Events
2025
January 18
10:30 am,
Storytime with author Amy Dua - a Winter story & some Winter songs. For families with young children, East Lansing Public Library, 950 Abbot Rd, East Lansing, MI 48823
April 12
12 noon - 1 pm,
with Sally Rogers,Hands-on Mountain Dulcimer workshop,Ten Pound Fiddle's 50th Anniversary celebration. Loaner dulcimers provided or bring your own! University Lutheran Church, 1020 S Harrison, East Lansing, MI. $20 wristband good for all workshops & evening festivities.
May 17
11 am - 2:30 pm,
Two workshops: "Intro to Mountain Dulcimer" (11 am - 12 noon) & "Exploring Tunings & Techniques for the Basics II to Intermediate level player" (12:30 - 2:30 pm). Registration fee: $35 - $45. Elderly Instruments, 1100 N Washington, Lansing, MI 48906. (517) 372-7880
June 12
2 - 3 pm,
"Dulcimer Days" - traditional & contemporary Folk songs & tunes, concert for adults, Otter Lake Branch of the Lapeer District Library, 6361 Detroit St, Otter Lake, MI 48464
September 6 & 7
1:15 - 2:15 pm (Saturday) & 2:30 - 3:30 pm (Sunday),
Mountain Dulcimer Workshops, all level players welcome. 52nd Annual Wheatland Music Festival, Remus, MI
October 16
6 - 7 pm,
Family Concert for Young Children, Bellaire Public Library, 111 S Bridge St, Bellaire, MI 49615
November 15
11 am - 4:30 pm,
3 Mountain Dulcimer Workshops - Introduction for Beginners (loaner dulcimers available); Sweet Sounds for the Holidays (Winter & Christmas music); Sampler for Beyond Beginners thru Intermediate. More info & tickets at Elderly Instruments. Registration now open.
December 30
6 - 7:30 pm,
Basic Mountain Dulcimer Workshop, Loaner dulcimers provided or bring your own! Ages 8 & older, Registration required, Grand Ledge Area District Library,131 E Jefferson St, Grand Ledge, MI 48837, phone (517) 627-7014
2024 - Selected Highlights
January
Hands-on Mountain Dulcimer workshop, Grand Ledge Area District Library, MI
March
with Dan Giacobassi, A Celtic Kaleidoscope, Flint Township-McCarty Library, Flint, MI
May
Traditional Arts Weekend - Michigan in Song, Autoharp, and Hands-on Mtn Dulcimer workshops; Wheatland, Remus, MI
June
Miss Wanda's Nature Songs for Kids, Community District Library, Morrice Branch, MI
July
Michigan in Song, "Music from the Marsh" concert series, Bay City State Park, MI
July
Kids Concert & Hands-on Mtn Dulcimer, 44th Annual Hiawatha Traditional Music Festival, Tourist Park, Marquette, MI
July
"Nature Songs for Kids" - North Branch Township Library, North Branch, MI
August
Family concert, Wild Blueberry Festival, Paradise, MI
August
Autoharp & Mountain Dulcimer workshops, Midland Folk Music Festival, MI
September
Mountain Dulcimer & Autoharp workshops, Wheatland Music Festival, Remus, MI
October
50th Apple Butter Festival, Fenner Nature Center, Lansing, MI
November
Mountain Dulcimer workshops; Elderly Instruments, Lansing, MI
2023 - Highlights
January
Hands-on Mountain Dulcimer workshop, Grand Ledge Area District Library, Grand Ledge
April
Lady of the Lake (with Karrie Potter Richards & Pooh Stevenson), 40th Anniversary Reunion Concert, Ten Pound Fiddle, East Lansing, MI
May
Miss Wanda & Mister Dan (with Dan Giacobassi), Fiddle Scouts, Ten Pound Fiddle's Children's Concert series, East Lansing, MI
June
with Dave Haas & DeeDee Tibbits, Mountain Dulcimer Immersive, Interlochen's College of Creative Arts, Adult Arts Programs, Interlochen, MI
July
A Celtic Kaleidoscope - Concert at the Swartz Creek-Perkins Library, Swartz Creek, MI
July
Dulcimer & Autoharp workshops, Original Dulcimer Players Club FunFest, Evart, MI
September
Mountain Dulcimer Sampler workshops, Wheatland Music Festival, Remus, MI
October
Dance of the Autumn Leaves, Fall Storytime, East Lansing Public Library
November
Sweet Sounds for the Holidays, Baker Park Library, Burton, MI
Nov.
with Dan Giacobassi Sweet Sounds for the Holidays, Van Atta's Holiday Open House, Haslett
Click here for an archive of notable past performances.