Texas-bred singer/songwriter and Big Thief guitarist Buck Meek returns to The Cedar behind his release Haunted Mountain.

In our 35th Anniversary year, we welcome CHERYL WHEELER back to The Cedar Stage. Cheryl Wheeler has to be seen to be appreciated. Nothing you read and nothing you hear from her albums prepares you for how entertaining a performer she is.
Longtime collaborator Kenny White opens and joins Cheryl for this rollicking sweet Spring evening.

Folk-noir trench-fighters, on the cultural front of Ukraine’s battle for democracy and freedom, BALAKLAVA BLUES return to the Cedar stage and we are ecstatic about it!

This spotlight interview is with McKain Lakey, an award-winning multi-instrumentalist and songwriter. McKain spoke with Cedar Commissions program manager, Robert Lehmann, about making space for queer identities in country music; reflecting on what it means to be in a body; and the vulnerability involved in a project like this.

The Cedar is honored to host the debut of HATIS NOIT: Japanese vocal performer hailing from distant Shiretoko in Hokkaido who now resides in London. Hatis Noit's accomplished range is astonishingly self-taught, inspired by everything she could find from Gagaku — Japanese classical music — and operatic styles, Bulgarian and Gregorian chanting, to avant-garde and pop vocalists.

The cutting-edge fiddle and cello explorations of Scottish and global music partnership of Alasdair Fraser & Natalie Haas returns to The Cedar!

The Cedar is honored to host Laurel Premo + Jake Shulman-ment. Laurel and Jake share a certain ruminant, compositional style in their work, each drawing from deep roots in the folk music and stories of their ancestors. In this extraordinary concert, their two separate sets as soloists will culminate in a collaborative performance that explores new sounds and connections in a shared American story of migration, search for identity and community, and innovation.

Ana Tijoux is THE Chilean hip-hop protester. Touring behind her first album in nine years, VIDA, with media outlets like The Rolling Stones naming her as the best rapper in Spanish, The New York Times pointing toher as the Latin American response to Lauryn Hill and magazines like Newsweek ranking her as the most important Latin American rapper on the international scene - The Cedar is super excited to be presenting this show in our very special 35th Anniversary year!

The Cedar Presents the return of COLIN HAY to the Pantages Theatre!

Le Winston Band is a one-of-a-kind Quebec ensemble that blends its French-Canadian roots with Zydeco and Cajun music.

Fiachra O’Regan, Sophie Lavoie, and André Marchand of Grosse Isle captivate audiences with Irish and Québécois traditional music.

The Cedar is honored to present Grammy-nominated folk singer-songwriter and author, Mary Gauthier with special guest Jaimee Harris.

The Cedar is honored to present John McCutcheon - folk music's renaissance man - master instrumentalist, powerful singer-songwriter, storyteller, activist, and author.

Explore contemporary and classic Nordic folk music in a special evening of live performance and dancing at the Midwinter Nordic Dance!

The vibrancy of African rhythms meets The Cedar's dancefloor when Cheikh Ibra Fam, visits with his Ayitaria invitation for you all to come and dance!

Chinese pipa virtuoso Gao Hong and flamenco guitarist Ignacio Lusardi Monteverde met for the first time three days before they were scheduled to record their album, Alondra, at Abbey Road Studios in London. Taking on the bold and blithe freedom of the skylark, they flew together from ancient Asian dynasties, through the Thar desert to Andalusia, harmoniously combining cultures as the East meets West. The Cedar is honored to celebrate the release of this special project.

The Wisconsin Brass Quintet is joined by drummer Matthew Endres for an evening of music from around the globe and across an array of styles. From Piazzolla tangos to the Hindustani-influenced music of Reena Esmail to Leonard Bernstein's vibrant and eclectic MASS, this program showcases the virtuosity and versatility of the widely acclaimed WBQ. Brass artistry and an abundance of grooves combine for a dynamic and energetic performance.

One of our favorite sets from globalFEST 2023! Justin Adams, guitarist, producer and composer with deep experience in African traditions and post-punk grooves, in a new collaboration with Mauro Durante, one of the leading players in the pizzica style of Southern Italy and leader of Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino.

Making their Cedar debut, please make a neighborly welcome to Wisconsin based Soul-pop R&B group TAE & THE NEIGHBORLY.

Live and direct from Glasgow, TALISK, one of Scotland’s most popular folk-based groups to emerge in the last decade, returns to welcome the new year!