Jam for Youth

Raised between the homes of a Detroit School Teacher and an Upper Peninsula Outdoorsman, Joshua Davis is the product of both city and country. An early interest in songwriting, country blues and finger-style guitarists pave the way for his original material, which is a seamless union of new and old. After six years and three [...]

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Laura Bates and Brandon Foote’s sound is timeless, rootsy and lush, with soaring harmonies, piano, mandolin and guitars harkening back to the olden days with new vision. Bates and Foote look and sound like they could’ve just stepped off the stage of the Grande Old Opry, or perhaps even further back, to the dancehalls of [...]

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Chris Dorman, player of guitar, hammered dulcimer, and djembe, loves music. As a youngster, plunking out songs on his piano and blasting out notes through his trumpet, he discovered the beauty of melody, and started to compose. Soon he picked up the guitar, too, and discovered music as a way to express the intense, [...]

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The Northern Express has a great article titled Foster Kids: Forced to Grow Up Fast by Anne Stanton that explains why we’re having this concert.
May is National Foster Care Month in recognition of the 513,000 kids placed in foster care nationally due to abuse, neglect or sudden crises. Look for blue ribbons this month tied [...]

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