Season 12 (2024-2025)

Dana Cooper wsg Josh Rose

SHOW DATE: May 14, 2025
TIME: 7pm

Nashville troubadour, Dana Cooper is a revered poet, storyteller & songwriter with opener Grand Rapids acclaimed song crafter, Josh Rose

Coming up:

Season 13 artists TBA

Stay tuned for details

Songwriters we’ve already enjoyed this season!

Timothy Monger / The Springtails

SHOW DATE: Wednesday, April 2, 2025
TIME: 7 pm

Eclectic, emotional, ephemeral, entertaining!

Bill Edwards, Mike Green & Kathy Wieland

SHOW DATE: March 5, 2025
TIME: 7pm

Three Michigan songwriters in the round!

Wild Ponies (with opener Ben Stalets)

SHOW DATE: February 5, 2025
TIME: 7pm
It is beyond thrilling for us to bring back our exceptionally talented pals who deliver their exquisite songs with deeply felt emotions from joy to heartbreak and all the charm of the well-traveled road warriors they are. We’re also happy to introduce Ben Stalets who will open the show.

Jim Bizer / Jenny & Robin Bienemann

SHOW DATE: December 4, 2024
TIME: 7pm

Dynamic, charming, hilarious and moving

Megan Bee, John Gilmore & Adam Labeaux – November 6

SHOW DATE: November 6, 2024
TIME: 7 pm
$20 (Suggested donation)
100% of proceeds to performers

Joe Jencks & Sadie Gustafson-Zook – October 2

Show Date: October 2, 2024
Doors: 6:30pm, Show time: 7:00 pm
Admission $20 (suggested donation)
100% of proceeds go to the performers.

Robin Lee Berry & The Twangtown Paramours – September 4

Concert details

Doors: 6:30pm, Show time: 7:00 pm

Admission $20 (suggested donation)
100% of proceeds go to the performers.

About Us

An unquenchable thirst for great songwriting combined with a love for the vessels who bring them to life – the songwriters – is the driving force behind ON THE TRACKS Songwriter Showcase. It was founded to bring our favorite writers to our neck of the woods by providing a venue to showcase their incredible gifts.

What makes this series unique is our focus on the songwriting. Our featured performers will be sharing insight into their inspirations and methods, the practical and magical process by which their songs come to life. You’ll hear lots of great songs of course, but you’ll also learn a little something about the art and craft of songwriting.

Concerts are held at the Historic Chelsea Depot
located at 125 Jackson St, Chelsea, MI

Let’s Hear it for the Volunteers!*

The lifeline of our series are the volunteers who do the work making sure you have a seat to sit in, make yummy treats to eat and drink, take your donations, sell artist merch, run the sound and more… If you’re interested in helping out, email onthetracksss@gmail.com.

*quoting the beloved Mustard’s Retreat song

Thanks so much to our
generous donors:

Bob Pierce (& Nadine Anderson), Cathy (& Casey) Blair, Susan Lackey & Steve Daut, Dick Dice (& Pam Radcliffe), Tom Hanemann & Sue McDonald, Bill Edwards, Chiara Barbier, Chuck & Gloria McCracken …

And to all who have given above and beyond over the past few years; Tom Girard, Susan and Steve Beyer, Bill Weber, Susie & Bob Keat, Terri Saunders, Judy Banker, Mike & Angie Ward, Judith Genz, Janet Bernath, Patricia Mooney … !!