The Wheatland Music Festival is a music and arts festival organized by the ''Wheatland Music Organization,'' a non-profit organization specializing in the preservation and presentation of traditional arts and music. Community outreach services include programming for Senior facilities and schools across mid-Michigan, year-round instrument lessons, scholarship programs, Jamborees, Traditional Dances, and Wheatscouts - a free program educating children through music, dance, storytelling, crafts and nature. Each year, the organization holds its annual Traditional Arts Weekend the weekend of Memorial Day, and its annual festival during the second weekend in September in the unincorporated community of Remus in the state of Michigan, in the United States. The first Wheatland Music Festival was held August 24, 1974.

History

In the early 1970s a small group of Mt. Pleasant Food Co-Op (now the GreenTree Cooperative Grocery) members and local musicians were staging free concerts and benefits around the Big Rapids and Mt. Pleasant, MI areas. Common sites were city parks and public halls. Proceeds enabled the food co-op to pay rent and utilities. Meanwhile, founders of the Wheatland Music Organization were organizing about two concerts a month during the summer. The First Wheatland Bluegrass Festival was held as a benefit for the Mt. Pleasant Food Co-Op, August 24, 1974. It was a one-day event held on the Rhode family farm, located four miles east of Remus on M-20. June Rhodes' utility room became festival headquarters, her backyard was the backstage area, and her sister-in-law's yard across the road was the parking lot. The flatbed trailers were in place along with the first-aid tent, a sound system, and a hotdog stand. By 1975 Wheatland was born. Elections were held and the board of directors was established. Many of the first directors are still active in the organization. This can be attributed to their faith in each other, their commitment to community service, and passion for preserving and presenting traditional music and arts. With the 47th annual festival being deferred to 2021, officials blamed the COVID-19 pandemic as the result of 2020's cancellation. 2021 festival and lineup were announced in June 2021, however due to rising rates of COVID-19 the 2021 festival was cancelled on August 11, with the next festival deferred to September 2022.

Timeline

1970s

''1974'' *1st Wheatland Music Festival (one-day event on Aug 24) ''1975'' *Board of Directors Established (May 13) *Articles of Incorporation filed as "Wheatland Music Organization" (May 29) *Festival moved to Wernette Farm ''1976'' *Wheatland Music Festival becomes a 2-day event *Information tent was born: rented from the Beal City Knights of Columbus ''1977'' *Wheatland Bylaws are ratified/amended *Non-Profit Status is awarded *1st Wheatlan Music Festival album is produced *1st WMO Reunion is held at Central Michigan University ''1978'' *1st "Main Stage" is built ''1979'' *"Our Front Porch" radio show is developed *Costabella Cloggers make 1st appearance at Wheatland Music Festival *Public Transportation 1st used at Wheatland Music Festival

1980s

''1980'' *Day-long textile arts workshops held at Wheatland in March *6 Albums are now on Wheatland's Record Label *1st Grant was received to host a Community Education Program in October ''1981'' *1st WMO Newsletter is established ''1982'' *WMO purchases their 1st computer *WCMU Begins taping the music festival ''1983'' Land purchase: WMO puts $100 down on Gunnison Property *WMO Sponsors 1st Music Conference *WMO Begins Old Time Country dances in Mt. Pleasant ''1984'' *"Our Front Porch" radio show is offered to National Public Radio *Land Contract signed to purchase 20 acres from Mark and Gladys Wernette ''1985'' *Wheatland Cabin is built *Kids Hill Playhouse is built ''1986'' *More work done at Kids Hill: 5 picnic tables built along with a wood-framed swing and fenced-in area for sheep ''1987'' *A recycling program is introduced at Wheatland *Ice made available for sale on site for first time *Wheatscouts program for children begins at Wheatland *WMO monthly Jamboreed begin at Wheatland ''1988'' *"Third Stage" Dance Pavilion is built *WMO added "Inc." to its name *WMO Logo Trademarked/Patented *Teen Dance at the Festival is established ''1989'' *Elyce Fishman Scholarship established *1st Wheatland Dance Camp is held over Memorial Day Weekend (May 26–28) *WMO collaborates with MSU to produce "Michigan In Song" Michigan performers cassettes *WMO Presented with "Ambassador's Award" by Mecosta County Chamber of Commerce

1990s

''1990'' *140 Acres purchased from Mark and Gladys Wernette *WMO Board develops revised mission statement, bylaws and organizational goals *WMO Copyright registration process begins *The Gladys Wernette Classroom Building is built ''1991'' *Kitchen Building is built *Wheatland Memberships begin *Mark and Gladys Wernette celebrate their 55th wedding anniversary ''1992'' *Information Building is built *Electricity became available at all work stations and lighting is added to the campgrounds *Orientation Workshops begin for campground volunteers *"Peace Train" added to Kids Hill ''1998'' *Original "Main Stage" is moved to Kids Hill *The structure now known as "Main Stage" is built

2000s

''2001'' *The Hospitality Building known as the "Post Office" is built in honor of Mark Wernette "2014" whoo-hoo!! 40th. Anniversary Wheatland music festival. "Carry it on" dance project. To hopefully another 40 years.

Performers by year

2010s

2019 * Robbie Fulks and Linda Gail Lewis * Red Squirrel Chasers * Freddy & Francine *

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* The Jones Family Singers * Short Round String Band *

The Quebe Sisters The Quebe Sisters are an American swing revival band based in Dallas, Texas, who perform a mix of progressive western swing, jazz-influenced swing, country, Texas-style fiddling, and western music. The band consists of sisters Grace, Sophia, and ...

* Alsadair Frasier and the New World Assembly * Tim O'Brien Band * De Temps Antan *

The Special Consensus The Special Consensus is an acoustic bluegrass group led by banjoist Greg Cahill.http://specialc.com Biography History In 1973, graduate student Cahill jammed with other bluegrass musicians at the University of Chicago Folk Festival. They began ...

* Dead Horses * K. Jones and The Benzie Playboys * Escaping Pavement * Roosevelt Diggs * The Journeymen * May and The Motivations * Sally Rogers and Claudia Schmidt * Dick Siegel * Forest Huval * ''2018'' * John McCutcheon * Darrell Scott * Thornetta Davis * Kittel & Co. * Town Mountain *

Charley Crockett Charley Crockett (born March 24, 1984) is an American blues, country, and Americana singer, guitarist, and songwriter. He has released ten albums since 2015, with ''Lil G.L.'s Blue Bonanza'' peaking at number 11 on the US ''Billboard'' Blues Al ...

Las Cafeteras Las Cafeteras is a Chicano band from East Los Angeles, California. Their music fuses spoken word and folk music, with traditional Son jarocho and zapateado (Mexico), zapateado dancing. History The band started out as students of the Eastside Ca ...

* Front Country * Altan * Steppin' In It * Corn Potato String Band * Nora Jane Struthers * SHIFT * Joe Hall & The Cane Cutters * The Schrock Brothers * Jen Sygit * Elephant Rescue * Diamonds In The Rust * Rollie Tussing * Nickolas James & The Bandwagon * Emily Rose * Andy Baker * John D. Lamb * Josh Rose * Sam Corbin * Jan Krist & Jim Bizer * Annie & Rod Capps * Anne Heaton & Frank Marotta ''2017'' * Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper * Radney Foster * Luke Winslow-King * Gaby Moreno * Molsky's Mountain Drifters * Ruthie Foster * Jayme Stone's Folklife and Lomax Project * La Cave Tap Reunion * The Defibulators *

Feufollet Feufollet is an Americana/Cajun band from Lafayette, Louisiana. History Formation The band formed in 1995. Awards The band has been recognized through awards including receiving a nomination for the Grammy Award for Best Zydeco or Cajun ...

* Don Julin's Mr. Natural Project * The Northern Kentucky Brotherhood Singers * Drew Nelson and Highway 2 * The Bootstrap Boys * T-Mart Rounders/Milnes, Chesser, & Hill * Diff and Dudley * The Avi Lesser Jug Band * Planet D Nonet ''2016'' *

Asleep at the Wheel Asleep at the Wheel is an American Western swing group that was formed in Paw Paw, West Virginia, and is based in Austin, Texas. The band has won nine Grammy Awards since their 1970 inception, released over twenty albums, and has charted more t ...

* Charlie Musselwhite * The Gibson Brothers * Solas * Bruce Daigrepont * Haas Kowert Tice * Mike + Ruthy * Footworks * Nic Gareiss & Friends * Three Women and the Truth ( Mary Gauthier, Gretchen Peters, Eliza Gikyson) * Adonis Puentes & The Voice of Cuba Orchestra * The Cactus Blossoms * Black Twig Pickers * Luke Winslow-King * Red Tail Ring * Stella! * The Go-Rounds * Delilah DeWylde & The Lost Boys * Mark Lavengood Bluegrass Bonanza! * Soltre * Ralston Bowles * Chris Buhalis * Ira Bernstein * Frank Allison *

May Erlewine May Erlewine (born May 13, 1983) is a musician from Big Rapids, Michigan. She sings and plays the guitar, piano, violin, and other instruments. She is also a songwriter, with over 15 albums of original work published since the beginning of her ca ...

* Natalie Mae * Joe Shields * Michelle Chenard & Pete Kehoe * Jan Krist & Kim Bizer ''2015'' * Joshua Davis * Dervish * Rock My Soul- The McCrary Sisters & The Fairfield Four * Foghorn Stringband *

Balsam Range Balsam Range is a bluegrass and acoustic music group founded in 2007 in Haywood County, North Carolina. They are the 2014 and 2018 International Bluegrass Music Association (IMBA) Entertainer of the Year recipients. Their other accolades include ...

* Savoy Family * Bill Kirchen * California Feetwarmers * Jerron "Blind Boy" Paxton * Peter Mulvey * Wild Ponies * Samantha Martin and Delta Sugar * Rapetipetam *

Gerald Ross Gerald Ross (born September 26, 1954, Detroit) is a musician specializing in American Roots Music – Swing, Early Jazz, Western Swing, Hawaiian, Ragtime and Blues. Playing the guitar, lap steel guitar and ukulele he has performed throughout th ...

* Lindsay Lou & The Flatbellys * Rollie Tussing & The Midwest Territory Band * Gifts or Creatures * The Mudpuppys ''2014'' * Rodney Crowell * Pokey LaFarge * Sarah Jarosz * Sharon Shannon *

The Steel Wheels The Steel Wheels are an Americana Roots Folk Rock band based in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia. Biography The Steel Wheel release albums under their own label, Big Ring Records. During the first few months of the pandemic and cessation ...

* Eden Brent * Bonsoir Catin * Ira Bernstein * The Asham Stompers * Billy Strings & Don Julin * Big Foot String Band * Detour * Nic Gareiss &

Maeve Gilchrist Maeve Gilchrist is a Scottish harpist and composer currently living in New York City. She is known for combining traditional folk music, jazz, improvisation, and experimentation. Early life and education Gilchrist grew up in Edinburgh, where s ...

* Claudia Schmidt & Dean McGraw * Rachael Davis * Red Tail Ring * Alafrique * The Madcat Midnight Blues Journey * The Accidentals * Bennett * Kavazabava * Michigan Songwriters- Justin VanHaven, "E" Minor, Michael Crittenden, Tracy Kash ''2013'' *

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& Abigail Washburn * La Bottine Souriante * The Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band * The Duhks * Big Sandy and His Fly-Rite Boys * Billy Strings & Don Julin * Carry it on... Dance Project * The Revelers * The Boxcars * Run Boy Run * The Waymores * Henrie Brothers * Northern Kentucky Brotherhood Singers * The Appleseed Collective * Bennett * Steppin’ In It * The Palooka Brothers * Michigan Songwriters: Rachael Davis, Kitty Donohoe, Michelle Chenard ''2012'' * Eric Bibb Stringband *

Hoots & Hellmouth Hoots & Hellmouth is an American band from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. History Hoots & Hellmouth was formed in 2005 by Sean Hoots and Andrew Gray. The formation of the band was partially a reaction to and a rebellion against the ...

* Cedric Watson & Bijou * De Temps Antan * Ruthie Foster * Hogwire Stringband * Gibson Brothers *

Deke Dickerson Deke Dickerson (born 3 June 1968) is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist and film composer. Dickerson was born in St. Louis, Missouri. After playing in several local rockabilly bands, Deke formed The Untamed Youth at age 17 in his hometow ...

* Paul Thorn * Good Foot Dance Ensemble * Drew Nelson and Highway 2 * The Crane Wives * Lindsay Lou & the Flatbellys *

Black Jake and The Carnies Black Jake & the Carnies, "The Original Kings of Crabgrass", are a punk/ bluegrass band out of Ypsilanti, Michigan. "Crabgrass" refers to the group's stylistic mash-up of punk, bluegrass and americana. The current and variously pseudonymous member ...

* Planet D Nonet ''2011'' *

The Freight Hoppers The Freight Hoppers are an American old time string band, formed in 1992. Their repertoire includes music that was first recorded in the late 1920s and early 1930s, and spans geographically from Mississippi to West Virginia. Its members include fid ...

* Abigail Washburn & the Village * Craver, Hicks, Watson & Newberry *

Los Texmaniacs Los Texmaniacs is a conjunto band created by Max Baca in 1997. In 2010 Los Texmaniacs won a Grammy Award for Tejano Album of The Year "Borders y Bailes". Members include Max Baca on bajo sexto, Josh Baca on accordion, Noel Hernandez on electric ba ...

* Peter Rowan Bluegrass Band * Rhythmic Circus * The Starlight Six * Ray Bonneville * Wayne “The Train” Hancock & Willie “Big Eyes” Smith * An Dro *

* Blue Water Ramblers * Jessie Nieves & Nic Gareiss: Life After Limerick * Shades of Grey * The Laws * Old Foresters * Red Sea Pedestrians * Michigan Songwriters: J. Oscar Bittinger, Karisa Wilson, Kirby & Susan Harrison ''2010'' * Dave Alvin & the Guilty Women * Joel Mabus Trio * Big Medicine * BeauSoleil * Rory Block *

Laura Cortese Laura Cortese is an American singer, songwriter, and fiddler. She was born in San Francisco and attended Berklee College of Music in Boston. She currently resides in Belgium. Cortese regularly performs solo, but usually with her band Laura Cort ...

* Delilah DeWylde and the Lost Boys * The Hotmud Family *

Genticorum Genticorum ( ) is a popular traditional Québécois musical trio based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Members are Pascal Gemme (fiddle, and vocals), Yann Falquet (guitar, jaw harp, and vocals), and Nicholas Williams ( wooden flute, accordion), ...

* Nic Gareiss & Friends * The Paschall Brothers * Slide Ireland * Jeff & Vida * The Cornfed Girls * Ralston Bowles * Open Range * Davis vs. Davis * The Red Sea Pedestrians * Seth and May * The Wild Turkeys * Starlight 6 * Steppin’ In It * Michigan Songwriters: Jill Jack, Barbara Jordan, John Latini, Josh Rose

2000s

''2009'' *

Crooked Still Crooked Still is an American band consisting of vocalist Aoife O'Donovan, banjo player Gregory Liszt, bassist Corey DiMario, cellist Tristan Clarridge and fiddler Brittany Haas. They are known for their high energy, technical skill, unusual in ...

* The SteelDrivers * Aubrey Ghent Band *

Red Stick Ramblers The Red Stick Ramblers were a Cajun Music and Western Swing band formed in Baton Rouge, Louisiana in 1999 while some of the members were attending Louisiana State University. Their name comes from a translation of Baton Rouge, which means "re ...

* Ruthie Foster * Rhythm in Shoes * Delilah DeWylde and the Lost Boys * The Radiators * The Deadly Gentlemen * De Temps Antan * The Wilders *

Ginny Hawker and Tracy Schwarz Ginny Hawker and Tracy Schwarz are an American folk music duo known for performing traditional music from the early American canon of bluegrass, gospel, and old time music. The duo, however, on occasion does record original songs and music by con ...

* Sam Amidon * Robin and Linda Williams and Their Fine Group * Bruce Molsky and Big Hoedown * Detour * Drew Nelson * Michigan Songwriters: Dave Boutette, Robin Lee Berry, Michael Camp, Dan Hazlett ''2008'' *

* David "Honeyboy" Edwards * The Pine Leaf Boys *

The Tarbox Ramblers The Tarbox Ramblers are a Boston-based roots and Americana band. The band's sound originally centered on arrangements of early twentieth-century blues, gospel and Appalachian music. It later included bandleader Michael Tarbox's original songs. The ...

The Ragbirds Erin Zindle & The Ragbirds are a four-piece, female-led, folk-rock-world fusion band out of Ann Arbor, Michigan. They describe their music as "infectious global groove". The musical roots of the group sound are complex - with Romani people, Gyps ...

* Dale Watson *

Cheryl Wheeler Cheryl Wheeler (born July 10, 1951) is a Massachusetts-based singer-songwriter of contemporary folk music. She has recorded thirteen folk albums to date and has toured extensively throughout the United States since the mid-1970s. Heralded as a ...

* The Cherryholmes Family * The Chicken Chokers * Tim Graves & Cherokee * The Refugees * Sole Impact * Slide * Bichini Biz Congo Dance Theater Co. * Michael Smith * The Jeremy Kittell Band * Lost World String Band * Nic Gareiss & Friends * Madcat, Kane, Schrock & Shimmin * Curly Miller and Carole Anne Rose and the Old 78's * The Rhythm Billies * Michigan Songwriters: Jen Cass, Jen Sygit, John Lamb, Michael Camp ''2007'' * Eric Bibb * Uncle Earl * Aubrey Ghent * The Duhks * The Gimbles * GiveWay *

The Lost Bayou Ramblers Lost Bayou Ramblers is a Cajun music band from Broussard, Arnaudville and New Orleans, Louisiana. Career Lost Bayou Ramblers was born deep in South Louisiana performing old style, predominantly acoustic Cajun music at clubs and festivals acros ...

* Orpheus Supertones * Seth Bernard & Daisy

* Mountain Heart * Earthworks Music *

* Rusty Blaides * Rhythm in Shoes * Tom Russell * Like Water Drum & Dance * Detour * The Great Lakes Ceili Band * The Milroys * The Schrock Brothers * Floyd King and the Bushwhackers * Michigan Songwriters: Drew Nelson, Rawlston Bowles, Jen Sygit, Jen Cass ''2006'' * Seth Bernard and Daisy May * Ira Bernstein and Riley Baugus * The Biddies * Calvin Cooke * Detour * The Duhks * Foghorn Stringband * Freshwater * Grada * Green Grass Cloggers * Whit Hill and The Postcards * Hurry The Jug * Jay and Molly and Their Family Band * Jive At Five * Randy Kohrs and The Lites * Lafayette Rhythm Devils * Los Bandits * Pat Madden * Mamadou Diabate Ensemble * Michigan Songwriters in the Round * Mountain Town Moonshiners * Tim O'Brien * Sally Potter *

* Rootstand ''2005'' * Charivari * Hillbilly Idol * Robert Jones *

King Wilkie King Wilkie is an American music group formed in Charlottesville, Virginia in 2002 by Reid Burgess and Ted Pitney. While their early sound was commonly filed under bluegrass, the group has continually defied expectations, drawing from other in ...

* Laurie Lewis *

Maria Muldaur Maria Muldaur (born Maria Grazia Rosa Domenica D'Amato; September 12, 1942) is an American folk and blues singer who was part of the American folk music revival in the early 1960s. She recorded the 1973 hit song "Midnight at the Oasis" and has ...

and Her Red Hot Bluesiana Band * Pierce Pettis *

* Rhythm In Shoes * The Rockinghams * Steppin' In It * Le Vent du Nord * The Wilders ''2004'' * Campbell Brothers * Footworks * Whit Hill and The Postcards *

* Louisiana Red *

* Mollie O'Brien and Jive At Five * Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys * Darrell Scott * Solas * Dale Watson and His Lone Stars * The Wilders * Robin and Linda Williams and their Fine Group ''2003'' * Big Sandy and His Fly-Rite Boys * Charivari * The Dixie Hummingbirds * Donna the Buffalo * Door Nails * Grasshoppah * Josh Graves and Kenny Baker * Jive At Five *

* Tim O'Brien * Ramble Shoe * Red Clay Ramblers * Rhythm In Shoes *

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* Dick Siegel *

Chris Smither William Christopher Smither (born November 11, 1944) is an American folk/blues singer, guitarist, and songwriter. His music draws deeply from the blues, American folk music, and modern poets and philosophers. Early life, influences and educat ...

* Rodney Sutton * Blake Travis * Vishten ''2002'' * Aztec * Eric Bibb * Norman and Nancy Blake * Clayfoot Strutters *

Geno Delafose Geno Delafose (born February 6, 1971) is an American zydeco accordionist and singer. He is one of the younger generations of the genre who has created the sound known as the nouveau zydeco. His sound is deeply rooted in traditional Creole music ...

* Rachael Davis * Johnny Gimble and the Hot Club of Cowtown *

Buddy and Julie Miller ''Buddy & Julie Miller'' is a 2001 album by Buddy and Julie Miller. Prior to this recording the husband and wife singer-songwriters had each made appearances on the other's solo recordings, but this disc marked their first official release as a ...

* Millish * Melvin Mosley and The Spirit of Memphis * Mountain Heart * Rhythm In Shoes * April Verch ''2001'' * Balfa Toujours * Barachois * Big Sandy and His Fly-Rite Boys * Blue Highway * Calvin Cooke Sacred Steel Ensemble * Chief O'Neill's House Band * Guy Clark *

Stacey Earle Stacey Earle (born September 25, 1960) is an American singer-songwriter. Early life Earle was born in Lake Charles, Louisiana, and raised in San Antonio, Texas. She first taught herself to play a ukulele and then began playing a gut string g ...

* Footworks *

John Hammond, Jr. John Paul Hammond (born November 13, 1942 in New York City) is an American singer and musician. The son of record producer John H. Hammond, he is sometimes referred to as John Hammond Jr. Background Hammond is a son of record producer and tal ...

* Ill-Mo Boys * Tom, Brad, and Alice * The Whites ''2000'' * Howard Armstrong Trio * Lee Benoit and the Bayou Stompers * Ira Bernstein and Company * Blue Highway * Blues Swingers * Guy Davis * Fat City String Band * Hillbilly Idol *

Lynn Morris Band Lynn Morris (born October 8, 1948) is an American bluegrass musician. Morris was raised in Lamesa, Texas, where she learned to play piano at the age of 6 and guitar at the age of 11. She went to Colorado College and graduated with a degree in art. ...

* Tim O'Brien and The Crossing * Los Pleneros de la 21 * Claudia Schmidt * Tongue and Groove * Volo Bogtrotters

1990s

''1999'' * Los Bandits * Barton and Sweeney * Blues Swingers * Lee Benoit and the Bayou Stompers * Cephas and Wiggins * Guy Clark * The Dixie Hummingbirds * Footworks * Freight Hoppers * Hillbilly Idol * Improbabillies * Patty Larkin * Claire Lynch ''1998'' * Ira Bernstein * Ralph Blizard and the New Southern Ramblers * Continental Divide * Critton Hollow String Band * De Dannan * The Dixie Hummingbirds * Iowa Rose * Jive At Five * Joel Mabus * Tim and Mollie O'Brien with Jerry Douglas * Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys * Rhythm In Shoes * Sally Rogers *

* Samite * Robin and Linda Williams and their Fine Group ''1997'' * Bone Tones * Continental Divide * Ramblin' Jack Elliott * Footworks * Freight Hoppers * Johnny Gimble * Jive At Five * Los Bandits * Larry Penn * Rhythm Rats * Paul Rishell and Anne Raines * Schryer Triplets * Solas * Rosalie Sorrels * Gillian Welch and David Rawlings ''1996'' * Mac Benford and His Woodshed Allstars * Benoit Bourque and Gaston Bernard * Ira Bernstein * Bing Brothers * Burns Sisters * Johnny Gimble and Texas Swing * Laurie Lewis and Grant Street * Raisin Pickers and Crows Feet * Red Mules * Rhythm In Shoes * Peter Rowan and Jerry Douglas *

* Dick Siegel * Pop Wagner and Glenn Ohrlin ''1995'' * Amaryllis * Critton Hollow String Band *

Del McCoury Band The Del McCoury Band is a Grammy award-winning American bluegrass band. History Originally the band was called Del McCoury and the Dixie Pals with Del on guitar and his brother Jerry on bass. The band went through a number of changes in personn ...

* Footworks * Jive At Five *

Si Kahn Si Kahn (born April 23, 1944) is an American singer-songwriter, activist, and founder and former executive director of Grassroots Leadership. Biography Early life and education Kahn grew up in State College, Pennsylvania, United States. When ...

* Los Bandits * Kate MacKenzie * Tim and Mollie O'Brien and the O'Boys * Open House * Raisin Pickers * Renegades * Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys *

* Samite * Second Opinion ''1994'' * Kitty Donohoe * Gospel Warriors * Indian Creek Delta Boys * Jive At Five * John Hartford * Kapelye * Lonesome River Band * Poodles * Rhythm In Shoes * Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys * Jody Stecher and Kate Brislin * Thundering Cannonballs * Claude "Fiddler" Williams ''1993'' * Ira Bernstein * Bone Tones * Critton Hollow String Band *

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* Feltliners * Fiddle Puppets with Rodney Sutton * Heartbeats * Lonesome River Band * Joel Mabus * Peter Ostroushko and Dean Magraw * Utah Phillips * Red Mule String Band *

Peter Madcat Ruth Peter "Madcat" Ruth (aka "Madcat" Ruth, or Peter Ruth) is an American Grammy Award-winning virtuoso harmonica player, who lives in Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States. He has been an invited guest performer at many harmonica festivals and worksh ...

and Shari Kane * Reunited Gospel Echoes * Sally Rogers and Claudia Schmidt * Trian * Volo Bogtrotters * Robin and Linda Williams with Jim Watson and Kevin Maul ''1992'' * Ira Bernstein * Bone Tones * Bryan Bowers * Cephas and Wiggins * Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer *

Ginny Hawker Ginny Hawker and Tracy Schwarz are an American folk music duo known for performing traditional music from the early American canon of bluegrass, gospel, and old time music. The duo, however, on occasion does record original songs and music by con ...

and Kay Justice * Hoosier Humdingers * Tim and Mollie O'Brien * Tim O'Brien and the O'Boys * Old time Missouri Fiddlers and Dancers * Pashami Dancers * Porkypines * Red Mule String Band ''1991'' * Howard Armstrong and Ray Kamalay * Mac Benford and His Woodshed Allstars * Bone Tones * Cobb Brothers * Drummers and Dancers * Fiddle Puppets * Holmes Brothers *

Alison Krauss and Union Station Alison Krauss & Union Station is an American bluegrass and country band associated with singer Alison Krauss. It was initially composed of Krauss, Jeff White, Mike Harman and John Pennell. Later additions included Tim Stafford, Ron Block, Ada ...

* Lost World String Band * Tim and Mollie O'Brien * Old Time Missouri Fiddlers *

Robin Petrie Robin Petrie is an American santur and hammered dulcimer player. Petrie has been performing popular and seldom-heard hammered dulcimer music since 1980. She is heard regularly on National Public Radio. Though focusing initially on British Isles and ...

and Danny Carnahan * Ranch Romance * Saginaw Ojibwe Singers * Dick Siegel ''1990'' * Birmingham Sunlights * Ralph Blizard and The New Southern Ramblers *

Kevin Burke Kevin Burke may refer to: *Kevin Burke (musician) (born 1950), Irish fiddler *Kevin Burke (CEO), chairman, president, and CEO of Consolidated Edison *Kevin Burke (judge) (born 1950), district judge in Hennepin County, Minnesota *Kevin Burke (quarter ...

, James Kelly, and Gerry O'Beirne * Critton Hollow String Band * Drummers and Dancers * Henrie Brothers * David Holt *

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* Laurie Lewis and Grant Street * North Carolina Blues Revue * Maura O'Connell * Rhythm In Shoes * Saginaw Ojibwe Singers * Dick Siegel * Song Sisters * Volo Bogtrotters

1980s

''1989'' * Ira Bernstein * Ralph Blizard and The New Southern Ramblers * Delton Broussard and The Lawtell Playboys * Cephas and Wiggins * Fiddle Puppets * Henrie Brothers * Johnny Gimble * Howard Levy * Laurie Lewis and Grant Street * Joel Mabus * Memphis Beck and the Red Hots * Millie Ortego * Song Sisters * Sukay * Wildcats * Robin and Linda Williams ''1988'' * Ralph Blizard and The New Southern Ramblers * Greg Brown * Chicken Chokers * Les Danseurs de la Rivière-Rouge * Fiddle Puppets * Johnny Gimble * David Holt * Heartbeats * Iowa Rose * Laketown Buskers * Nashville Bluegrass Band * LaVaughn Robinson *

Terrance Simien Terrance Simien (born September 3, 1965) is an American zydeco musician, vocalist and songwriter. He and his group The Zydeco Experience won the Grammy Award for Best Zydeco or Cajun Music Album in 2008 and for Best Regional Roots Music Album in 2 ...

and The Mallet Playboys * Song Sisters *

The Tannahill Weavers The Tannahill Weavers are a band which performs traditional Scottish music. Releasing their first album in 1976, they became notable for being one of the first popular bands to incorporate the sound of the Great Highland Bagpipe in an ensemble ...

* Dick Tarrier * Volo Bogtrotters ''1987'' * Chicken Chokers * Lotus Dickey and Bob Lucas * Kitty Donohoe *

Fairfield Four The Fairfield Four is an American gospel group that has existed for over 100 years, starting as a trio in the Fairfield Baptist Church, Nashville, Tennessee, in 1921. They were designated as National Heritage Fellows in 1989 by the National End ...

* Fiddle Puppets * Folktellers * Green Grass Cloggers *

The Horse Flies The Horse Flies are an United States, American alternative rock/folk music, folk band, founded in the late 1970s in Ithaca, NY under the name 'Tompkins County Horseflies' by husband and wife Jeff Claus and Judy Hyman, Richie Stearns and John Haywa ...

* Denny Jones, Paul Kovac, and Clear Fork * Kentucky Warblers * Red Clay Ramblers *

* Johnny Shines, Peter Ostroushko and the Mando Boys * Volo Bogtrotters ''1986'' * Ira Bernstein * Ken Bloom *

Bob Brozman Bob Brozman (March 8, 1954 – April 23, 2013) was an American guitarist and ethnomusicologist. Biography Brozman was born to a Jewish family in Long Island, New York, and began playing the guitar when he was six. He performed gypsy jazz, ca ...

and Brownie McGhee * The Dixie Hummingbirds * Lost World String Band *

Reel World String Band The Reel World String Band is an all-women American roots music band from Kentucky. Their first record was released in 1981. Feminism In 1991, band members Karen Jones and Bev Futrell had a radio show, 'Wominsounds' which was broadcast through C ...

* Riders In The Sky *

Savoy Savoy (; frp, Savouè ; french: Savoie ) is a cultural-historical region in the Western Alps. Situated on the cultural boundary between Occitania and Piedmont, the area extends from Lake Geneva in the north to the Dauphiné in the south. Savo ...

- Doucet * Howard "Sandman" Sims * Skylark * Rosalie Sorrels *

Pete Sutherland Peter Jeffrey "Pete" Sutherland (May 13, 1951 November 30, 2022) was an American folk musician. He was considered a leader of the Americana and traditional music scene in Vermont. He performed with the Clayfoot Strutters and was the bandlead ...

* Dick Tarrier * Uncles and the Footnotes * Robin and Linda Williams ''1985'' * O.J. Anderson * Dewey Balfa * Ira Bernstein * Costabella Cloggers * Critton Hollow String Band * Percy Danforth * Sheila Dailey * The Dixie Hummingbirds * Doug dillard Band * Eclectricity * Fiddle Puppets * Cathy Fink * Friends of Fiddlers Green *

* Hot Rize * Iowa Ros * Ray Kamalay * Joel Mabus * Malone, Carroll, Keane and O'Connell *

Red Knuckles and the Trailblazers Hot Rize is a bluegrass band that rose to prominence in the early 1980s. Established in 1978, Hot Rize has appeared on national radio and TV shows, and has toured most of the United States, as well as Japan, Europe and Australia. History Hot ...

* Rugcutters * Dick Tarrier ''1984'' * O.J. Anderson * Beausoleil * Ken Bloom * Canebrake Rattlers * Costabella Cloggers * Double Decker String Band * Dave and Kay Gordon * Hot Rize * Iowa Rose and Riff Raff * Ira Bernstein *

* Kinvara * Red Clay Ramblers * Red Hot Peppers * Claudia Schmidt * Shuffle Creek Dancers * Sweet Honey in the Rock * Dick Tarrier * Trapezoid ''1983'' * Beausoleil * Sandy Bradley and The Small Wonder String Band * Major Contay and the Canebrake Rattlers * Costabella Cloggers * Jean Denny * Robert Dodson * Double Decker String Band * Fiddle Puppets * Foot Loose * Day and Kay Gordon * Henrie Brothers * Hot Mud Family * Lost World String Band * Joel Mabus * Na Cabar Feidh * Reel Union * Sally Rogers * Claudia Schmidt * Mike Seeger * Dick Tarrier ''1982'' * Blue Velvet * Boreal String Band * Dan Brandon, Rex and Letha Raymond * Bryan Bowers * Costabella Cloggers * De Dannan * Fiddle Puppets * Hotfoot Quintet * Hot Mud Family * Lost World String Band * Mulligan Dancers * New Pairie Ramblers * Northland College Voyageurs * Utah Phillips * Riders In The Sky * Sally Rogers * Dick Tarrier * Will White and Paul Gifford * Robin and Linda Williams ''1981'' *Bosom Buddies * Wilma Lee Cooper and the Clinch Mountain Clan *Dance All Night * De Dannan *Rick and Maureen Del Grosso *Fiction Brothers *Fiddle Puppets *Henrie Brothers *Hot Mud Family *Ken Bloom *Mulligan Dancers * Na Cabar Feidh * Percy Danforth * Red Clay Ramblers * Sally Rogers * Dick Tarrier * John Turner and the Fiddletree Band * Whetstone Run * Williams Family ''1980'' *Backwoods String Band *

Tony Barrand Anthony Grant Barrand (April 3, 1945 – January 29, 2022) was a British-born American folk singer and academic. He was a Professor of Anthropology, College of Arts and Sciences, Boston University, where his courses included "Stalking the Wild ...

*Costabella Cloggers *Hazel Dickins *Fiction Brothers *Fiddle Puppets *Henrie Brothers *

*Lost World String Band *Michael, McCreesh, and Campbell *Quackgrass *

*Jim Ringer and Mary Caslin *Roustabouts *Sweet Corn *John Turner *Whetstone Run * Robin and Linda Williams

1970's

''1979'' *Backwoods String Band *Costabella Cloggers *Patrick Couton *Dekalb *Dutch Cove String Band *Green Grass Cloggers *Gypsy Gypo String Band *Henrie Brothers *Hot Mud Family *Lost World String Band *Joel Mabus *Port City Bluegrass Boys *Quackgrass *Red Clay Ramblers *

* Jean Ritchie *Roustabout String Band *Tracy and Eloise Schwarz *Mike Seeger and Alice Gerrard *Sinclair Bros. * Carl Story *Williams Family with Jay Round ''1978'' *Patrick Couton *Kitty Donohoe *Fall City Ramblers *Flat Pickers Local No. 169 *Green Grass Cloggers *Highwoods String Band *Hot Mud Family *Lost World String Band *Joel Mabus * Wade Mainer *Martin, Bogan and Armstrong *New Pine River Valley Boys *Quackgrass *Quality Quinn * Red Clay Ramblers *Sinclair Bros. *Swamp Cats * Jay Ungar and Lynn Hardy *Vice Versa *Williams Family ''1977'' *Bluegrass Extension Service *Bluegrass Reunion *Cabbage Crik * Alice Gerrard *Hot Mud Family *McLain Family Band * Red Clay Ramblers * Jean Ritchie * Mike Seeger *Sounds of the South *Williams Family ''1976'' *Cabbage Crik *Easy Pickins *Highwoods String Band *Pine River Valley Boys * Mike Seeger *Stillhouse String Band *Sweet Corn *Williams Family ''1975'' *GLA Grass *Kathy Ann and the Sounds of the South *Kentucky Grass *Pine River Valley Boys *RFD Boys *Stillhouse String Band *Don Stover and the White Oak Mountain Boys *Sunset Express *Williams Family ''1974'' *Bean Town Valley Ramblers *Easy Pickins *Kentucky Grass *Roy McGinnis and

the Sunnysiders The Sunnysiders were an American pop music trio, who enjoyed brief success in the mid-1950s. The group scored a hit with the song "Hey! Mr. Banjo", which reached No. 12 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in 1955. The single's popularity prompted th ...

*Pine River Valley Boys *Tennessee Valley Boys

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Wheatland Music Organization
Music festivals in Michigan Music festivals established in 1974 1974 establishments in Michigan