This page last updated: November 18, 2022
SELECTED PAST APPEARANCES ( FOR MORE CLICK
HERE)
MIDWINTER SINGING FESTIVAL
-- East Lansing, MI
THE ARK -- Ann Arbor MI
HIAWATHA MUSIC FESTIVAL -- Marquette, MI A
PRAIRIE HOME COMPANION --St. Paul, MN
WFMT FOLKSTAGE -- Chicago
FOX VALLEY FOLK FESTIVAL -- Geneva, IL
THE TEN POUND FIDDLE -- East Lansing, MI PRINCETON FOLK MUSIC SOCIETY -- Princeton, NJ
CORNELL FOLK SONG SOCIETY -- Ithaca, NY MIGHTY UKE DAY -- Lansing, MI
SUMMER ACOUSTIC MUSIC WEEK of
UMASS BIG MUDDY FOLK FESTIVAL -- Boonville, MO
WALNUT VALLEY FESTIVAL -- WINFIELD,
KS OLD SONGS FESTIVAL -- Altamont, NY
SCHOODIC ARTS FESTIVAL -- Winter Harbor, ME PHILADELPHIA
FOLK FESTIVAL -- Schwenksville, PA
MAMA'S COFFEEHOUSE -- Bloomfield Hills, MI
FOLK COLLEGE -- Huntingdon, PA
LAMB'S RETREAT for SONGWRITERS -- Harbor Springs, MI
BLISS FEST -- Harbor Springs, MI
CALIFORNIA COAST MUSIC CAMP -- northern CA
MIDWEST BANJO CAMP -- Olivet, MI
WOODS HOLE FOLK SOCIETY -- Woods Hole, MA
VANCOUVER FOLK FESTIVAL -- Vancouver, BC
UPCOMING:
2020 THE
COVID-19 PANDEMIC. HINDSIGHT IS 2020!
The year
2020 was the year my career was cancelled. In the second half of
2021 things are looking up -- sort of. If only those stubborn
holdouts would get their vaccine! If
the quarantine resumes,
I invite you to visit me at You Tube for new music videos from me at home.
Here
is a direct link to my YouTube Channel
All my
songs & albums can be purchased and/or downloaded at Amazon or Apple iTunes.
2021
COVID, THE SEQUEL.
There were a few real live in-person shows in late summer/early fall until we
went virtual again as the virus dictated.
One of the virtual dates was a Christmas concert in late December, hosted
by Chris Vallillo and Hickory Ridge Concerts
Chris Vallillo | Hickory
Ridge Concert Series
As I type this update, that concert is
archived in
full is still available to watch at Chris Vallillo's YouTube Channel:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_psh0TYfc4
2022
SEP
18 SUNDAY 2:00 PM JACKSON, MI
Michigan Songwriter Showcase hosted by Ray Kamalay
at the historic MICHIGAN THEATRE OF JACKSON 124 N Mechanic St Jackson, MI 49201
I will be one of 4 Michigan-based songwriters performing our songs in
round-robin style, I expect.
Joining me will be Robin Lee Berry, Jen Cass & Brian Tucker
Admission is free, with donations welcome. Should go from 2 to about 4 PM
https://michigantheatre.org/
OCT 7 FRIDAY 7:30 EAST LANSING,
MI
Back at the Ten Pound Fiddle Coffeehouse once more!
Concert at the University United Methodist Church (UUMC) 1120 S. Harrison
East Lansing, MI 48823
The Ten Pound Fiddle has been going strong for more than 40 years. My
favorite venue. Their concerts have been presented at a dozen or more sites over
the years, both on and off-campus at Michigan State University. Beginning
with the 2021 season, they have a home at the UUMC (address above) where the
sactuary space is a lovely room, very open and with good acoustics. I
played there last year and look forward to it again. This time I plan to
sing my favorite material from my career, spanning the years. I will
bring along CDs for sale of course, at a nice price, in case you have a gap in
your "Joel Mabus shelf"
TIckets: $20 or less if a member or student. In advance online or at the
door.
I should mention, for those of you coming from out-of-town, that MSU will be
hosting Ohio State at the stadium on Saturday, so local room reservations are
tight -- though there could be last minute cancellations. https://www.tenpoundfiddle.org/event/joel-mabus-5/
NOV
19 SATURDAY 7:30 FLINT, MI
SHOW IS CANCELLED DUE TO WINTER WEATHER EVENT 11/18/22
TO BE RESCHEDULED
Flint Folk Music Society
Concert location: Unitarian Universalist Church 2474 S Ballenger Hwy Flint,
MI 48507
Looking forward to seeing my friends in Flint again. It has been a
while, but the gang at FFMS is back and has a nice Fall roster booked, and I am
proud to be a part of it!
Tickets are $15 at the door
https://www.flintfolkmusic.org/all-event-list/joel-mabus/
NOV
20 SUNDAY KALAMAZOO MI
Guitar Workshop and Concert for Great Lakes Acoustic Music Association
Guitar master class at 1 PM and concert at 5 PM
Class alone is $20, Concert alone is $20, but you can have both for
$25
see link below for advance tickets, at the door as well.
The workshop is focused on the "secret world of chords," on a guitar
in particular, both plain and fancy
and how to use them in a variety of styles, including bluegrass and country
swing (think Bob WIlls)
for a more complete description of the class and advance ticket info go here:
https://greatlakesacoustic.org/category/coming-events/
2023
FEB 3-4 FRIDAY NIGHT & SATURDAY
AFTERNOON EAST LANSING, MI
THE MIDWINTER SINGING FESTIVAL RISES UP SINGING!
Once suspended (2021) and once cancelled (2022) due to the COVID, the annual
singing event will burst forth in song again
https://www.tenpoundfiddle.org/event/19th-mid-winter-singing-festival-community-sing-2/
MAR 4 SATURDAY AFTERNOON KALAMAZOO,
MI
KALAMAZOO FRETBOARD FESTIVAL workshop and concert set
Times and details to be announced. Free admission, at the KVCC history
museum downtown
https://kalamazoomuseum.org/events/fretboard-festival