The Dangling Participles

The band is thrilled about our recent release of “Carousel,” a song we consider one of our finest studio recordings to date. We are so proud of this song, both for its message — an inspiring song for challenging times…

Please help us welcome the newest member of the Participle family, Noah Cameron! 

A recent Lansing transplant (originally from Manistee, MI), Noah Cameron has been deeply involved in music for most of his life. Growing up attending grassroots music…

We'd like to thank all of our Lansing-area friends, family, and fans who voted us Lansing's “Best Folk Band” for 2025! 

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Parting with a Participle

We have a big change to share: our drummer — the fun-loving Dan Moreno — is saying goodbye to the band. 

The Dang Ps were fortunate to have had Dan on drums as the pulse of…

The Dangling Participles' 
Annual Holiday Show

We had so much fun last year, we're doing it again! The Dang Ps Annual Holiday Show is Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025. Tickets are already going fast, and this show is likely to…

If you've been to any Dang Ps shows in the past two years, you've probably heard this song as our show closer. “She Will Rise” embodies so much of The Dang Ps are all about: compelling lyrics, great harmonies, powerful…

In August, Tamiko and Austin made a whirlwind trip up north, playing three gigs in 26 hours! Between shows, we had fun swimming at Petoskey State Park, checking out some great bookstores, and sharing smoked whitefish pate at the Boyne…

Austin has recently launched a Substack account to share his music, songs, and other creative writing. There have been times when Austin's wanted to create and share more content, but using The Dangling Participles' social media accounts and websites didn't…

Date: Saturday, Apr. 12 — 6:30pm
Location:  University Lutheran Church
1020 S Harrison Rd, East Lansing
Tickets: $20

The Ten Pound Fiddle is our hometown folk music concert series, and we've had the pleasure to have been invited to participate…

Special guests Anara Pearl and the Keynote Sisters will join The Dang Ps for a Thursday night holiday show at UrbanBeat in Old Town, Lansing. The showcase will feature a mix of originals, covers, and plenty of holiday songs and…

In November, 2024, soon after the election, researcher and writer Brené Brown wrote about how she felt that she "had no access to big hope." Her response? Hope, but in tiny, bite-sized pieces: "Micro-dosing Hope"! 

I took the idea and…

An Experiment. A Discussion.

For those of you know me well, you may know that my 13-year-old son, Finn, is as into all things digital as I am into music. Recently, he's been playing around with Generative AI tools. And…

In honor of Earth Day, The Dangling Participles duo of Tamiko Rothhorn and Austin Kaufmann and Dave & Kristi (Dave Boutette and Kristi Lynn Davis) perform Joni Mitchell's classic tune "Big Yellow Taxi" at the Trinity House Theatre in Livonia,…

Rest with Music

The Rest with Music series offers hands down the most unique setting for listening to The Dangling Participles' music that you will ever experience.

The Details: 

The date: Monday, April 15th.
The time: Noon-1:00pm
The place: Abrams…

It's been a quiet winter for The Dang Ps. In December, we sadly had to cancel several of our holiday shows due to Covid. Then, as we we often do in January, we took something of a break from social…