Tonight we have a double bill!

Ypsilanti singer/songwriter Timothy Monger fuses melodic indie pop with folk instrumentation and lyrics that celebrate literature, nature, offbeat characters, and an abiding love of the arcane. An enduring presence among Southeast Michigan's indie landscape, Monger rose to prominence in the mid-2000s as co-leader of Ann Arbor cult favorites Great Lakes Myth Society. Tonight, he's performing as a duo with singer, violinist, and percussionist Carol Catherine.

Brawny Lad is a trio, also from Ypsilanti, consisting of Tom McCartan on upright bass and vocals, Davey Jones on banjo and lilting harmonies, and Tom Green on pedal steel. Their sound is a unique blend drawing from a number of American musical traditions. The effect teeters somewhere between high lonesome and Midwestern esotericism.

Like all Acoustic Routes Concerts at Stony Lake Brewing, 100% of the cover goes to the artists!

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As an acoustic blues duo, Shari and Dave throw a four handed guitar party of original and time-honored blues, gospel, swing and ragtime.

Steeped in Dave’s smoky vocals, percussive rhythm and innovative lead lines, Shari’s crisp picking style, rootsy leads, and stinging slide work, their music has been described as “street swing and stomp blues,” – like a testament to sounds once heard on the streets of Harlem, the juke joints of Mississippi, the Carolina hills or the jug bands of Memphis.

Like all Acoustic Routes Concerts at Stony Lake Brewing, 100% of ticket proceeds go to the artists!

(Rescheduled from October 12)

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Acoustic Routes is proud to present an intimate solo evening

with champion fiddler, singer and multi-instrumentalist Luke Bulla.

In the spring of 1999, Luke moved to Nashville and spent his early years in Tennessee playing fiddle with Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder, which earned him his first Grammy Award, and he spent more than a decade touring full-time with Lyle Lovett's Large Band.

He has also lent his talents to a who's who of bluegrass, folk and Americana, including The John Cowan Band, Brandi Carlisle, Alison Krauss, Jerry Douglas, Sam Bush, Shawn Colvin, Tony Rice, Chris Thile, Peter Rowan, Patty Griffin, Rodney Crowell, Earl Scruggs and many more.

Check out these tunes!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7x6vG6yhyE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgKqxoWbkQI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICPZ7j-Moh0

Like all Acoustic Routes Concerts, 100% of ticket proceeds go directly to the artist.

Reserve your spot now and come early to pick your seats and enjoy some high-gravity ale!

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Peter Madcat Ruth’s C.A.R.Ma Quartet – the latest project from the Grammy Award-winning harmonica legend – is returning to Stony Lake Brewing in Saline.

Joining Madcat are three virtuoso players from the Ann Arbor area with international reputations -- Grammy-winning tabla player John Churchville, Macpodz founder Brennan Andes on bass and multi-genre singer and guitarist Dan Ripke.

The range of musical influences they bring to the party – from jazz and blues to rock, funk and Indian drumming – brings new perspectives to traditional music and opens the door for some amazing improvisations.

Check out these live tracks from The Ark - Lucky 13 https://carmaquartet.com/video and Bhatiyali https://carmaquartet.com/video

Reserve your seats in advance at www.stonylakebrewing.com. We have open seating so come early and enjoy Jerry's famous high gravity ales. The cover is $18 and like ALL Acoustic Routes Concerts, 100% goes to the artists.

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Guitar virtuoso Dakota Dave Hull from the Twin Cities, a veteran of Garrison Keillor’s Prairie Home Companion is returning to Saline with his arsenal of guitars in tow.

Dakota Dave plays a uniquely personal blend of jazz, ragtime, folk, blues, Western swing, and vintage pop, all fingerstyle. He has recorded or performed with legends, including Utah Phillips, Doc Watson, Dave Van Ronk, John Renbourn and Norman Blake.

Check out this fancy fretwork and picking:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OkuqN8VKmg&list=PLC878J8mcBo9CAcPaQYfl…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6KeqkPCFew&list=PLFeYkK3DhhVY9-n9Rxvwt…

The Boston Globe wrote that “Hull is something of a guitar god in his native Midwest, where he's been dazzling audiences for over 30 years with his lush finger-picking and quicksilver flat-picking. He is also a sly raconteur with an encyclopedic knowledge of vintage American music.”

Like all Acoustic Routes Concerts at Stony Lake Brewing, 100% of ticket proceeds to go the artist.

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Hailing from the multi-cultural port city of Odesa, this seven-piece band blends the traditional Jewish folk style of Klezmer music with common gangster folk songs from their hometown of Odesa, which houses one of Ukraine’s largest and most vibrant Jewish communities.

It’s klezmer music with a dose of rocket fuel and part of a U.S. fundraising tour to raises critical funds to support ongoing war and civilian needs in Ukraine.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9QSuTAjiDvM

A new generation of Ukrainians have embraced these 100-year-old Bohemian and nostalgic songs, which have survived multiple bans during the Soviet era as well as Russia’s ongoing war that has targeted the economic and cultural pillars of the country.

According to The New York Times, “More than two years into Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, folk music is enjoying a surge of popularity in the war-torn nation. Faced with Moscow’s efforts to erase Ukrainian culture, people have embraced traditional songs as a way to reconnect with their past and affirm their identity.”

The band is named after “kommunalka,” a shared housing concept in the former Soviet bloc prevalent in Odesa and other large cities. “Lux,” meanwhile, is a nod to the joy of their community.

All seven musicians are classically trained, blending vocals with clarinet, accordion, trumpet, trombone, acoustic guitar and percussion for a high-energy sound.

Like all Acoustic Routes Concerts at Stony Lake Brewing, 100% of the ticket proceeds are paid to the artists. We have open, family style seating so reserve your spots now and come early to enjoy hand-crafted ales. Please call Stony Lake directly if you have a large group.

The Rough & Tumble, a dynamic duo comprised of Mallory Graham and Scott Tyler, have been captivating audiences with their unique blend of dumpster-folk and thrift store-Americana for over a decade.

Americana Highways said "The Rough & Tumble make music that’s progressive folk style, rooted in acoustic bluegrass, with lyrics that are provocative and sensitive on each side as you flip the coin."

Take a listen for yourself to see how they weave together elements of joy, sorrow, comedy, and drama in their music, leaving audiences on the edge of their seats.

You're Not Going Alone

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNEq54iCu9s

The Hardest Part

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hazc8uLvIMc

The River

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6uHUPkmkCE

High Fly (Didn't I Wait)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZcKcjxvsQsE

Like all Acoustic Routes Concerts at Stony Lake Brewing, 100% of ticket proceeds go to the artist. Reserve your spot now and show up early for beers to get the best seats.

Clarence Bucaro is a long-time friend of Acoustic Routes and one of the most critically acclaimed singer-songwriters working today. He has been hailed by Rolling Stone Magazine for his "penetrative & excitingly melodic ... Intimate literate lyrics & velvet vocals."

American Songwriter calls him "an exceptional singer/songwriter, so excellent in fact that he comfortably finds a fit within any number of contemporary musical genres" and they praised 'The Hardest Parts,' his most recent release, for "melodies that affirm his penchant for crafting soothing songs that are absolutely enticing and, in turn, supple and seductive."

Here are a few videos to whet your appetite.

Tragedy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2XoMWUxIoLA&t=4s

Passionate Kind: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qd6eegF-ohY&t=4s

Live all Acoustic Routes Concerts at Stony Lake Brewing, 100% of ticket proceeds go to the artist. Reserve your space today! Remember, we have open seating so come early and have a beer with us before the music starts!

Ensemble Sangineto is an eclectic band that skillfully blends ancient harmonies and sonorities with modern rhythms. The band's wide-ranging musical experiences converge to create fresh and sparkling arrangements of traditional Irish, Scottish, Breton and Italian tunes, as well as original compositions that display a wide range of influences, including classical, folk, Gregorian chant, pop and Celtic music.

The delicate combination of the pure and magic tones of the harp and of the bowed psaltery with the guitar intermingle with the three voice-polyphonic texture evoking dreamlike and airy atmospheres, which are simultaneously joyful and light.

http://www.ensemblesangineto.com/ensemble/?page_id=1023#mpf-popup@//www.youtube.com/watch?v=soO5Y_MrBk4|769|616400135c12b

http://www.ensemblesangineto.com/ensemble/?page_id=1023#mpf-popup@//www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZEncWGs4ss|773|616400135c12b

Like all Acoustic Routes Concerts at Stony Lake Brewing, 100% of the proceeds go to the artists. Ticketing is in advance. We have open seating but please contact the Brewery in advance if you have a large party.

Nashville-based Mike Miz is a singer/songwriter/guitarist from Northeast Pennsylvania known for soulful and energetic live performances.

https://youtu.be/JWTLbB51f7U

https://youtu.be/B6CF-tpUAc4

https://youtu.be/oEFhqviYj_o

He has had the privilege to open for Jason Isbell, Jakob Dylan, Blues Traveler, Derek Trucks, America, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Lukas Nelson, Shawn Colvin, Leon Russell, Chris Isaak, Peter Wolf, Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes, and many more.

His 2021 single ‘Virginia’ was called “a monster of a jam rocker” by Rolling Stone. The new album ‘Only Human’ came out on LA based Blackbird Record Label on April 14 2023.

Like all Acoustic Routes Concerts at Stony Lake Brewing, 100% of ticket sales go to the artist.

Come celebrate St. Patrick's Day with On The Lash, one of Michigan's hottest rising Irish trad bands. The four members of OTL bring accomplished fiddle, flute, mandolin, guitar chops and tight harmonies to established classics and new arrangements alike.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=152_AqwNa3k

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kj-iuZHrES0

The band never fails to tap into the inherent energy and versatility of the genre. Their last show at Stony Lake sold out, so don't wait to reserve your seats.

Like all Acoustic Routes Concerts at Stony Lake Brewing, all ticket proceeds go to the artists!

Three-time Grammy nominee Peter Case, a rocker who helped usher in what we know today as Americana music, is bringing his incredible songwriting gifts to Stony Lake Brewing in Saline.

As a founding member of the early punk era trio The Nerves, in 1977 Case toured the nation sharing bills with the Ramones, Mink DeVille, Pere Ubu, and Devo. The Nerves single “Hanging on the Telephone,” was covered by Blondie.

In 1979, Case formed the Plimsouls, a record-breaking live act in California, recording albums for Planet/Elektra and Geffen. Their independent single, “A Million Miles Away,” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIxgBMNhsKU) entered the Billboard charts and remains a garage rock standard.

After the Plimsouls, Case rediscovered his musical roots on his self-titled solo debut, produced by T Bone Burnett. The New York Times declared Peter Case the best album of 1986. It earned a five-star Rolling Stone review and a Grammy nomination.

As one of the first songwriters of his generation to turn from rock music toward an acoustic sound, Case also helped usher in what became known as Americana music with songs like “Two Angels” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRXS6V_LPf4

He made his network television debut on Late Night with David Letterman in 1992 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jltLomuNmao

“I try to take things I love and use them in a new way,” Case says of his 16th solo album, “Doctor Moan,” an 11-song collection, largely performed on piano. Released by Sunset Blvd Records on March 31, Case’s piano-based songs are emotionally, sonically and stylistically rich. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUR3fgMSbCs

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Gerry O’Connor, one of the great fiddle players of his generation, grew up in the town of Dundalk, County Louth in a family of musicians, dancers and singers.

From an early age Gerry was involved Irish music and dance, winning numerous All Ireland titles between 1967 and 1973 in a range of formations including duet, trio and four Céili Band titles.

He has played and recorded with such highly regarded groups as Lá Lúgh (Eithne Ní Uallacháin, Sony Music) and Skylark (Len Graham, Gary O’Briain & Mairtin O’Connor). Gerry has toured and recorded with members of all the legendary groups including Planxty, Bothy Band, De Dannan, Boys of the Lough and Chieftains. His solo album “Journeyman” was counted in the top five Albums of the year 2004 by the Irish Times.

He is currently touring and has recorded 6 albums with much celebrated Irish-Canadian group The Irish Rovers.

Tonight, Gerry is performing with guitarist Don Penzien whose dexterous work on DADGAD-tuned guitar provides solid, driving rhythms to traditional tunes as well as perceptive and sensitive accompaniments to songs and airs. Don is a Michigan native with strong roots in Irish culture and an affinity for Irish traditional music.

He now resides in NC where he works as Professor at the Wake Forest School of Medicine.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1NseZVOHX0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXtgauXZhJU

https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=179600532965723

Like all Acoustic Routes Concerts at Stony Lake Brewing, 100% of ticket proceeds go to the artists.

On clawhammer banjo, Allison de Groot has become a significant voice in the traditional, Americana and roots music scenes. Her style is adventurous and grounded, and No Depression writes it “transports the listener to a different plane”.

Nic Gareiss, one of Dance Magazine’s “25 to Watch,” is a singular voice in the realm of dance, music, and the traditional arts. Gareiss’ work draws from many percussive dance practices to weave together a technique facilitating his love of improvisation, clog, flatfoot, and step dance.

Together, they lean into their rhythmic and spontaneous musical connection.

Their latest release ’The Thrill’ included on NPR’s 'Best Roots Music of The Year’ list. https://nicandallison.bandcamp.com/video

Like all Acoustic Routes shows at Stony Lake Brewing, 100% of the cover goes to the artists!

The Whiskey Charmers are a Detroit-based band led by Carrie Shepard and Lawrence Daversa. Fans have often compared their sound to riding through the desert with the top down, or the feeling of being in some lonesome smoky bar off the side of an abandoned highway, or music from a Spaghetti Western.

Check out Straight and Narrow (https://youtu.be/m2a5uGTcTGg?si=nIKRetU3Kz097nf-) and Nobody Cares (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYCngWqzDCk) and Late Night Driving (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38Q9DMtGXYk)

William P Davis (Former Deputy Director of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville) says of the band, “I’ve heard a lot of good musicians. The Whiskey Charmers remind me of no one – and, to me, that is one of the best compliments an act can receive.”

Ken Capobianco, Boston Globe Music Critic describes their latest release as a “sharply executed and evocative set of Americana rock filled with superbly arranged songs about the struggle to find connections, a sense of home, and a center in a ghost town of a world”.

Like all Acoustic Routes Concerts at Stony Lake Brewing, 100% of ticket sales go to the artists!

"Originality, solid musicianship, amazing vocals and an openness to experimentation...Hey Mavis has the qualities I love in a great band,"
Adam Aijala, Yonder Mountain String Band

Banjoist/songwriter Laurie Michelle Caner and violinist/fiddler Eddie Caner formed Hey Mavis while serving as artists-in-residence in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park.

Hey Mavis has appeared on NPR’s Mountain Stage, NPR’s Whad'ya Know?, and PBS’s Songs from the Center. The group has performed standing-room-only shows at the Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival as well as nine consecutive sell-out concerts in their hometown of Akron Ohio. In 2018, Melissa Etheridge personally chose Hey Mavis to perform on her music cruise featuring Etheridge and Sarah McLachlan.

Check out these amazing performances:

Red Hot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4C_9xdvMRY&t=8s
Love We Give: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4V4_GWdLcI

Like all Acoustic Routes Concerts at Stony Lake Brewing, 100% of ticket sales go to the band!

Guitar virtuoso Dakota Dave Hull from the Twin Cities, a veteran of Garrison Keillor’s Prairie Home Companion and the musician who played at the inaugural Acoustic Routes Concert 10 years ago, is returning to Saline with his arsenal of guitars in tow.

Dakota Dave plays a uniquely personal blend of jazz, ragtime, folk, blues, Western swing, and vintage pop, all fingerstyle. He has recorded or performed with legends, including Utah Phillips, Doc Watson, Dave Van Ronk, John Renbourn and Norman Blake.

Check out this fancy fretwork and picking:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OkuqN8VKmg...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6KeqkPCFew...

The Boston Globe wrote that “Hull is something of a guitar god in his native Midwest, where he's been dazzling audiences for over 30 years with his lush finger-picking and quicksilver flat-picking. He is also a sly raconteur with an encyclopedic knowledge of vintage American music.”

Like all Acoustic Routes Concerts at Stony Lake Brewing, 100% of ticket proceeds to go the artist.

When 2020 brought us lemons, Voxanna made lemonade.

The result of two musician couples combining their talent during lockdown to pass the time and stay sane, Voxanna’s sound is uniquely eclectic, groove focused and drenched with three-part harmonies and sparkling acoustic guitar.

Their songs travel deftly through the realms of neo folk, psychedelic rock and jazz with touches of The Byrds, Miles Davis and the sentimental musicals of the 1950’s, with a world beat sound provided by the rhythm section.

Check out Time Stands Still https://youtu.be/zK5slCtrhX8 and

Free Fall https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPXQgtcadHM!

Reserve your seats in advance…Like all Acoustic Routes Concerts at Stony Lake, 100% of the cover goes to the artists!

Award-winning Aberdeenshire folksinger Iona Fyfe, one of Scotland’s finest singers, is deeply rooted in the singing traditions of the North East of Scotland.

Critics and fans from across the UK, Europe, North America and Australia praise her hauntingly beautiful singing in both English and the Scots language, and her infectiously gorgeous style is on fully display in songs like The Cauld (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFDXfzXoJVs) and Guise of Tough (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRVHjc1qAUU).

In 2021, she became the first singer to win the coveted title of Musician of the Year at the MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards, and her major concert events include performing with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra as part of the world premiere of the Disney-Pixar film “Brave” at Glasgow Royal Concert Hall.

Like all Acoustic Routes Concerts at Stony Lake Brewing, 100% of ticket proceeds go directly to the artists.

Cup O’Joe is a progressive folk and bluegrass band founded and based in County Armagh, Northern Ireland by three siblings Tabitha, Benjamin and Reuben Agnew, later joined in 2019 by Tabitha’s husband David Benedict. Their unique mix of original compositions and re-imagined traditional songs paired with their lively performances has given them a growing presence in the acoustic music scene surrounding Ireland, The United Kingdom, Mainland Europe, and beyond.

Like every Acoustic Routes show at Stony Lake, 100% of ticket proceeds go straight to the artists!

The Bootstrap Boys exist in the same world that Waylon Jennings inhabited: unfiltered country rock that has attitude yet keeps your foot tapping.

Hailing from Grand Rapids, the band is made up of lead singer and songwriter Jake Stilson (“Big Jake Bootstrap”), guitarist Nick Alexander (“Nicky Bootstrap”), bassist Jonny Bruha (“Jonny ‘Bubba’ Bootstrap”) and drummer Jeff Knol (“Jeff Bootstrap”).

Listen to any of their original songs and you'll hear the influence of Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings and Bob Wills on the sound, along with technical masters such as Tony Rice, Kenny Vaughan and Clint Strong.

Here a few cuts to whet your appetite:

City Livin' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4f3l6pQ1sjI
Strong Drinks for Heavy Hearts https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tc-QGFYjAU
Some Days https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dT09c8UnIRE

Like every Acoustic Routes show at Stony Lake Brewing, 100% of ticket proceeds to go the band.

Nashville based singer-songwriter Chloe Kimes is following up her set at Ann Arbor's Sonic Lunch concert series with her first-ever show at Stony Lake Brewing!

Chloe's Ludington-born, but she has honed her craft in Nashville, where she earned recognition from NPR's Emerging Artist Spotlight as one of "10 Nashville Artists on the Rise."

Take a listen and you'll hear an old-soul sensibility for storytelling in a spirited alt-country outfit.

Here's "Thunder": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZe5guvj7A4

and "I'll Be Going": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UV8_VSZ0psI

Like all Acoustic Routes Concerts at Stony Lake Brewing, 100% of ticket proceeds go straight to the artists!

SATURDAY, MAY 20, 2023 AT 8 PM

Acoustic Routes' 10th anniversary celebration continues with the return of Luke Winslow-King to Stony Lake Brewing along side the slide guitar master Roberto Luti of New Orleans (via Livorno, Italy).

Luke's impressive body of work combines Mississippi delta blues, folk music, traditional jazz, and roots rock & roll. His alchemical songs blend contemporary ideas with styles from bygone eras producing a sound that is rustic and urbane, elegant and entirely his own. When he's backed by Roberto's hot licks on his Strat or his steel-bodied National guitar, watch out!

Check out "Watch Me Change" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8au-KrA5snU, "Lissa's Song" and this live pandemic era street concert https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_TbDc2MVvc and hear for yourself why they've built such a large and growing international following.

Like all Acoustic Routes Concerts at Stony Lake Brewing, 100% of the cover goes to the artists!

Reserve your seats in advance - this is an intimate space and you don't want to miss this show!

Acoustic Routes is celebrating 10 years of bringing live music to Saline with an incredible two nights of music in April featuring old friends and some new ones!

For our celebration finale, we're welcoming Wilson Thicket -- Michigan's newest bluegrass supergroup with virtuoso picker Jason Dennie on mandolin and vocals, Scott Kendall on bass, Keith Billik on banjo and vocals and Aaron Markovitz on guitar, mandolin and vocals -- to Stony Lake Brewing. Expect plenty of roots and lots of grass. There may be some thorns but also some flowers.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v05sTDAtLV8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BEr0fB7smw

Like every Acoustic Routes show in Saline, 100% of the ticket price goes straight to the artists.

Acoustic Routes is celebrating 10 years of bringing live music to Saline with an incredible two nights of music in April featuring old friends and some new ones!

For Night #1, Peter Madcat Ruth’s C.A.R.Ma Quartet – the latest project from the Grammy Award-winning harmonica legend – is returning to Stony Lake Brewing!

Joining Madcat are three virtuoso players from the Ann Arbor area with international reputations -- Grammy-winning tabla player John Churchville, Macpodz founder Brennan Andes on bass and multi-genre singer and guitarist Dan Ripke.

The range of musical influences they bring to the party – from jazz and blues to rock, funk and Indian drumming – brings new perspectives to traditional music and opens the door for some amazing improvisations.

Here's just a taste! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTK8D35NjYQ

Like all Acoustic Routes shows in Saline, 100% of ticket proceeds to to the artists!

A Steel City Rovers concert stands out for the group’s dynamic and expressive arrangements of traditional Celtic music, bluegrass, folk and American roots music.

With incredible vocals and expert musicianship on guitar, fiddle, pipes, mandola and percussion, they breathe life into newly- instrumental melodies from centuries ago and their original works touch on love, loss, celebration and heritage.

In this special Winter Tidings concert, they bring their incredible talents and passion to a celebration of the holiday season.

The cover is $20 per person and like all Acoustic Routes shows at Stony Lake, all proceeds go to the band!

In honor of Irish traditional music, the four members of On The Lash create timeless sounds through original voices.
With new takes on classic songs and original constructions of established standards, OTL aims to explore the inherent energy and versatility of the genre.
$15
100% of ticket sales go to the band.

Join is in the intimate 50-person tasting room of Stony Lake Brewing for an evening with Tony McManus, listed as one of the 50 transcendental guitarists of all time by Guitar Player Magazine and hailed by John Renbourn as ‘the best Celtic guitarist in the world,’

Born in Paisley, near Glasgow, Tony’s surname is the legacy of an Irish grandfather, McManus. His fiendishly dexterous, dazzlingly original playing draws on traditions from the entire Celtic diaspora – Scotland, Ireland, Brittany, Galicia, Asturias, Cape Breton, Quebec – along with still further-ranging flavors, such as jazz and east European music.

Long applauded for his uncanny ability to transpose the delicate, complex ornamentation characteristic of traditional bagpipe or fiddle tunes – even the phrasing of a Gaelic song – onto his own six strings, McManus is increasingly being acknowledged also as a pioneering figure in bridging the realms of Celtic music and other guitar genres.

The cover is $20 and 100% goes to the artists.

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Peter Madcat Ruth’s C.A.R.Ma Quartet – the latest project from the Grammy Award-winning harmonica legend – is coming to Stony Lake Brewing in Saline on Friday, September 23 at 8 p.m.

Joining Madcat are three virtuoso players from the Ann Arbor area with international reputations -- Grammy-winning tabla player John Churchville, Macpodz founder Brennan Andes on bass and multi-genre singer and guitarist Dan Ripke.

The range of musical influences they bring to the party – from jazz and blues to rock, funk and Indian drumming – brings new perspectives to traditional music and opens the door for some amazing improvisations.

The cover is $18 and 100% goes to the artists.

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Unmistakably Nordic in flavor, Sofia Talvik somehow still conforms to American interpretations of her own original music, a North Sea siren blending sparkle and melancholy, creating a special niche of folk music.

The cover is $15 and 100% goes to the artist.

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