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1020 S Harrison Rd
East Lansing, MI 48823 United States Get Directions

Beginning the 2024-2025 concert season, the new home for most larger Ten Pound Fiddle concerts is the University Lutheran Church (ULC), 1020 S. Harrison, East Lansing.

This is the church (between two other large churches, the Islamic Center and the University Methodist) two long blocks north of the intersection of Harrison Road and Trowbridge Road.

ULC hosts almost 200 parking spots! behind the church – including ten handicapped spaces very close to the front door.

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May Erlewine – Solo

University Lutheran Church (ULC) 1020 S Harrison Rd, East Lansing, MI, United States

Each year, as May Erlewine travels farther and wider, sharing her poetic music with the world, she has not forgotten her Michigan roots. Now an annual event, May's solo show at the Ten Pound Fiddle is more of a Fall Homecoming when May shares new songs and stories with her many friends and fans.

$25 Public; $20 Fiddle Members; $5 Students. Available online or at the box office at 6:30 PM

Joel Mabus – CD Release

University Lutheran Church (ULC) 1020 S Harrison Rd, East Lansing, MI, United States

"It's hard to imagine another artist on the folk scene who combines the same concise, deceptively understated, lyrical insight and sometimes devastating wit with such world-class instrumental prowess." -MUSICHOUND FOLK

$25 Public; $20 Fiddle Members; $5 Students. Available online or at the box office at 6:30 PM

The Schrock Brothers Band feat. Peter Madcat Ruth and Andy & Joe Wilson

University Lutheran Church (ULC) 1020 S Harrison Rd, East Lansing, MI, United States

What happens when some of the finest singers and musicians in West Michigan gather with two of Michigan's beloved harmonica virtuosos? Come see for yourself! Winners of the 2024 WYCE Jammie Award for 'Best Blues & Soul Album' for Faith in Love, The Schrock Brothers - Jasen, Andrew, and Papa Mark bring together Peter Madcat Ruth and Andy Wilson on harmonicas, well-known percussionist Mike Shimmin and dobro master Joe Wilson for a night of high-energy original and traditional blues, soul, and Americana tunes.

$25 Public; $20 Fiddle Members; $5 Students. Available online or at the box office at 6:30 PM

Amythyst Kiah – Wednesday Show

University Lutheran Church (ULC) 1020 S Harrison Rd, East Lansing, MI, United States

Fresh from touring with Our Native Daughters (Rhiannon Giddens, Allison Russell, and Leyla McCalla), opening for Brandi Carlile, playing The Grand Ole Opery, and receiving a Grammy nomination ("Black Myself"), Amythyst Kiah returns to Lansing for one very intimate solo show. Over the last six years, Fiddle audiences have twice experienced her immense musical talent. Don't miss this opportunity to hear this rising star in an intimate setting. (Tickets will go quickly.)

$25 Public; $20 Fiddle Members; $5 Students. Available online or at the box office at 6:30 PM

Robin and Linda Williams

University Lutheran Church (ULC) 1020 S Harrison Rd, East Lansing, MI, United States

Robin and Linda Williams return to the Fiddle after a (too) long absence. A powerhouse acoustic duo for decades, they became household names as frequent guests on A Prairie Home Companion. Now, they spend time at home in Virginia, writing music, and touring 1-2 long weekends a month.

$25 Public; $20 Fiddle Members; $5 Students. Available online or at the box office at 6:30 PM

Annual Holiday Sing – Sally Potter, wsg Doug Austin, Doug Berch, and Ruelaine Stokes

University Lutheran Church (ULC) 1020 S Harrison Rd, East Lansing, MI, United States

Do you love to sing holiday music? Would it be too much fun to sing along with terrific pianist Doug Austin as he rolls the keys on a huge grand piano? Have you ever experienced an expert play gorgeous holiday music on the hammered dulcimer (Doug Berch)? During a few singing breaks, Greater Lansing Poet Laureate Ruelaine Stokes will recite a few spoken word pieces. You are invited to join song leader Sally Potter and sing wonderful songs with your community, all evening long. Lyric sheets provided.

$20 Public; $18 Fiddle Members; $5 Students. Available online or at the box office at 6:30 PM

Kitty Donohoe – Sunday Afternoon Show

University Lutheran Church (ULC) 1020 S Harrison Rd, East Lansing, MI, United States

2024 Michigan Heritage Award winner Kitty Donohoe returns to the Fiddle for a special 3 pm Sunday afternoon show. Children's book author, songwriter, singer, guitarist, pianist, storyteller and Ireland tour leader (Inishfree Tours), Kitty is a modern-day renaissance woman. Did you know that when she raised her two kids in East Lansing, Kitty was the booking manager for the Ten Pound Fiddle? Kitty has deep roots in Greater Lansing and the Ten Pound Fiddle community. In a sense, this show is a 'Welcome Home.'

$20 Public; $18 Fiddle Members; $5 Students. Available online or at the box office at 2:00 PM

Dom Flemons

University Lutheran Church (ULC) 1020 S Harrison Rd, East Lansing, MI, United States

The Fiddle is very excited to host 'The American Songster,' Dom Flemons, multi-instrumentalist, singer, historian and storyteller of all things acoustic folk music. Flemons won a Grammy as a member of the Carolina Chocolate Drops, and has received a Grammy nomination for one of his solo recordings. Now based in Chicago, Flemons has performed in countless venues all over the world. We are delighted he will make the trip around the lake to share his music and adventures with the Fiddle.

$25 Public; $20 Fiddle Members; $5 Students. Available online or at the box office at 6:30 PM

21st MWSF Community Sing with Dan Chouinard

University Lutheran Church (ULC) 1020 S Harrison Rd, East Lansing, MI, United States

From the Twin Cities, 'The Piano Man,' Dan Chouinard will help celebrate the Ten Pound Fiddle's 50th season, and the 21st Mid-Winter Singing Festival. An incredible musician and favorite Singing Festival song leader, Chouinard chooses songs from all genres of the Great American Songbook, adding accompaniment on the grand piano or accordion. Lyric booklets provided. So, sit back, relax, sing any part you dream up, and make a gorgeous sound with hundreds of other voices, all led by one of the best, Dan Chouinard.

$20 Public; $18 Fiddle Members; $5 Students. Available online or at the box office at 6:30 PM

21st MWSF Workshops

University Lutheran Church (ULC) 1020 S Harrison Rd, East Lansing, MI, United States

From 11 am - 3 pm, Saturday, Feb. 1, the Singing Festival will host a few singing workshops and a Community Sing. Details TBA.

$20 Wristband for all day Saturday. Students FREE (must pick up wristband at gate).

Guy Davis

University Lutheran Church (ULC) 1020 S Harrison Rd, East Lansing, MI, United States

Guy Davis is a two-time, back-to-back Grammy nominee for Best Traditional Blues, a musician, actor, author, and songwriter. Guy uses a blend of Roots, Blues, Folk, Rock, Rap, Spoken Word, and World Music to comment on, and address the frustrations of social injustice, touching on historical events, and common life struggles. His storytelling is sometimes painful, deep, and real, an earthy contrast to modern-day commercial music, meant to create thought, underlined by gentle tones from his guitar or banjo fingerpicking.

$25 Public; $20 Fiddle Members; $5 Students. Available online or at the box office at 6:30 PM

Jake Blount and Nic Gareiss and Simon Chrisman

University Lutheran Church (ULC) 1020 S Harrison Rd, East Lansing, MI, United States

Lansing's Nic Gareiss travels the world both performing and teaching dance. Each season, Nic gathers very talented friends and plans a Michigan tour, making a Friday night stop at The Ten Pound Fiddle. This year, Nic and Old Time musician Jake Blount and hammered dulcimer player Simon Chrisman will combine their sound and talent to present a night of exceptional performance pieces.

$25 Public; $20 Fiddle Members; $5 Students. Available online or at the box office at 6:30 PM

Christine Lavin – Sunday Afternoon Show

University Lutheran Church (ULC) 1020 S Harrison Rd, East Lansing, MI, United States

The queen of on-stage, impromptu comedy returns to the Fiddle, sharing clever, funny tunes with her long-time fans. This special Sunday (3 pm) show allows for more people to spend the day with Christine. Come early (1 pm) and enjoy a few stitches and plenty of conversation in Christine's all-comers knitting circle.

$25 Public; $20 Fiddle Members; $5 Students. Available online or at the box office at 2 PM

From Ireland – The Jeremiahs – Sunday Afternoon Show

University Lutheran Church (ULC) 1020 S Harrison Rd, East Lansing, MI, United States

One of the premier acoustic bands of Ireland, The Jeremiahs are just as adapt singing a classic Irish ballad as reving up with room with jigs and reels.

"Great songs, poignant, emotional vocals, masterful guitar and fiddle/flute conversations that work like fine embroidery, no wonder critics love them. You will too!" - Larry Groce, host of NPR Music's "Mountain Stage."

$25 Public; $20 Fiddle Members; $5 Students. Available online or at the box office at 6:30 PM

Badass Women Band

University Lutheran Church (ULC) 1020 S Harrison Rd, East Lansing, MI, United States

Over the last three years, Annie Capps has collected some of the Michigan's finest acoustic musicians and created a Super Group: The Badass Women Band. Fresh from a summer of festivals and a fall full of concerts, their top notch show includes 3-4 selections originating from each band member: Annie Capps, Annie Bacon, Sara Gibson, Anne Heaton, Carolyn Koebel, Cori Somers and Julianna Wilson

$25 Public; $20 Fiddle Members; $5 Students. Available online or at the box office at 6:30 PM

Henhouse Prowlers

University Lutheran Church (ULC) 1020 S Harrison Rd, East Lansing, MI, United States

"This bluegrass band has the right formula: heavenly harmonies on top of furious fingerpicking, trucking down the highway at 200 mph" - Time Out, Chicago

$20 Public; $18 Fiddle Members; $5 Students. Available online or at the box office at 6:30 PM

From Ireland, JigJam

University Lutheran Church (ULC) 1020 S Harrison Rd, East Lansing, MI, United States

Bluegrass meets Celtic when JigJam starts to play.

"JigJam demonstrates a verve and versatility that allows them to transcend any singular style and simply create a sound that doesn't defer to any preconceived parameters. In that regard they are fully capable of conveying any number of truly tuneful treats" -BLUEGRASS TODAY

$25 Public; $20 Fiddle Members; $5 Students. Available online or at the box office at 6:30 PM

Sparky and Rhonda Rucker

University Lutheran Church (ULC) 1020 S Harrison Rd, East Lansing, MI, United States

For the Ten Pound Fiddle's 50th Anniversary season, Sparky and Rhonda are the perfect act to highlight the roots of folk music. It has been too long since this duo has graced the Fiddle stage; the Fiddle is delighted that they can be part of this year's schedule.

Sparky and Rhonda Rucker deliver uplifting presentations of toe-tapping songs spiced with humor, history, and tall tales. Their music includes a variety of old-time blues, Appalachian music, slave songs, and spirituals as well as originals, and they accompany themselves with fingerstyle picking and bottleneck blues guitar, old-time banjo, blues harmonica, piano, spoons, and bones.

$20 Public; $18 Fiddle Members; $5 Students. Available online or at the box office at 6:30 PM

Susan Werner opens the TPF 50th Anniversary Celebration Weekend

University Lutheran Church (ULC) 1020 S Harrison Rd, East Lansing, MI, United States

Who better to start off the Ten Pound Fiddle's 50th Anniversary weekend than the multi-talented writer, composer, singer and performer extraordinaire, Susan Werner! It has been too long since Susan has graced the Fiddle stage, sharing stirring and funny songs and stories playing the piano, guitar or just plain singing a cappella.

$25 Public; $20 Fiddle Members; $5 Students. Available online or at the box office at 6:30 PM

50th Anniversary Celebration All Day Party

University Lutheran Church (ULC) 1020 S Harrison Rd, East Lansing, MI, United States

Susan Werner's Friday night concert will start off a busy 50th Anniversary weekend full of concerts, jams, and workshops - TBA. Stay tuned for the full schedule of Saturday, April 12 events (11 am - 10 pm).

$20 Wristband. Good for 11 am - 10 pm. Students FREE (must pick up wristband at gate).

Cheryl Wheeler and Kenny White

University Lutheran Church (ULC) 1020 S Harrison Rd, East Lansing, MI, United States

"75 Septembers," "Aces," "Driving Home," "Estate Sale," " If It Were Up To Me," "Gandhi / Buddha," "When Fall Comes To New England," are just a few of the Cheryl Wheeler songs now played and shared throughout the folk music world. Concert partner Kenny White adds some accompaniment and several beautiful selections of his own. Both artists are very funny.

$25 Public; $20 Fiddle Members; $5 Students. Available online or at the box office at 6:30 PM