Ed Lauluma Biography Ed Lauluma (1921-2005) was a Finnish-American fiddler who lived on a farm on the Snake River in the Keweenaw Peninsula, a region settled by a significant number of…
Photo by Al Kamuda for Michigan State University Jewell Francis Gillespie, a member of one of the Beaver Island Irish families, is also the father of Danny Gillespie, longtime musical…
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Photo by Trae McMaken for the Michigan Traditional Arts Program Jim McKinney started his musical endeavors with the guitar at the age of 18 in 1978. His grandfather, a native…
Glenn Hendrix at his home. Photo by Trae McMaken for the Michigan Traditional Arts Program. Glenn Hendrix, born in January of 1954, began his musical career as a violinist with…
Check out the article about Trae McMaken and Patrick Bonner on the MSU Museum Great Folks blog: http://gr8tfolks.blogspot.com/2014/09/a-tale-of-two-michigan-fiddlers.html