Just Friends, is an award winning quartet, comprised of Lori Cleland, Judi Morningstar, Rosemary Kornacki & Cecelia Webster. Located in the Lakes Area of southeastern Michigan North of Detroit, West of Pontiac, East of Ann Arbor & South of Flint & Lansing.
They have been performing together for over 15 years at such venues as: Philidelphia Folk Festival, PA; Old Songs Festival, NY; Southern Michigan Dulcimer Festival,MI; Detroit Institute of Arts, MI; Ten Pound Fiddle Coffeehouse, MI; The Ark, MI; Madison Folk Festival and Great River Folk Festival Wi; The Tin Whistle Coffeehouse, MI; Great Black Swamp Dulcimer Festival, OH; Great American Dulcimer Convention, KY; to name a few. They were semi-finalists in the Marlboro Country Music Contest for which they were attired in the cutest little prairie dress outfits... well, we digress.
Just Friends have 2 recordings available, "A Dulcimer Holiday" & "Here's to Song" (currently out of print)
Also available, a compilation cd of music written by Alister MacGillivray and recorded by various Canadian artists including; Ryan's Fancy, The Barra MacNeils; Phil Coulter, The C.B. Summertime Revue and the not quite so Canadian Just Friends with their recording of "Here's to Song" .
An available, a Sampler CD & Cassette by members of Paint Creek Folklore Society "Fine Times at Lawnridge Hall"
We appear on the following cut(s) in different combinations:
Square Dance Saturday Night, Just Friends;
Caribou Lake Song, Lori Cleland;
January Waltz, Judi Morningstar;
St. Joseph’s Reel/Missouri/Spootiskerry,
Aunt Lu & the Oakland County All-Stars;
Peacock Rag/Alabama Jubilee,
The Olde Michigan RUFFWATER STRINGBAND.
E-mail Judi Lori , or Ro for ordering or booking information.