Eric & Polly Rapp: Links

Cool Venues

The Ark: Michigan's premier folk venue, in Ann Arbor, Mich.
4th Fridays: multi-media entertainment venue in Dearborn, Mich., that showcases gifted Christian artists in music, art, poetry, and comedy in a coffeehouse setting on a monthly basis
Live! from the Living Room: weekly acoustic showcase in Pontiac, Mich., hosted by Dennis Kingsbury and Maggie Ferguson
MAMAs Coffeehouse: The Michigan Acoustic Musicians Alliance presents quality monthly shows in Bloomfield Hills, Mich.
Trinity House Theatre: intimate theatre offering great acoustic music as well as dramatic works in Livonia, Mich.
Who's At First: presents 4-6 outstanding folk shows each year in Royal Oak, Mich.

Craggy Mountain Music: home page for instruments made by T. K. O'Brien, who made the first mountain dulcimer Eric & Polly bought (pictured in the upper left corner)
Elderly Instruments: the best store for acoustic instruments, CDs, books, and accessories in Michigan, as far as we know
McSpadden Dulcimers: maker of Eric and Polly's second mountain dulcimer, the Schnaufer model
Martin Guitar Company: maker of Eric's favorite guitars
Wildwood Music: a terrific little music shop jam-packed with great folk instruments, CDs, books, and accessories in Coshocton, Ohio. Eric and Polly's McSpadden "Schnaufer" mountain dulcimer came from here.
Wood-N-Strings Dulcimer Shop: great little store in Townsend, TN, where Eric and Polly tried out about twenty mountain dulcimers and finally bought their first one

John Dobat: Here's the MySpace page for a fellow Detroit-area singer-songwriter we first met at Live! from the Living Room with his then-trio, Twenty-Row. Smooth country-flavored acoustic music.
Dan Hazlett: Singer-songwriter-guitarist and sometime songwriter-workshop host who helped us record our first CD.
Andy Mather: Andy is a fine guitarist, harmonica-player, singer, and songwriter whose songs range from the rib-tickling to the sublime. We were delighted to have him and his harmonica on our song "Ten Ways to Stay in Love," on More Than Enough.
Charlie Monterey: Charlie is one of Polly's local favorites, and he has two CDs of his own music out.
Joel Palmer: Joel is both a solo performer and a member of the blues/folk/jazz/country duo Wanderin' Wheel

Folk Alliance Region Midwest: regional chapter of the North American Alliance for Folk Music and Dance (Folk Alliance). The Paint Creek Folklore Society is a member.
Paint Creek Folklore Society: organization for folk-music and folklore fans in metro Detroit, of which Eric and Polly have been members since 2001 (meets in Rochester Hills, Mich.)

Folks Like Us: Weekly public-radio show devoted to all kinds of folk music, old and new, hosted by folk musician Matt Watroba.
Issues, Etc.: Talk show discussing theological and cultural issues from the Lutheran perspective, hosted by Pastor Todd Wilken. Eric and Polly did a half-hour phone interview on this program on May 24, 2007.
JustRadio: Internet radio that features diverse music from independent artists who are Christian.
The Folk Sampler: syndicated radio program of folk, traditional, bluegrass and blues, broadcast from the foothills of the Ozarks