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Programs & Activities
Music & Dance
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The roots, the rhythms and the richness of music, dance, arts and culture from across America and around the world come to downtown East Lansing for the Michigan State University Museum's annual Great Lakes Folk Festival, Aug. 10-12.
The music and dance program, sponsored by the City of East Lansing, features performances ranging from blues to bluegrass, Latino, polka, Cajun, Celtic and more diverse cultural expressions and traditions. Musical artists perform two to four times throughout the weekend, so visitors have a chance to see the bands they like and discover new genres and favorites.
Performers featured at the 2011 festival:
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Johnnie Bassett, '03 | Blues | Detroit, Michigan
http://www.myspace.com/johnniebassett
Listen to this clip: Play Meat On Them Bones |
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Cats & The Fiddler, '08 | Bluegrass | Milford, Michigan
http://www.catsandthefiddler.com/
Listen to this clip: Play Red Banjo |
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Calvin Cooke, '04 | Sacred Steel Guitar/Gospel | McDonough, Georgia
http://www.museum.msu.edu/nff2000/activities/guitar/calvin.html
Listen to this clip: Play Help Me Make It Through |
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Detour, '08 | Bluegrass | Brethren, Michigan
http://detourbluegrass.com
Listen to this clip: Play The Road That Lies Ahead |
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Nadim Dlaikan, '02, '06 | Arab-American Nay | Southgate, Michigan
http://ndlaikan.com/
Listen to this clip: Play Improvisation |
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Feufollet, '03, '06 | Cajun | Lafayette, Louisiana
http://feufollet.net
Listen to this clip: Play Si T'as Fini Avec Moi |
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Steven Greenman Klezmer Ensemble, '03 | Klezmer | South Euclid, Ohio
http://www.stevengreenman.com/Ensembles/SGKlezmer.htm
Listen to this clip: Play Odessa Freylekhs |
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Gao Hong, '04 | Chinese Pipa | Northfield, Minnesota
http://www.chinesepipa.com/bio.html
Listen to this clip: Play Mother-In-Law Arguing With Daught |
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George Kahumoku Jr., '03 | Hawai'ian Slack Key Guitar | Lahaina, Hawai'i
http://www.kahumoku.com/
Listen to this clip: Play Hale 'Olu (Vocal) |
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Elizabeth LaPrelle, '08 | Old-Time Ballads | Rural Retreat, Virginia
http://www.old97wrecords.com/elizabeth-laprelle/about.htm
Listen to this clip: Play Texas Rangers |
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Dudley and Jacqueline Laufman, '03 | New England Traditional Barn Dance | Canterbury, NH
http://www.laufman.org/
Listen to this clip: Play Liberation (Siegel) |
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Los Bandits de Michigan, '09 | Tex-Mex | Kalamazoo, Michigan
http://www.losbanditsdemichigan.com/
Listen to this clip: Play Canción del Mariáchi |
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Pan Franek & Zosia's Polka Towners, '04 | Polka | Muskegon, Michigan
http://www.panfranek.com/
Listen to this clip: Play Good Ole' Days Polka |
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Réveillons!, '08 | Québécois | Montréal, Québec, Canada
http://www.reveillons.qc.ca/ReVeillons/_accueil..html
Listen to this clip: Play Petit Paul |
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Roots Vibration, '06, '07 | Reggae | Detroit, Michigan
http://rootsvibration.tripod.com/
Listen to this clip: Play Cruise |
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Skålmusik, '03 | Scandinavian | Brainerd, Minnesota
http://www.brainerd.net/~pwilson/skalmusik/
Listen to this clip: Play Sibirsk Reislått, Polka |
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Téada, '05 | Irish Celtic | Dublin, Ireland
http://www.teada.com/
Listen to this clip: Play Lady Montgomery-Follow Me Down-Give The Girl Her Foupence-Tie The Bonnet |
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