Past Performer & Music Links!
2019 Main Stage Performers
Sumkali Devil in a Woodpile Lula Wiles The Barn Owls Jeffrey Foucault with Kris Delmhorst The Fitzgerald's Po'Ramblin' Boys Old Salt Union Red Tail Ring
2018 Main Stage Performers
Michael Cleveland and Flamekeeper https://www.flamekeeperband.com
Roanoke http://www.roanokeband.com
Steppin’ In It http://www.steppininit.com
Bone Tones https://store.cdbaby.com/artist/TheBoneTones
The Steel Wheels https://www.thesteelwheels.com
Wild Goose Chase Cloggers http://wildgoosechasecloggers.org/wordpress/
Lakota John & Kin http://lakotajohn.com/index.html
The Vogts Sisters http://www.vogtssisters.com
Foghorn Stringband http://foghornstringband.com
2017 Main Stage Performers
The Cactus Blossoms http://www.thecactusblossoms.com
The Sweet Water Warblers https://sweetwaterwarblers.com
Pert Near Sandstone http://pertnearsandstone.com
Jayme Stone’s Folklife http://jaymestone.com
Sone de Mexico Ensemble http://sonesdemexico.com
The Barley Jacks https://www.barleyjacks.com
Dan Newton & the Cafe Accordion Orchestra http://www.cafeaccordion.com
John Gillette & Sarah Mittelfehldt http://www.johnandsarahmusic.com
The Bucking Mules https://buckingmules.bandcamp.com
2016 Mainstage Lineup
Guy Davis
The Jermey Kittel Trio
Johnathan Byrd and the Pickup Cowboys
Les Poules a Colin
The Claire Lynch Band
Red Tail Ring
The Henrie Brothers
Stolen Sweets
The Dead Pigeons
Dean Magraw and Peter Oshtroushko
2015 Mainstage Lineup
Bonsoir Catin
The Duhk’s
The High 48’s
Extra Crispy Brass Band
Good and Young Band
Michael Waite
Northern Kentucky Brotherhood Singers
Papa John Kolstad
Polyphony Marimba
Richard Scofano
2014 Mainstage Lineup
- Robin and Linda Williams
- Run Boy Run
- Ventucky String Band
- Teada
- Jonathan Byrd
- Susan Werner
- The String Doctors- Joel Mabus and Ray Kamalay
- Harp, Hart & Bones
- Good Lovelies
- Woodland Sky Native Dance
- Teen Scene Saturday Night Dance performers
Tin Can Gin and Dragon Wagon
2013 Mainstage Lineup
- Bonsoir Catin
- Craver, Hicks, Watson, Newberry
- Door Cats
- Ante Duvekot
- John Gorka
- Kaivama
- Charlie Parr
- The Royal Garden Trio
- Solas
2012 Mainstage Lineup
Thanks to these wonderful mainstage performers for all the great music at our 34rd Festival.
- Ray Bonneville
- Dan Crary & Thunderation
- Josh Davis Band
- Lumber Jakki
- Ruth Moody
- Jim and Ray
- Pert Near Sandstone
- The Prairie All-Stars
- Cedric Watson & Bijou Creole
- Wild Goose Chase Cloggers
2011 Mainstage Lineup
Thanks to these wonderful mainstage performers for all the great music at our 33rd Festival.
- Le Vent du Nord
- John McCutcheon
- Beachley and Scott Band
- Cane Creek Cloggers
- Ebony Hillbillies
- Harmonious Wail
- Big Ron Hunter and Ironing Board Sam
Please click here to see a feature about these two artists in the Music Maker Relief Foundation newsletter. - Top Drawer with Joel Mabus (Square Dance)
- Jerry Mills
- Trees featuring Lindsay Tomasic and Jesse Fitzpatrick
Please scroll down for information about earlier Festival performers and other traditional-music resources.
2010 mainstage performers
To learn more about our recent mainstage artists and to order their recordings, please visit their websites (links below).
- Dixie Bee-Liners
- Bryan Bowers
- Big Medicine
- Hot Club of Cowtown
- Fishtank Ensemble
- Bayou Grenouille
- De Temps Antan
- The Green Grass Cloggers
- Claudia Schmidt
- Charlie Parr
Other Performers
- April Verch
- Bryan Bowers
- DC Fisher
- Carl Behrend
- Cephas and Wiggins
- Chasin’ Steel
- Chris Brashear and Peter McLaughlin
- Conga Se Menne
- Dale Ann Bradley
- Four Shillings Short
- Garnet Rogers
- Ironweed Bluegrass Band
- Jive at Five
- Joel Mabus
- Judi Morningstar
- Karen Savoca and Pete Heitzman
- Kaivama
- Mady Kouyate
- Michael Waite
- Royal Garden Trio
- Peter Ostroushko
- Solazo
- Sparky and Rhonda Rucker
- The Mammals
- Wild Goose Chase Cloggers
- Zydecology
Traditional (or mostly traditional) music festivals and venues
- Augusta Heritage Center
- Bayside Travelers Dance Society
- BlissFest Music Organization
- Bluegrass In The Park – Atlanta, Mich
- Calumet Theatre
- Chamberlain’s Ole Forest Inn
- Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Eireann
- Crystal Theatre, Crystal Falls, Mich.
- Dune Grass and Blues Fest
- Erickson Cultural Center
- Falling Rock Cafe and Bookstore
- Festival Chants de Vielles
- Finn Hall
- The Fox Valley Folklore Society
- Grand Marais Music Festival
- Great Lakes Folk Festival
- Heritage Farm Bluegrass Festival
- Indiana Fiddlers’ Gathering
- Insideout Gallery
- Marquette Area Blues Society
- Marquette Local Talent Concert Series
- Mid-Winter Singing Festival
- Mountain Arts Gathering
- Mt. Morris Bluegrass Jam Camp
- Pine Mountain Music Festival
- Paint Creek Folklore Society
- Porcupine Mountains Music Festival
- Portland (Ore.) Old Time Music Gathering
- River Falls (Wisc.) Roots and Bluegrass Music Festival
- Second Sunday Folk Dance
- Shawano Folk Music Festival
- Skandia Folk Dance
- Skiatook (Okla.) Bluegrass Festival
- The Ten Pound Fiddle
- Upper Peninsula Folk Life Festival
- Wheatland Music Festival
- The White Crow
Information about traditional music
- Crooked Road Music Heritage Trail
- FestivalTrek.com
- Hetzler’s Fakebook
- Old Time Herald
- Pegram Jam Chord Charts
- “Picking Up Fiddle Tunes By Ear At Jam Sessions,” written by Michigan songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Joel Mabus
- Sacred Harp Singing homepage
Music-related merchandise and services
- Classical Art Fabricators accordion shop
- Elderly Instruments
- Play Dem Bones
- Old Hat Records
- Arhoolie Records
- Harp Depot. “Where Harmonicas Rule”
- Perfesser Bill Edwards ragtime and sheet music
- Sue Duda apparel and gifts Music apparel and other art gifts by Sue Duda
- Music Art. Original art by Hiawatha member Sue Duda
- Ruff Water Fake Book from Judi Morningstar
Other interesting sites and friends of Hiawatha
- ABO Tent Events
- ArtServe Michigan
- Beaumier Heritage Center
- Black Diamond Show
- Black Diamond Show Blog
- Bonifas Fine Arts Center
- Brian Cabell
- Campaign to put Bill Monroe on a postage stamp
- City of Marquette
- Christine Garceau Photography
- Everyday Wines
- Garden Bouquet and Design
- Globe Printing
- Lagniappe Cajun Restaurant
- Lake Superior Magazine
- Many Tracks
- Marquette Arts and Culture Center
- Marquette Food Co-op
- Marquette Regional History Center
- Marquette Mining Journal
- Marquette Monthly
- MIUpperHand
- Northern Michigan University
- North Star Academy
- Peter White Public Library, Marquette
- Pride Printing
- Screened Image
- Snowbound Books, Marquette
- soulsun media
- Sweetwater Cafe
- The Women’s Center of Marquette
- Upper Peninsula Children’s Museum
- UP Art Map
- U.P. Web Maestro
- William Bonifas Fine Arts Center
- WLUC-TV
- WNMU-FM
- WNMU-TV
- Yellow Dog Watershed Preserve
