Joy Clark and Kate Peterson

Name: Joy Clark and Kate Peterson
Start: 2026-03-27T19:30:00-04:00
Location: Ten Pound Fiddle Concerts and Dances

Schedule

Fri, 27 Mar, 2026 at 07:30 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Ten Pound Fiddle Concerts and Dances | East Lansing, MI

Joy Clark dazzled folk music promoters at last October's FARM (Folk Alliance Region Midwest) conference. Then, she stole hearts at last November's Women in the Arts Festival. Now, she will team up with our own Kate Peterson to present a night full of skillful songs filled with deep sentiment.
University Lutheran Church (ULC)
1020 S Harrison Rd, East Lansing
More info: https://www.tenpoundfiddle.org/event/joy-clark-and-kate-peterson-twin-bill/
About Joy
“Joy Clark is a supremely talented musician and artist. I’ve loved collaborating with her onstage and just like her name suggests, she spreads nothing but joy everywhere she goes!” – Brandi Carlile
Who is crashing the Americana music charts with her New Orleans-based brand of soulful, real music?
Joy Clark’s songcraft, paired with sophisticated progressions, and themes of freedom, love and self-acceptance gained her notice on the national folk and Americana scenes just a few years ago with appearances at Americanafest. She caught the attention of Grammy-winner Allison Russell and was offered a regular spot in her backing band The Rainbow Coalition, earning her the chance to jam with superstars Brandi Carlile and the Indigo Girls. Talking to The Tennessean, Russell described Joy as a “a brilliant artist, writer and singer.”
“Joy shines out as a singer and player in our shared community of New Orleans. We are proud to share this most tender new music from her and more to come.” -Ani DiFranco
“Joy Clark is hands down one of our favorite musicians making music now.” -SistaStrings
“[At shows] I sometimes was so into what she was playing that I would let her solo as long as possible. The crowds would be as enthused with her playing and stage presence as I was.” -Cyril Neville
https://joyclarkmusic.com/

About Kate
Lansing’s homegrown friend and folksinger describes herself as “raspy, emo acoustic soul-folk with a touch of optimism and a lot of humanness.”
Beginning in 2005, Michigan-based singer songmaker and multi-instrumentalist Kate Peterson has traveled the US and Europe winning the hearts of vulnerability lovers everywhere. For 10 years, she spilled her heart onto hundreds of stages, opened for her heroes and sparked thousands of laughs (and almost as many tears) with her folk duo, Nervous but Excited. These days, in between adventure travel, Kate is a home-makin’ hobbyist who swaps her wood-working tools for a microphone for only the most special of occasions.
The roots of her music are still planted firmly in the Pleasantly Aggressive Folk sound that long time fans will find familiar, but they will quickly notice a depth in her sound that only time and patience can cultivate. The cool rasp of Kate’s voice will fill up the room and tug on your heart simultaneously. Of her vocals, The Northern Express says “…you could almost swear you hear the same grainy whispers as Ray LaMontagne.” She approaches her sound with sailing melodies, a dash of percussion and a passion so genuine that it wore through the wood of her guitar. New listeners to her performance should expect songs and stories of travels and trials that connect us all. The raw nature of her writing can leave you feeling a little exposed, but given her genuine yet dry wit, you will surely be tempered by a laugh or two.
https://katepeterson.com/