Information for Performers
For consideration for the 2003 Great Lakes Folk Festival,
please submit a promo kit by March 5 for commitee review -- it MUST include:
- CD or tape
- 8 x 10 glossy photograph (color preferred)
- Complete bio*
- Stage plot
- Technical requirements
- Hospitality requirements
* This is extremely important as it will be used in determining whether or not we feel you meet the following criteria we've established for the festival:
The festival showcases performers who learned their skills within distinct communities and remain rooted in those communities. Their exposure to performance skills is usually at an early age, learned firsthand (often within their own families) and what they perform is an integral part of their particular culture. In this modern world, traditional musicians have easy access to other music styles beyond their own and their music often incorporates new influences. They often perform for audiences outside their own community. But the core of what traditional musicians do continues to be the music that expresses the aesthetics and musicality of their community.This festival presents artists who best maintain their allegiance to their traditional roots.
Selection of performers is made by a core group of music specialists with input from national and regional music specialists and a community advisory committee. Traditional artists who meet the festival criteria are encouraged to direct inquiries, CDs, & press kits to:
Patrick Power
Great Lakes Folk Festival
Michigan State University Museum
West Circle Drive
East Lansing, MI 4882-1045 USA
517-432-GLFF
glffbooking@museum.msu.edu
Information for Folk Arts Marketplace Vendors
Please click here for a copy an application form.
Applications are due by March 15 of the year of the festival.
For more information, contact:
Sarah Stollak, Coordinator
Folk Arts Marketplace
Michigan State University Museum
West Circle Drive
East Lansing, Michigan 48824-1045
517-432-5123
Stollaks@msu.edu
Information for Traditional Food Vendors
Please click here for a copy of an information form for Traditional Food Vendors
Please click here for a copy of an application form for Traditional Food Vendors.
Applications are due by April 1 of the year of the festival.
For more information, contact:
Yvonne Lockwood, Curator of GLFF Foodways Programming
Michigan State University Museum
West Circle Drive
East Lansing, Michigan 48824-1045
517-353-9678
lockwoo2@msu.edu
Traditional artists, musicians, and cooks are also encouraged to check out the Michigan Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program and the Michigan Heritage Awards Program coordinated by the Michigan Traditional Arts Program and funded by the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs.
Information for Non-Traditional Food Vendors
Please click here for a copy of an information form for Non-Traditional Food Vendors
Please click here for a copy of an application form for Non-Traditional Food Vendors
Applications are due by April 1 of the year of the festival.
Vendors that wish to sell alcohol in the Sidewalk Cafe area must also submit a request for permission to sell alcohol. Below is a printable Liquor Control Commission permission form that may be used.
Please click here for a copy of the LCC permission form
For more information, contact:
Bill Matt, Festival Manager
Michigan State University Museum
West Circle Drive
East Lansing, Michigan 48824-1045
517-432-4655
mattw@msu.edu.
