Tag: Contemporary Songwriters

Sun
21
May 21, 2023 @ 8:30 pm

Tracy Grammer

The Ark 316 S. Main Ann Arbor, MI 48104 United States

Called “a musician and singer of dazzling versatility” (No Depression), Tracy Grammer is among contemporary folk music’s most beloved artists. Renowned for her pure voice, deft guitar and violin work, and incantatory storytelling, Tracy has recorded and performed with Joan Baez and Mary Chapin Carpenter, headlined several of the nation’s top folk festivals, including Philadelphia Folk Festival and Falcon Ridge, and enjoyed 12 consecutive years as one of folk radio’s 50 top-played artists, both solo and with the late Dave Carter. Tracy is currently on tour celebrating her 11th release, “Low Tide,” which is the first of her albums to showcase her original songs. Says Mary Chapin Carpenter: “We are lucky that she is so brave, generous, and gifted.”

$20
Thu
22
June 22, 2023 @ 9:00 pm

Annie & Rod Capps Band Show

Opener: Jason Dennie

The Ark 316 S. Main Ann Arbor, MI 48104 United States

Long time fixtures of the Ann Arbor music scene, Annie & Rod Capps return to The Ark with their full band (and a few special guests TBA) featuring Jason Dennie on Mandolin and Harmony, Ozzie Andrews on Bass and Michael Shimmin on Drums. This show will be a celebration of their 9th studio recording due out later this summer as well as a birthday bash for Annie & Jason.
The Capps’ sound meets at the intersection of Americana & Folk citing rock, jazz and bluegrass influences. In collaboration with their excellent band, they continue to explore their love of blending diverse styles to create music that is fresh and unique all while sticking to their narrative “songs about broken things and poignant little ponderings delivered with a rootsy vibe, a touch of twang and soulful groove”.

$20
Thu
15
September 15, 2022 @ 9:00 pm

Chris Bathgate

With Special Guest: Misty Lyn

The Ark 316 S. Main Ann Arbor, MI 48104 United States

Chris Bathgate is southeast Michigan’s answer to Jeff Tweedy and Will Oldham. NPR has called him “a skilled purveyor of lovely gloom”—but, they add, “the Michigan native invests his songs with warm, rustic beauty, which makes everything too pretty to function as a true downer.” The Ark was one of the places Chris got his start as a songwriter, and we’ve watched as each of his albums has grown in depth and ambition.

$25
Thu
20
October 20, 2022 @ 9:00 pm

Seth Bernard

Opener: Chris Good

The Ark 316 S. Main Ann Arbor, MI 48104 United States

Says the Detroit Free Press: “Michigan folk-pop artist Seth Bernard blends music with activism, but doesn’t forsake fun. Lake City singer-songwriter Seth Bernard is very in tune. But beyond his music, Bernard is very much in tune with humanity, in tune with nature, in tune with social justice. He’s also in tune with having fun.” Ann Arbor singer-songwriter Chris Good opens the show. Presented with support from Bank of Ann Arbor

$20
Sat
4
Cancelled
June 4, 2022 @ 9:00 pm

Chris Bathgate

With Special Guest: Misty Lyn

The Ark 316 S. Main Ann Arbor, MI 48104 United States

We are sorry to announce that due to a covid exposure in the band, this show is being rescheduled for Thursday, September 15.  Tickets will be honored on the new date. If you can not attend on the new date, you may request a refund before July 3, 2022 by emailing muto-tix@umich.edu.

$25
Tue
26
Artist Spotlight Series
July 26, 2022 @ 9:00 pm

Lilli Lewis

The Ark 316 S. Main Ann Arbor, MI 48104 United States

Athens, Georgia, native turned New Orleans folk-rock diva Lilli Lewis is a powerhouse composer and performing artist with “storytelling with transformative empathy and classically trained poise,” says Jewly Hight of NPR.

FREE!
Thu
23
June 23, 2022 @ 9:00 pm

Brandy Clark

Opener: Addison Agen

The Ark 316 S. Main Ann Arbor, MI 48104 United States

A ten-time GRAMMY nominee and CMA Awards “Song of the Year” recipient, Clark is one of her generation’s most respected and celebrated songwriters and musicians. Her songs include Kacey Musgraves’ “Follow Your Arrow,” Miranda Lambert’s “Mama’s Broken Heart,” The Band Perry’s “Better Dig Two” and Hailey Whitter’s “Ten Year Town.”

$25
Fri
13
May 13, 2022 @ 9:00 pm

May Erlewine

The Ark 316 S. Main Ann Arbor, MI 48104 United States

One of the Midwest’s most prolific and passionate songwriters, Erlewine has a gift for writing songs of substance that feel both fresh and soulfully familiar. Her ability to emotionally engage with an audience has earned her a dedicated following far beyond her Michigan roots.

$20, $50 gold circle
Thu
29
September 29, 2022 @ 9:00 pm

Vance Gilbert

The Ark 316 S. Main Ann Arbor, MI 48104 United States

With 15 critically acclaimed albums, Vance Gilbert continues to refine his unlikely union of humor, virtuosity, and the unexpected. Whether with original songwriting or ageless interpretations of covers, his is a presentation steeped in deep humanism and bravery, stunning artistry and soul, and contagious, unbridled joy. Vance comes to The Ark with a new album, “Good Good Man.”

$20