Upcoming Concerts
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Pat Wictor
Friday, February 28, 2025 – 8 pm
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Pat Wictor first burst on the folk and acoustic scene as an innovative slide guitarist known for fresh and memorable interpretations of traditional and contemporary songs. Since then he has made his mark as a singer-songwriter penning lean and poetic songs that honor and extend rural blues and gospel traditions. For seven years he toured as one third of Brother Sun, the powerful harmonizing trio with Joe Jencks and Greg Greenway, garnering critical acclaim, two #1 CDs on the Folk DJ charts, and a continent-spanning tour schedule.
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Annie & Rod Capps with Jason Dennie
Saturday, April 5, 2025 – 7:30 pm

Over the years, Annie and Rod Capps have done it all; from hard rock to musical theater. The 80’s and 90’s found them performing nearly every weekend in the bars and pubs around the Detroit area. In the later 90’s, Annie picked up the guitar again and started writing. The transition to “folk” was gradual but eventually they shifted to acoustic instruments and found an entirely new world of listening rooms. Already seasoned performers they soon developed a new fan base of people who wanted to hear their original songs. The word “folk” covers a broad sonic range of genres and influences – what comes out is a hybrid sound all their own. Together they weave unforgettable melodies that are at once intricate and sparse – musically completing each other’s sentences. 9 studio albums later they continue to explore their love of blending diverse styles to create a fresh sound all the while sticking to their narrative of “songs about broken things and poignant little ponderings delivered with a rootsy vibe, a touch of twang and a soulful groove”. They’ll be performing as a trio with Jason Dennie on mandolin.
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Suzie Vinnick
Saturday, May 10, 2025 – 7:30 pm
Please note change of date – This show was originally scheduled for Saturday, May 17

Suzie Vinnick is the proud owner of a gorgeous voice, impressive guitar and bass chops, and an engagingly candid performance style. Here career has been triumph after triumph. Among her most recent successes: 2024 Canadian Folk Music Award for Contemporary Singer of the Year, a 2024 Eastern Canada Music Association award for Blues Album of the Year, 2023 Maple Blues Award Acoustic Act of the Year, and the 2022 Maple Blues Award Female Vocalist of the Year. Suzie has won a total of 12 Maple Blues Awards, 2 Canadian Folk Musica Awards and is a 3X Juno Award Nominee. In addition, she’s performed for Canadian Peacekeepers in Bosnia and the Persian Gulf and was the “voice of Tim Horton’s” coffee for 5 years. This will be her 4th appearance at the Historic Cooper’s having previously been here is 2011, 2015, and 2017. We’re excited to have her back!
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Jefferson Ross & Todd Hoke
Friday, June 13, 2025 – 8 pm
Two Southerly gentlemen known for their vivid regional songwriting, quick wit, and bantering among themselves and with audience members. Jefferson Ross and Todd Hoke will definitely leave you with a smile on your face at the end of the evening. Jefferson Ross is a Georgia-based folk artist who weaves stories for the ears and the eyes. His shows have been likened to a road trip through the South, chock full of sense of place and people, food and history. He previously played with country star Terri Clark and shared stages with George Strait, Toby Keith, Reba McEntire and Vince Gill. He also worked as a Music Row staff writer and is an accomplished painter and photographer. Todd Hoke has never been in a bar fight, but he has provided music for one. Originally from Conroe, Texas, but now based in Hendersonville, North Carolina, he has an impressive collection of songs about west Texas, late-night conversations with border town prophets, and idyllic summer evenings in the South. Their music is influenced by the south, but like kudzu and Walmart, it creeps way beyond the land of sweet tea and collards.
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Richard Smith
Friday, August 29, 2025 – 8 pm

Richard Smith is a British fingerstyle guitarist, renowned for his variety of styles and techniques, entertaining performances and engaging charisma. Born in Beckenham, Kent, England, Smith’s musical journey began at age 5. Inspired by iconic guitarists like Chet Atkins, Merle Travis, Jerry Reed, Django Reinhardt and Joe Pass, Smith’s unique style blends country, jazz, classical and ragtime influences. In his very early years, he received mentorship from guitar greats, laying the foundation for his future success including an appearance at age 11 with Chet Atkins at Her Majesty’s Theatre in London. A Richard Smith concert includes old standards from the Great American Songbook, Scott Joplin rags arranged for solo guitar, classical guitar pieces (Bach, Tarrega, Barrios), original compositions, Jazz and swing classics, traditional fiddle tunes, as well as many Pop and Beatles tunes. He’s also a member of the Transatlantic Guitar Trio (with Joscho Stephan & Rory Hoffman) and has performed or recorded with legends Tommy Emmanuel, Chet Atkins and Les Paul.
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Rebecca Folsom
Saturday, October 18, 2025 – 7:30 pm

Colorado singer-songwriter, Rebecca Folsom believes every lyric, every note, every musical collaboration carries the potency to change the world. Moving with ease through her four-octave range she plucks the instrument of the heart with tender fearlessness and fiery passion all meant to awaken unfettered aliveness. Rebecca has played on BBC television/radio for an audience of 1.5 million, Red Rocks Amphitheater in Colorado, The Bluebird and Opryland in Nashville, TN, and numerous festivals nationwide. The song Sanctuary was a semi-finalist in the “2021 International Songwriting Competition.” Her album Extraordinary Days debuted with the song Better Times hitting Number 1 on the National Folk Radio DJ Chart and spending five months on the Top 50 National Americana Country Radio Chart.
Her songs hit “like little earthquakes.” – Westword Magazine
Her songs are “at once literate and emotional, and … strike just the right note of connection.” – Dirty Linen
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Miles & Mafale
Saturday, November 22, 2025 – 7:30 pm

Catherine Miles and Jay Mafale — husband and wife, co-conspirators, storytellers. They are modern folk with a sprinkling of pop-catchiness and theatrical flair. Catherine’s voice is an expressive powerhouse. Jay’s guitar is distinctive and unconventional. Candid and playful onstage, they are known for the plainspoken poetry, clever humor, and unique perspectives of their songs which seek to shift points of view through themes of perseverance and hope. And yes, sometimes they throw in a villain just for fun. Miles & Mafale’s songwriting has earned them acclaim in venerable listening rooms and festivals nationwide, and recognition as Most Wanted Emerging Artists at Falcon Ridge Folk Festival and three-time Kerrville New Folk finalists. The duo’s latest release, Be Brave, is “Beautifully made. An articulate page-turner of an album that feels like a short story collection in 10 songs.” Marilyn Rea Beyer, WFMT Chicago – The Midnight Special.
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Lynne Hanson
Saturday, February 14, 2026 – 7:30 pm

Too tough for folk and too blues-influenced for country, Lynne Hanson’s brand of porch music with a little red dirt can turn on a dime from a sunshine, blue sky ballad to a full on thunderstorm of gritty Americana swamp from one song to the next. Her hard living music has garnered her the nickname “Canada’s Queen of Americana.” And while her deep, bluesy croon has drawn comparisons to Lucinda Williams and Gillian Welch, it’s the poetry of her lyrics that really sets her apart. Winner of two Canadian Folk Music Awards, Hanson is known for her high energy, roots guitar driven live performances, whether playing solo or with her band the Good Intentions. She has an uncanny way of connecting with her audience with an authenticity that is as entertaining as it is disarming.
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For Reservations/Invitation to any of the above listed shows – Please send an email with the number of seats requested to: Steve & Myra Gnadt at