My City May 2023

W hen Eric and Jen Janetsky moved to Flushing from Saginaw in 2019, they brought more than belongings. Packed with the dishes, clothes, fur niture and more was a life filled with music and companionship. Each box opened revealed a song and a story, a melody and a friend. It was almost mandatory to share it all with their new home community. “We love the community here and that’s one of the main reasons for creating Farmhouse Folk,” says Eric Janetsky. “We want people to come together, mix and mingle, and listen to amazing music.” The Janetskys are accomplished mu sicians in their own rights, both solo and with their band The Lucky Nows. Throughout their travels in Michigan’s lush folk music scene, they have made quite a few contacts in the industry and gained many talented friends. In fact, Farmhouse Folk began years ago in Saginaw with the innocent request of one such friend. “Our friend Rebec ca Loebe wanted to do a house show,” remembers Janetsky. “Consequently, she was the first of our house shows in Saginaw and also the first Farmhouse Folk show here in Flushing.” For the last four years, Farmhouse Folk has welcomed musicians from all over Michigan and the country to their little venue in Flushing including Edie Carey, Grace Pettis, Peter Mulvey, Annie & Rod Capps, Sarah Peacock, Drew Nelson, and Jill Jack, to name a few. Each musician brings something different to the table. “We have a good mix,” says Janetsky, “all folk musicians, but each is different. Some are more bluesy, some jazzy, and traditional. In 2020, we really had a great lineup planned but the pandemic ended that. It’s been a slow recovery for us and for all musicians, really.” Farmhouse Folk is quickly getting up to speed again.

WE LOVE THE COMMUNITY HERE. WE WANT PEOPLE TO COME TOGETHER, MIX AND MINGLE, AND LISTEN TO AMAZING MUSIC.”

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