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Mick Gavin’s Crossroads Ceili

The Ark 316 S. Main, Ann Arbor, MI, United States

Mick Gavin and guests will feature some traditional Celtic Christmas music in what could be dubbed 'Christmas Ceili.'

$20

Blackthorn

The Ark 316 S. Main, Ann Arbor, MI, United States

Blackthorn welcomes you to the rich tapestry of Celtic music. Traditional songs of emigration, sea shanties, lively jigs and reels, and ancient airs.

$20

Albert Lee

The Ark 316 S. Main, Ann Arbor, MI, United States

British guitar legend Albert Lee, regarded by many as one of the world’s finest guitar players, with a career spanning more than 50 years, needs no introduction for country music, blues, and rock fans. Widely hailed for his finger style and hybrid picking technique.

$25
Cancelled

The Ark’s Open Stage

The Ark 316 S. Main, Ann Arbor, MI, United States

Whether you're looking for your big break, want to perfect your live performance skills, or just want to perform live for the sheer fun of it, Open Stage nights offer supportive audiences and a terrific space.

$3, $2 members, seniors, students
Cancelled

50 First Jokes

The Ark 316 S. Main, Ann Arbor, MI, United States

The tradition that started more than a decade ago at the Bell House in Brooklyn, and now is a much-anticipated event also in Los Angeles and other cities, is coming back to Ann Arbor!

$10

Jorma Kaukonen

The Ark 316 S. Main, Ann Arbor, MI, United States

In a career that has already spanned a half-century, Jorma Kaukonen has been one of the most highly respected interpreters of American roots music, blues, and rock.

$40
Cancelled

The Yellow Room Gang

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It's a night with eight of our favorite Michigan songwriters: "One Shining Moment" composer David Barrett, Detroit native and Great American Song Contest winner Jim Bizer, contemporary country-folk road warrior Annie Capps, Irish-American chanteuse Kitty Donohoe, four-time Detroit Music Award winner Jan Krist, Michael Hough and David Tamulevich of the "Music to Cure What Ails You" duo Mustard's Retreat, and southeastern Michigan folk veteran Matt Watroba.

Free
Cancelled

Drew Nelson

The Ark 316 S. Main, Ann Arbor, MI, United States

Michigan-born Navy veteran Drew Nelson is a storytelling songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. A fly fisherman and world traveler, he writes as a witness to the lives and journeys of those he has met along the way, mixing Americana and roots-rock with traditional folk styles.

$20
Cancelled

Oliver Wood Trio

The Ark 316 S. Main, Ann Arbor, MI, United States

Oliver Wood is a mainstay of modern-day American roots music. The frontman of the Wood Brothers since 2004, he's spent the 21st century blurring the boundaries between folk, gospel, country-soul, and Americana, earning an international audience and a Grammy Award-nomination along the way.

$22
Cancelled

Skerryvore

The Ark 316 S. Main, Ann Arbor, MI, United States

With a mix of fiddle, accordions, pipes and whistles, alongside guitar and vocals, underpinned by driving bass, drums and keys, Skerryvore represent the best in contemporary Scottish traditional music.

$22
Cancelled

Masters of Hawaiian Music

The Ark 316 S. Main, Ann Arbor, MI, United States

This show has been cancelled. Purchases made will be automatically refunded by MUTO. Contact MUTO at muto-tix@umich.edu with questions. Four-time Grammy-winner, master slack key guitarist GEORGE KAHUMOKU JR., known as “Hawai‘i’s Renaissance Man”, is a multiple Na Hōkū Hanohano (Hawaiian Grammy) Award winner, a vocalist, storyteller, songwriter & author, teacher, sculptor, farmer, and chef. A master of […]

$25
Cancelled

The Sweet Remains

The Ark 316 S. Main, Ann Arbor, MI, United States

The Sweet Remains consist of three gifted and charismatic singer-songwriters, each of whom contribute to the writing and the three-part harmonies that define the band's sound.

$20