Check back often for any changes or updates.  All performances and events at the Old Town Hall unless otherwise noted.  Click on performers photos or the “more details” to access their websites.  Donations go towards keeping the music coming!

Folk with Shades of Blue (as in bluegrass & blues)

Ortonville Community Historical Society

$7 donation

Sunday, October 28th, 2007, 6:30 PM

Jambalaya is a fun and energized group that plays traditional, folk, old time, bluegrass, blues, country, rock, whatever they feel like at the time, whatever your enjoying.   Sing along or take the stage!

Open Mic hosted by Jambalaya - A FUN RAISER

$7          12 & Under Free

Sunday, Dec 2, 2007   7:30 PM

Hardline Drive is the hottest bluegrass band rising out of Michigan .  Fans can’t get enough of them.   Not like  typical bluegrass bands, this group of talent includes 3 beautiful  ladies.  It’s been told that lead singer, Toni has invited a special friend who promises to drop in.  This should be a great family show!

Hardline Drive Bluegrass Band

$10        12 & Under Free

Sunday, January 13th, 2008  7:30 PM

Originating in Lansing, MI during the early 90's, this band offers classic Soul and R&B alongside traditional blues.  This band is filled with exceptional talent.   It is with great excitement that Folk w/Shades of Blue brings Root Doctor to it’s 137 year old stage.   Come in from the winter chill and warm your soul Baby!

 Root Doctor

$15        12 & Under Free

Friday, February 15, 2008  7:30 pm

Already the talk of the state!  “Diana Jones is coming to Michigan and better yet to Ortonville!?!?  NO-WAY!”  Has been the response to this exciting news.  YES, she’s coming and bringing her friends The Milroys with their new band!! 

Diana’s music is informed by the themes that have run through her life…love, loss, and redemption...bringing to mind both Emily Dickinson and Loretta Lynn in the same breath.

"Jones is on the verge of a critical breakthrough.  Increasingly compared to the likes of Iris DeMent and Gillian Welch, Jones just might be the best American songwriter most people have never heard of." -- Chicago Tribune

Diana Jones & The Milroys

Friday, February 15, 2008, 7:30 pm

A husband and wife songwriting team with their new band.   CJ and John, are Michigan natives that have taken fans across the country on  “a musical journey through a darker America. Cowboys and carnies, diners and dancehalls, Silvertones and shallow graves are roadside attractions along the way.”    This night  is guaranteed to be special, don’t miss it!

The Milroys

 Donation Requested at Door

March,   2008  7:30 pm

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Calendar of Events  2007 - 2008

More Info 248-232-8303

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April  2008  7:30 pm

 Donation Requested at Door

Open Mic &  Bluegrass Jam - for musicians

A social gathering, steam release, jam and open mic for those in the fiddle workshop and their friends.   Musicians welcome,  bystanders must pay to get in.  

Saturday, November 17, 2007 7:30 PM

$7          12 & Under Free