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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 Orion Township, Mich., hosted by Maggie Ferguson
MAMAs Coffeehouse: The Michigan Acoustic Musicians Alliance presents quality monthly shows in Bloomfield Hills, Mich.
Trinity House Theatre: Intimate theater offering great acoustic music as well as dramatic works in Livonia, Mich.

Elderly Instruments: the best store for acoustic instruments, CDs, books, and accessories in Michigan, as far as we know
Homestead Pickin' Parlor: Acoustic instruments, lessons, jam sessions, recordings, and more in the Minneapolis, Minn., suburbs.
McSpadden Dulcimers: maker of Eric and Polly's second mountain dulcimer, the Schnaufer model
Martin Guitar Company: maker of Eric's favorite guitars
Wood-N-Strings Dulcimer Shop: great little store in Townsend, Tenn., where Eric and Polly tried out about twenty mountain dulcimers and finally bought their first one

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 were members from 2001 to 2009 (meets in Rochester Hills, Mich.)

Folks Like Us: Site for now-defunct 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, and since then the program has featured various clips of their music in between discussion segments.
Live Musician Fridays: Every week from 7 to 9 AM, FM station 95.5 KCHK (New Prague, MN) features local artists. You can find everything from polka bands to Christian country-folk performers--and it's all archived, so you can listen online even if you can't catch the broadcast live.