Rick Zeigler

Blues Hall of Fame inductee Joe Louis Walker will perform in a FREE concert at Canan Commons as part of the Muncie Three Trails Music Series. Opening will be Zach Day.

Bluegrass greats The Grascals will be performing in a FREE outdoor concert on Saturday, July 9th at Canan Commons as part of the Muncie Three Trails Music Series. Indianapolis' own Stampede String Band will open. Full details, including videos, bios, and more can be found at www.munciethreetrails.com.

Delta bluesman Tab Benoit will perform in a FREE concert on Saturday, July 23rd at Canan Commons as part of the Muncie Three Trails Music Series. Local blues artist Chad Nordhoff will open. Complete details, including videos, bios, etc. can be found at www.munciethreetrails.com

Americana artist Pokey Lafarge will be performing in a FREE outdoor concert on Saturday, Sept. 3rd at Canan Commons as part of the Muncie Three Trails Music Series. Indianapolis' own Half Stepsisters will open. Full details, including videos, bios, and more can be found at www.munciethreetrails.com.

Legendary jazz guitarist John Scofield will be performing in a FREE outdoor concert on Thursday, October 6th as part of the Muncie Three Trails Music Series. Ball State-associated jazz quartet LaMont's Company will open. Full details, including videos, bios, and more can be found at www.munciethreetrails.com.

Bettye Lavette, 3-time Grammy nominee and 2016 winner of Best Soul Blues female artist, will be performing a FREE show at Canan Commons on Saturday, July 8 as part of the 2017 Muncie Three Trails Music Series.                      

Muncie's own Jennie Devoe will be the special guest opener.

Ms. Lavette, in addition to her Grammy nominations, is also a W.C. Handy award winner, winner of the prestigious Pioneer Award from the Rhythm & Blues Foundation, and winner of numerous awards from the Blues Music Association.

Complete information can be found at www.munciethreetrails.com.

Bluegrass "supergroup" The Earls of Leicester featuring Jerry Douglas will be performing a FREE show on Friday, August 4 at Canan Commons as part of the 2017 Muncie Three Trails Music Series. The Earls' eponymous debut won the Grammy for Bluegrass Album of the Year, and they have also won many accolades from the International Bluegrass Music Association, including Entertainers of the Year in both 2015 and 2016, instrumental Group of the Year, Album of the Year, Dobro Player of the Year (Jerry Douglas), Male Vocalist of the Year (Shawn Camp), Banjo Player of the Year (Charlie Cushman) and Bass Player of the Year (Barry Bales). Indianpolis' Flatland Harmony Experiement will open the show. Complete information available at www.munciethreetrails.com.

Latin Grammy nominees Flor De Toloache will be performing a FREE show as part of the 2017 Muncie Three Trails Music Series at Canan Commons on Saturday, August 26. Flor De Toloache, an all-female Mariachi band, are pioneers in updating Mariachi music for contemporary audiences. They have performed on renowned stages throughout the U.S. and Europe, and have had their performances praised by Rolling Stone, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, GQ, and the New Yorker. Full information can be found at www.munciethreetrails.com.

Michael Isla, Latin classical guiatrist, will open the show.

Poley Lafarge, who drew the biggest crowd in the Muncie Three Trails Music Series' history last year, will return to our stage at Canan Commons in 2017 on Saturday, September 23 for another FREE show. Mr. Lafarge records for the leading American roots music label Rounder Records, and he is a two-time winner of Americana Album of the Year. His music is an ecletic mix of early jazz, hot swing, ragtime, country blues, folk, and Americana. The band has garnered praise from everyone from David Letterman to white Stripes' founder Jack White. Full details can be found at www.munciethreetrails.com.

Frank Lee and Allie Burbrink will open.

Bluegrass greats Balsam Range will perform in a FREE, all ages outdoor concert as part of the Muncie Three Trails Music Series. The concert will take place at Canan Commons in downtown Muncie, IN on Friday, July 13th at 7 PM. Flatland Harmony Experiment will open the show.

Balsam Range is one of the most decorated bluegrass groups of the last decade, receiving 8 nominations from the IBMA in 2017 alone, including winning the award for Album of the Year and being nominated for Entertainer of the Year, Instrumental Group of the Year, and Vocal Group of the Year.

Full details of this concert and the Three Trails series can be found at www.munciethreetrails.com.

African-American Sacred Steel Gospel legends the Campbell Brothers will perform in a FREE, all ages outdoor concert as part of the Muncie Three Trails Music Series. The concert will take place at Canan Commons in downtown Muncie, IN on Saturday, July 28th at 7 PM. The Freetown Village Singers from the Madame Walker Theatre in Indianapolis will open the show.

The Campbell Brothers have received widespread recognition for their work presenting African-American Sacred Steel music, with pedal-steel guitarist Chuck Campbell receiving a National Heritage Fellowship recipient for his contributions in preserving the heritage of African-American gospel music. Full details for this concert and the entire series can be found at www.munciethreetrails.com.

Folk/country duo and New West recording artists The Secret Sisters will perform with full band in a FREE, all ages outdoor concert as part of the Muncie Three Trails Music Series. The concert will take place at Canan Commons in downtown Muncie, IN on Saturday, September 1st at 7 PM. Modern folk duo Von Strantz will open the show.

The Secret Sisters have shared the stage with the likes of Bob Dylan, Willie Nelson, and Paul Simon among many others. You Don't Own Me Anymore, the group's excellent third long-player, was nominated for a Grammy in 2017 for Best Folk Album. 

All-female Mariachi band Flor De Toloache will perform in a FREE, all ages outdoor concert as part of the Muncie Three Trails Music Series. The concert will take place at Canan Commons in downtown Muncie, IN on Thursday, September 20th at 7 PM. Dance troupes Anderson Ballet Folklorico and Ballet Folklorico Mosaicos will open the show with traditional Mexican dances.

Flor De Toloache are pioneers in updating Mariachi music for contemporary audiences. Their work has won acclaim in many quarters. The group's self-titled debut album was nominated for a Latin Grammy for Best Ranchero/Mariachi album, and their 2017 second release, Las Caras Lindas, won that award.

Grammy-winning bluegrass group Steep Canyon Rangers will be performing in a Free, All Ages outdoor show as part of the Muncie Three Trails Music Series

Grammy nominees gospel/soul group the Harlem Gospel Travelers will be performing a Free, All Ages concert as part of the Muncie Three Trails Music Series. This show is sponsored by Defur Voran

Award-winning Canadian blues/swing/jazz group Blue Moon Marquee will be performing in a Free, All Ages concert as part of the Muncie Three Trails Music Series

15-time Blues Music Awards nominee (and 4-time winner) Vanessa Collier will be performing in a Free, All Ages concert as part of the Muncie Three Trails Music Series

Native Hoosier Jennie Devoe will be performing in a Free, All Ages concert as part of the Muncie Three Trails Music Series. This concert is sponsored by the Community Foundation of Muncie and Delaware County

Country/bluegrass artist Colby T. Helms and the Virginia Creepers will be performing in a Free, All Ages concert as part of the Muncie Three Trails Music Series

Grammy nominees the Afro Peruvian jazz Orchestra will be performing in a Free, All Ages concert as part of the Muncie Three Trails Music Series