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Musician | Organizer @miclimateaction @solidaritysongs @waterprotectornetwork @greatlakescreatives @hearthandhymn @youth.arts.alliance

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Tonight's introductions:

Sam Cooper and Elisabeth Pixley-Fink have known each other a long time, and worked together almost from jump, in Kalamazoo, Ann Arbor, and all points between and beyond. They discovered early on that the hot fire and cool breeze of their voices combine into an extraordinarily compelling sound, lullabies to sing while marching into battle. This is a duo that understands humans have basic emotional needs, and they deserve to have them met. Gently fighting the patriarchy for well over a decade, Hearth and Hymn are kitchen music for the next century.

Jen Sygit is a vehicle for amazing sounds and stories, driven from her heart in Lansing to all over Michigan and the world. Whether doing ethereal folk tunes, crooning sultry swing numbers or shaggy dog stories disguised as country ballads, Jen isn't afraid to tiptoe right up to the lines separating genres and taunt the gatekeepers on the other side with salty honesty. Respect for all, reverence for none, fun for the whole family: Jen Sygit shows that maturity doesn't equal boring.

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ohhh heyyyyyy

non-publicist-approved-publicity to remind you that me + this HOTTIE BABE @sammacooper have some shows this weekend as our demure blood harmony duo @hearthandhymn. it's worth putting on pants to see @sygvicious add serious 3 part glory to our ... pie?

friday @froghollerfarm // saturday @therobintheatre // sunday @saltoftheearth_fennville

get your tickets at hearthandhymn.com/events

okayyyyy????

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Here’s a soundbite of a rewrite you’ll hear on this tour! @hearthandhymn and Jen Sygit (@sygvicious) will be sharing 3 shows Oct. 16-18 with short separate sets, and a collaborative closer set. 🎟️Pre-sale tix are avail at the link in our bio.

Friday, 10/16
@froghollerfarm
aka @hollerfest site!
11811 Beech Rd.
Brooklyn, MI
Doors 7pm
Show 7:30pm

Saturday, 10/17
@therobintheatre
1105 S Washington Ave.
Lansing, MI
BYOB from Sleepwalker next door!
Doors 7 pm
Show 7:30pm

Sunday, 10/18
@saltoftheearth_fennville
114 E. Main St.
Fennville, MI
Come for the music AND
the renowned farm-to-table restaurant!
6 pm - 8 pm
*low ticket alert

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Announcing The Evergreen Songwriter Series 🌲❄️ ticket link in bio!

I’m SO excited to be hosting this series at the incredible @thefriendshipcenter in Suttons Bay, MI. The series will feature four Saturday shows, one per month in the “off-season” up north. Each show features two handpicked musicians and myself as the host. Join us for one or all- every show will be a chance to get out of the house in the quiet winter and spend a cozy evening listening to the songs and stories of these incredible songwriters.

We kick off the series on Saturday November 14th- the show features @sammiehershockmusic, @lucyisabel_music , and myself; all touring mothers in music! Tickets are priced at just $10 and are on sale now. Accessible ticket pricing has been made possible by our fantastic sponsor, SuSu Studio in Lake Leelanau, for the first two shows of the series.

Interested in becoming a sponsor? Shoot me a message for more info! 🩵

Poster design by the one and only @lebo.mp3 🌛

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Spooky season setting in 🎃🍁🧿🧟👻

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October 26 Full Moon Feast - Open Mic Jam & Song Circle
Dust off your guitar and tune up your ukulele! Sing a song, share poetry, or do your stand up routine. All talents welcome! Sam Cooper will lead all interested in a song circle.
Led Sam Cooper. Gather at 5:30pm - No dish? no problem! Don't want to share a talent? we won't force you! We just love to have you hang out with us!

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@hearthandhymn and Jen Sygit (@sygvicious) will be sharing 3 shows Oct. 16-18 with short separate sets, and a collaborative closer set. 🎟️Pre-sale tix are avail at the link in our bio.

Friday, 10/16
Frog Holler Barn
@froghollerfarm
@hollerfest
11811 Beech Rd.
Brooklyn, MI
Doors 7pm
Show 7:30pm

Saturday, 10/17
The Robin Theatre
@therobintheatre
1105 S Washington Ave.
Lansing, MI
BYOB from Sleepwalker next door!
Doors 7 pm
Show 7:30pm

Sunday, 10/18
Salt Of The Earth
@saltoftheearth_fennville
114 E. Main St.
Fennville, MI
Come for the music AND the renowned farm-to-table restaurant!
6 pm - 8 pm

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"Methodist Preacher" — off my record No Part of Nothin' 🔥 that's me and Billy Strings trading licks on an old Bill Monroe tune.

This album's still one of the best things I've ever made — cut in Michigan with a room full of heavy hitters: Billy, Lindsay Lou, Josh Rilko, Keith Billik, Jen Sygit and a whole crew of the finest pickers in the state. One of my best-performing records to this day.

Catch me live — tonight in Manistee at The Outsider, tomorrow in Kalamazoo for Sounds of the Zoo. Come hang 🎟️

#bluegrass #dobro #billystrings #livemusic #michiganmusic

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🎶 ☀️Sing Me Home 2026 official schedule☀️ 🎶

All activities are FREE, family friendly, and open to the public!! Join us in just one week!!

Saturday, September 26
☮️ 1-5pm Peace Camp
🌮 5-8pm Food trucks
🎹 5-9pm Music

Sunday, September 27
🕊️ 10am-12noon Worship celebration
🥗 12noon Potluck
🎸 12:30-2pm Music

Music featuring: Twigh Twee Singers, Sister Song Circle, Chris Dorman, Hearth & Hymn feat. Alex Belhaj, Community Choir feat. David Hupp, Rhonda & Greg, Jack Wilson Fisher

Food trucks: Bear Bones BRBQ, @amorcolombianfood, @nourishindiana , and @symbisoda

Featured speakers: Jonathan & Sarah Nahar

Sing Me Home is presented by @manchesterchurchofthebrethren and @friendswiththeweather

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We’re excited for Hearth & Hymn’s return to Sing Me Home, this year alongside guitarist, Alex Belhaj, who will be joining us for the first time! They will be performing Saturday, September 26 at 7:30pm.

Hearth & Hymn is a close harmony, minimalist folk project produced by songwriters, song collectors and multi-instrumentalists Samantha Cooper and Elisabeth Pixley-Fink. Beloved artists in the Michigan music scene, their masterful harmonies and seamless vocal blend capture a room. Raiding family songbooks and sharing old tunes, Hearth & Hymn reimagines old songs and pens future classics through a queer, feminist lens. The pair grew up immersed in “kitchen music” and have studied old-time music and vintage vocal traditions.

Alex Belhaj is a guitarist (teacher, performer, composer) primarily working in Traditional Jazz, Ragtime, Folk music, and original works. He is based in Ann Arbor, Michigan and plays frequently in Detroit, across the Midwest, and New Orleans. Alex has played with the James Dapogny Quartet, Paul Kinger’s Easy Street Jazz Band, the Cakewalkin’ Jass Band, and guitarist Joe Summers. He currently leads the Crescent City Quartet and Quintet, and along with Erik McIntyre is a co-leader of the duo Belhaj & McIntyre. He performs frequently with Aaron Jonah Lewis’ Ragtime Banjo Revival, Pete Siers’ Kerrytown Stompers, Chris Tabaczynski’s Wolverines, and Dawn Giblin Quintet, among others. Alex has played the New Orleans French Quarter Festival, the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, the Satchmo Festival, the San Diego Jazz Festival, Redwood Coast Music Festival, and the Evergreen Jazz Festival.

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Earthwork Music Series at @northstarlounge @sammacooper joined by @elisabethpixleyfink @yalirivlin and her dad #BrandonCooper on trumpet

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ANNOUNCING!!! ✨ @hearthandhymn and Jen Sygit (@sygvicious) will be sharing the bill for THREE magical shows October 16th-18th!!! Each performance will feature a short set of material from H&H and Jen separately and then the tres troubadours will share the stage for a special collaborative set together. 🤩

Tickets are on sale now, these shows are already generating a lot of interest and the venues all have fairly limited seating; best to reserve your place sooner rather than later. We want you there sharing in the merriment with us… ✨✌🏼❤️🎶

Ticket links in comments: 🎟️👇

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