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Our 2022 Season to be announced on March 1   


Check out our 2021 Presenters

John Davey

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Instrument(s)  (guitar)
​Genre Indie-Folk, Pop, Rock
From Indiana’s Wabash River Valley to Music City, Nashville, Tennessee to the wilds of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula,  John Davey's creates words and melodies of Middle-America which follow this singer-songwriter everywhere.

“... John Davey's fragile performance showcased his unique, and very welcomed attention to, the fine art of phrasing.”  Speakers In Code

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Nellie McKay

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Instrument(s) (piano, ukulele)
Genres Jazz, Pop, Folk, comedy

Nellie McKay is one of the most dynamic performers of our times.  She roared onto the music scene in 2004 with her debut double album, “ Get Away From Me,”  which was met with widespread praise from critics, and charted on the Billboard 200.  She's appeared on countless radio and television shows including, “Conan O'Brien,”  “The Late Late Show,” “A Prairie Home Companion,” “Mountain Stage” and many more.  Her quick wit and disarming grin combined with superb vocals and mastery of the piano all make for an extraordinary performance.   

“McKay comes on as a Harlem Holly Golightly, a social activist with a disarming mastery of pop vernacular.” – Los Angeles Times   

“…a sly, articulate musician who sounds comfortable in any era” – The New York Times 
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Ani & Kora

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Instruments (violin, guitar, ukulele) 

Ani & Kora are a singer song-writer, multi-instrumentalist, folk punk duo from Houghton, Michigan. Old on soul and sharp as a tack, their music is inspired by their home in the Keweenaw Peninsula, by the roots and Americana music they were raised on, and all served up with a pinch of hot club swing. They’ve performed live on stage with the likes of May Erlewine, Joshua Davis, The Accidentals. This spring they’ll graduate from high school.


Jana Nyberg with Mike Irish
​(VBS Mentors)

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Instruments:  (guitar, flute, piano)
genres (Jazz, Pop,Blues)

​Jana Nyberg is a vocalist, flautist and band director from Minneapolis, MN. She appeared on Season 10 of American Idol, and has released four full-length albums to date.

Known for her expressive and soulful approach, she effortlessly shifts between genres. A sought-after performer and recording artist, Nyberg has collaborated with Gigamesh, The Adam Meckler Orchestra, Jason Peterson DeLaire (‪Michael Bolton‬), Unus, Rass Kwame and others. On stage, she brings a vibrancy and passion that is infectious and ignites her audiences.

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Michael Irish, former Director of Jazz Studies at Michigan Tech University, has a broad background in Jazz Studies as both an educator and performer. He holds a B.M.E. from Northern Michigan University and an M.M.E. from the University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point with a thesis in Jazz Studies. Prior to his appointment at Michigan Tech, Mr. Irish taught in the Wisconsin Rapids Public Schools and for eight years was the Director of Jazz Studies at the University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point.

As a jazz guitarist, Mr. Irish has performed with Clark Terry, Louis Bellson, Dizzy Gillespie, Rob McConnell, Don Ellis, Steve Houghton, and Frank Mantooth, among others. In the area of popular music, he has worked with Bob Hope, Robert Goulet, Rich Little, Carol Lawrence, and Rodney Dangerfield.


Bob Hiltunen

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Instruments: guitar
Genres Blues, Rock, Jazz

Keweenaw native, Bob Hiltunen has mastered a variety of musical genres including jazz, rock and blues.   He is an accomplished guitarist who has performed with a number of bands including the Garden City Hot Club, Bob Hiltunen All-Stars and Uncle Pete's Barbecue Blues Band. Bob's guitar licks and quick wit make for a rocking good time!


Ellis Delaney

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Instruments: guitar
Genres, Indie-Folk
Spreading joy is what singer/songwriter Ellis Delaney does best, and it permeates throughout her new album Ordinary Love. Celebrating the beauty in everyday living, the album couldn’t come at a better time. Even amidst COVID19, loss, climate change and gun violence, Ellis finds joy and meaning from family, community connection and ordinary life.
 “If ever there was a feel-good folk musician, this is the woman who really does send you off feeling better about the world." — John Davy, No Depression 

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