2023 Annual Midland Folk Music Festival

 


Here are some 2023 festival links that you will find useful to download ahead of time!
Thursday night sing-along/play along songs: https://drive.google.com/.../1op0jARzy9XJrtgcGk6XbitYhX5Y...
Friday Motown sing-along workshop songs - https://drive.google.com/.../1BiUFfWbPiJVMGQ9KCCbT0qoEgPu...
 

 Dates for the 2023 Midland Folk Music Festival are Thursday, August 24th through Sunday, August 27th.  You are certainly welcome to come as soon as Monday, August 21st and set up camp.  You are encouraged to have just as much (or more!) fun than the jammers in the picture below!

Spring Concert

The Folk Music Society of Midland

 

presents a Spring Concert on Saturday,

 

April 22, 2023 at 7 pm at Creative 360,

 

the 1517 Bayliss Street location. The

 

concert opens with local folk musicians

 

from Sweet Friends in Music with

 

Special Guests Robin Abbott and Kristine

 

 Goodwin and concludes with the lively

 

 Ironwood band from Troy, MI. 

 

Admission is $10 for FMSM members

 

(memberships available at the door), $12

 

 for non-members. Tickets available in

 

advance and at the door. Public welcome!

 

Sweet Friends in Music is a local band 

 

that includes Bob Rostollan (guitar and 

 

bass); Kelly Sible (banjo, fiddle, mandolin,

 

 guitar, saw and piano); and Julia Dryzga 

 

(guitar). They've been together around

 

 ten years and have quite a large variety

 

 of music including country, bluegrass,

 

 oldies, folk and Celtic. 

 

Robin Abbott is a vocalist and multi-

 

instrumentalist in Saginaw. Her 

 

distinctive voice invites you to stay a 

 

while and listen.

 

Kristine Goodwin loves to sing both 

 

lead and harmony, also plays guitar and

 

 penny whistle. She is a local 

 

singer/songwriter of many genres, living

 

and working in Midland. You can hear a

 

sampling of originals at 

 

https://kristinegoodwinmusic.com


Ironwood band is a husband & wife, Celtic Folk duo from Troy, MI. Anna is on lead vocal, fiddle, and mandolin, while Mark rocks the acoustic guitar and electric bass. Together they perform original tunes as well as traditional Irish and American Folk.

Ironwood has performed at a variety of events, such as Motor City Irish Fest, Holland Celtic Festival, Saline Celtic Festival, Michigan Renaissance Festival, Arts Beats & Eats Festival of Royal Oak and more. Come see Ironwood live! This folkin’ band will have you on your feet!

https://ironwoodband.com/


 

2023 Midland Folk Music Festival Date Announcement

 

Midland Folk Music Festival

Dates for the 2023 Midland Folk Music Festival are Thursday, August 24th through Sunday, August 28th.  You are certainly welcome to come as soon as Monday, August 21st and set up camp.

Jam Cancelation Notice

No Second Jam at Baymont this week (Friday, 12/9/22)!  SUGAR is playing at Dow Gardens that evening.