Join us at the Hiawatha Fold on Thursday, October 16th, from 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm for a Live at the Fold concert: Master Artist Series with Neil Woodward, Michigan’s Troubadour! Tickets are $5 for Hiawatha Members and $10 for Non-Members. That same weekend, Saturday, October 18th, Neil will be hosting two workshops: Songwriting at 11:00 am- 12:00 pm and Traditional Instruments from 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm. Tickets are $10 for Hiawatha Members and $15 for Non-Members. All events will be held at The Hiawatha Fold, 1015 N. Third … read more Master Artist Series with Neil Woodward, Michigan’s Troubadour
The Hiawatha Prefest Concert is the last Hiawatha event before festival and the last chance to purchase advanced priced tickets! Join us at Ore Dock Brewing Co on July 10th from 6-8pm and hear the amazing group Youngman & Oldmen perform!
Art week is slowly approaching, and Hiawatha Music Co-Op and City of Marquette Arts and Culture is excited to announce the opening Art Week Concert of 2025! ✨ Tales from the Land and Lake: Marquette Songwriters Showcase will be taking place on June 23 from 6-8pm in the Marquette Commons. We will have music by wonderful local artists that have a focus on storytelling and place-based music. Thank you to Cloverland Band, The Make-Believe Spurs, The Knockabouts, and Troy Graham for being a part of this event! Come, bring a … read more Tales from the Land and Lake: Marquette Songwriters Showcase
It’s that time again…Blackrocks Brewery is releasing our annual mystery beer in honor of the Hiawatha Music Festival! Come enjoy a brew, hear music from Cold Springs, and grab some festival tickets! July 3rd at Blackrocks Brewery from 6-8 pm. 🍻
Don’t miss our special guest band The Knockabouts as they talk about their creative process; choosing & arranging songs, writing, and making astonishing music together. The Knockabouts are a Celtic music trio playing traditional, contemporary, and original tunes from around the world. Dynamic & charging, sweet & poignant, their music runs the gamut of emotions. Whether in a pristine concert hall or raucous pub, they captivate audiences with their unique sound and personalities. On fiddle is Barb Rhyneer, a professional string instructor and classical violinist when she’s not playing with … read more Songwriter’s Woodshed: The Knockabouts
We are so excited to announce our April HOTAP kids concert on April 16th at Ore Dock Brewing Co.! We will have duo Greta and Savannah perform from 6-7 pm and Papa Crow and Kerry Yost from 7-8 pm for interactive music, dancing, and fun for the family. Kids under 12 get in free! 12-17 year olds: $5 Adult Hiawatha Members: $5 Adult non-members: $10 Kick off the springtime with good tunes and even better company
As part of the Winter Roots Festival 2025, Hiawatha Music Co-Op is presenting a concert featuring Michigan-I-O on March 1st Kognisjon Bryggeri from 6:30-8:30 pm. ❄️ Michigan-I-O is a folk music ensemble based in Holland, MI that has gathered songs from a 1938 journey by folklorist, Alan Lomax, who led a crew commissioned by the Library of Congress to record the folk songs of Michigan and the Great Lakes region. The songs tell a story of the lumbering, mining, shipping, and everyday realities of the people who lived and worked in Michigan’s … read more Winter Roots 2025: Michigan-I-O
We are happy to have Terri Bocklund as our guest artist. Terri, a renaissance artist inspired by the wild beauty of the U.P., creates thought provoking, musical prose in her contemporary body of work. Combining her skills as singer, songwriter, musical worship director, former Hiawatha director, author, multi-instrumentalist, music teacher, and recording artist, she weaves a lifetime of ideas into her craft. You can find her onstage in her sweet, musical duo Beechgrove and Blacksmith with fiddler husband Curt, singing and playing originals and lively covers. Bring a song, hear … read more Songwriter’s Woodshed: Terri Bocklund April 18
March 15 is Hiawatha on Tap (HOTAP) at Ore Dock Brewing from 6-8 pm featuring Sons of the Never Wrong! $10 for non-members and $5 for Hiawatha members. On March 16, you can head over to the Hiawatha Fold for a “Harmony Through the Backdoor” Workshop with SOTNW from 11-12:45 pm. $5 suggested donation. SONS OF THE NEVER WRONG is a turbo-charged Altfolk trio that delivers witty, whimsical songs with their signature soaring vocal harmonies and gorgeous arrangements. They are songwriters Bruce Roper, Sue Demel & Deborah Lader. Their odd … read more Sons of the Never Wrong for Winter Roots Festival and Hiawatha
CLOVERLAND LIVE AT THE FOLD FEBRUARY 22, 7-8 PM Cloverland hails from Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, a landscape that’s been cutover and cultivated, regrown and regenerated. Cloverland charts a distinctive musical topography by blending driving bluegrass, old-time melodies, soulful harmonies, classic country, and the timeless energy of rock. Combining their own original compositions with traditional American music, Cloverland’s sound pays homage to the past while growing something fresh, vibrant, and uniquely theirs.