The Mackinac Island Music Festival  was created to celebrate the musicians living and working on Mackinac Island as well as regional and national touring musicians.  Genres have included folk, country, rock, blues, bluegrass, classical, jazz and country.

We hope you will join us on Mackinac Island as we celebrate the surroundings with many fine musicians who have dedicated their lives to the art of music.


J.C. Whitelaw has had a musical career that spans four decades and genres from Rhythm & Blues to Motown, from Americana to his passion, Rock and Roll. As a songwriter and guitarist he has worked with greats who include Carlos Alomar, Earl Klugh, Anita Baker and record producing giants like Gerard Smerek, Greg Ladanyi, Michael J. Powell & Jimmy Romeo. He has produced and played on countless recordings, formed bands that include Ashcan Van Gogh, The Broken Toys, The Forbes Brothers and Jc & the Disciples. He has been the recipient of more than 3 dozen Detroit Music Awards and Nominations.

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She was caller 11 on Detroit's hit radio station WDRQ with legendary disc jockey China Jones. At the station on 8 Mile Road in Detroit, the closet doors opened and her 11 year old arms were loaded up with the entire Beatles discography. Back at home, Mary dropped the needle on side one of Revolver on her blue Panasonic record player and at that the moment she was hooked. Growing up in 70's Detroit and learning from the radio jocks of America's first underground radio stations was all it took for Mary to pick up the guitar and learn her first Beatles, Neil Young, Eagles and Led Zeppelin tunes. Once she started, her appetite for acoustic rock guitar was fueled.

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