For Performers
Our music committee has completed our 2008 mainstage line-up, and we have started our file of artists to consider for 2009.
If you're a performer or agent who's interested in being booked for the Hiawatha Traditional Music Festival, you may send your promotional material at any time to:
The Hiawatha Music Co-op
PO Box 414
Marquette MI 49855
Our 2008 Festival dates are July 18-20, 2008.
Our 2009 Festival dates are July 17-19, 2009.
Our music committee starts work in September and generally names the mainstage acts by early February of the Festival year.
We regret that this year's line-up was not completed until mid-March. In mid-February, just as we were preparing to announce the line-up, we learned that one of our selected bands would not be able to perform here as expected. So the selection process was extended to fill that spot.
We also apologize for not yet emailing all the performers and agents who submitted packets for 2008. We've had email problems and were reluctant to launch a big emailing until those were resolved. We apreciate your patience!
If you sent a promotional packet for 2008, we'll be glad to roll it up to our 2009. Please let us know at info@hiawathamusic.org.
You may also submit an electronic press kit, but please understand that, in this somewhat remote area, many of our music-committee members have only dial-up, and the group very much appreciates CDs and hard copies of artists' material. We understand the cost and effort involved in sending hard copies, so you'd be welcome to send an EPK first and follow up with hard copies if contacted by our music committee.
We do our best to notify all applicants when selections are made (and sorry, again, for not doing that in a timely manner this year!), but please feel welcome to check with us any time at 906-226-8575, info@hiawathamusic.org. Our regular office hours are noon to 6 p.m., Tuesdays and Wednesdays. We check our voicemail and email throughout the week.
Thanks again to everyone for the interest in our event! Each year we receive many, many wonderful submissions. That makes our music committee's job very difficult, and they take it - and your submissions - quite seriously. Thanks to all of you who create and promote so much good music!
