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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.

Events at this venue
Today

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 noon - 3:30 pm, Saturday, Feb. 1, the Singing Festival will host a two singing workshops and a Community Sing.

$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

The Stringrays @ Elderly Instruments

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

New American fiddle tunes from a supergroup of New England contra dance music. The Fiddle is proud to co-sponsor this special early evening event held at the infamous Elderly Instruments.

$20. Available at the door or at elderly.com

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

50th Anniversary celebration full of concerts, jams, and workshops beginning at noon!

$20 Wristband. Good for Noon - 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