UPCOMING SHOW: 33rd Annual Ann Arbor Folk Festival

The AA Folk Festival celebrates its 33rd year with some of the finest in traditional and contemporary artists. The Festival returns to Hill Auditorium for two dynamic and different nights of folk and roots music on Friday, January 29, and Saturday, January 30, beginning at 6:30 p.m. each night. In keeping with the Festival's longstanding reputation, each night will feature a blend of renowned and up-and-coming performers, providing audiences with the opportunity to hear popular artists working at the top of their field while discovering terrific new talent. All funds raised through the Festival benefit The Ark, Ann Arbor's non-profit home for folk, roots, and ethnic music.

Ann Arbor Folk Festival Highlight: Jer Coons plays on Friday evening with Iron and Wine and Jay Farrar (Son Volt, Uncle Tupelo) & Benjamin Gibbard (Death Cab for Cutie) performing as a duo.

Jer Coons released his full-length debut Speak September 29, launching it with at a sold out record release show at Higher Ground in his hometown of Burlington, VT. Jer followed the release with a national tour including CMJ, California shows, and a number of sold out performances including a run of east coast dates with Colin Hay of Men at Work.
Check out the music video for “Legs”, filmed in various Vermont locales in hi def: http://www.youtube.com/jercoons

For more information and a free download of “Legs”, visit Jer Coons at: http://www.myspace.com/jercoons or www.jercoons.com or Click HERE to Download Jer Coons' "Legs" and "Girl in My Head" from Speak, and Jer's cover of the Jackson 5's "I Want You Back"

Ann Arbor Folk Festival Line Up:

Friday, January 29

Iron and Wine

Jay Farrar & Benjamin Gibbard

Band of Heathens

Hoots & Hellmouth

Po' Girl

Jer Coons

Nervous But Excited

Patty Larkin, MC

Saturday, January 30

Rosanne Cash

Richie Havens

Doc Watson

Raul Malo

Hot Club of Cowtown

Enter The Haggis

Patty Larkin, MC