frank & Jim Steigmeyer

Saletan, Tony

Sally Rogers

Sam Gleaves

Sam Robbins

Sarah Lee Guthrie & Johnny Irion

Sato, Shinabo

Savory, Tanya

Schmidt, Claudia

Sciaky, Carla

Scott Ainslie

Scott Cook

Second Opinion

Seeger, Peggy

Seth Bernard

Seth Bernard and Daisy Mae

Shari Kane and Dave Steele

Shaw, Lynn & Liz Shaw

Sheila KayAdams

Shelia Landis Trio

Shindell, Richard

Shout Sister Shout

Showman and Coole

Si Kahn

Siegel, Dick

Sileas

Silverman, Barbara

Simon Mayor & Hillary James

Sister Wilene

Skye

Skylark

Small Potatoes

Small, Fred

Small, Judy

Smith Sisters

Smith, Michael

Smither, Chris

Solas

Somberg, Marty & Friends

Sons of the Never Wrong

Sorrells, Rosalie

Sounds an Echo – Sara Pajunen and Rachael Kilgour

Sparky and Rhonda Rucker

Special Consensus

Spring Night of Singing with John Krumm

Spring Sing with Ann Reed

Stacey Earle

Staines, Bill

Stan Rogers

Starlight Six

Starr, Orrin

Stecher, Jody & Kate Brislin

Stella! / The Lesser Halves

Stephen Fearing

Steppin in It

Steppin' In It

Steve Cormier

Steve Gillette & Cindy Mangsen

Steve James and Del Ray

Steve Wade

Stevens, Dean

Stielstra, Jay

Still on the Hill

Stocktons Wing

Strangers in the Night- The Band's of Elderly Instruments

Suicra

Sukay

Sultans of String

Susan Werner

Suzy Bogguss

Sweet Water Warblers

Sweetapple – Roxanne and Dan Kedding

Sweetcorn

Tall Poppy String Band and Northern Resonance

Tamarack

Tanglefoot

Tannahill Weavers

Tannist

Tarrier, Dick

Taylor, Marcia

Teada

Ten Strings and a Goat Skin

The Alt

The April Verch Band

The Bills

The Bob Lucas Trio

The Chenille Sisters

The Cornlickers

The Crane Wives

The Dangling Participles

The Don Julin Trio

The Duhks

The Fabulous Heftones and Friends

The Fitzgeralds

The Gordons

The

ay Sing

The Jeff and Vida Band

The Joe Hill Road Show

the Maken and Spain Brothers

The Mammals

The Matchsellers and Red Tail Ring, Old time Duos

The McKassons

The National Recovery Act

The Outside Track

The Ragbirds

The Ragbirds, Black Jake, The Carnies

The Red Sea Pedestrians

The Roustabout Stringband

The Seamus Egan Project

The Springtails

The Springtails – CD release

The Steel Wheels

The Steel Wheels, with Trent Wagler

The Teflons

The Tia Imani Project

The Times They Are a Changin'- Celebrating Bob Dylan

The Yellow Room Gang

Thieme, Art

Tim Eriksen

Tim Eriksen & Trio de Pumpkintown

Tim Grimm

Tim Grimm and Ben Bedford

Tim O'Brien & Darryl Scott

Tim Thompson with Siusan O'Rourke & Zig Zeitler

Tish Hinojosa

Tom Chapin

Tom Paxton- Mid Winter Singing Fest

Tracy Grammer

Tracy Schwarz

Trapezoid

Tret Fure

Tribute to Twang

Tribute to Utah Phillips - Mark Dvorak and Ed Trickett

Trickett, Ed

Trischke, Tony

Tuft, Harry

Tuin

Turner, Steve

Twentieth Anniversary Concert

U Utah Phillips

Ujstilus

Ukes and Steel with The Wilson's & Co

Uncle Bonsai

Unger, Jay & Molly Mason

Unger, Larry

Utah Phillips

Utah Phillips and Rosalie Sorrels

Vanavere, Bill & Livia Drapkir

Vance Gilbert

Vega, Susan

Vicki Genfan

Vida

Violet Bell

Vishten

Voco

Voices of Winter (Hills, Herdman, Mangson)

Volo Bogtrotters

Voss, Jane & Hoyle Osborne

Wade Mainer

Wagner, Pop

Wallace, Len

Watersons & Martin Carthy

Watroba, Matt & Niel Woodward & Weisenberg

We're Not Dead Yet

Wheeler, Cheryl

Whit Hill & the Postcards

Whit Hill, Annie and Rod Caps

White, Josh Jr.

Who Hit John?

Wild Asparagus

Wilkinson, Jeff

Williams, Brooks

Williams, Robin & Linda

Wilson Brothers and Elden Kelly

Wilson Thicket

Windborne

Wolf, Kate

Woody Guthrie songs night

Wrigley Sisters

Wydam-Reed, Martin

Zoe Mulford

Zoe Speaks