Austin Kaufmann @austinkaufmann

11.10.2025 13:50 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

She Will Rise Based in Lansing, MI, The Dangling Participles are known for their soulful blend of indie-folk, jazz influences, and positive vibes. "She Will Rise," with its rich harmonies, soaring cornet lines, and...

SHE WILL RISE - our new single is out! Give it a listen!
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#newmusic #newsingle #indiefolk #modernfolk #musicsky #musiciansky #michiganmusic #mittenmusic

11.10.2025 13:50 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

I'm proud of this one — the lyrics, the music, the arrangement, the production. Heck, I'm even proud of the lyric video.

The single drops October 11, but you can sing along with this earworm early!

07.10.2025 17:14 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Let’s go, Skokie!
And you can livestream the show from anywhere if you’re not in the Chicago area!

04.10.2025 21:43 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

He's Gone The international PhD students I work with experience plenty of triumphs: fruitful research, getting published, personal growth. They also struggle, experience loss. This song is about one such loss.

Been a minute since I’ve shared some of my music here! This song melds my professional and personal passions: higher ed ESL teaching and songwriting!

04.10.2025 21:34 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

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04.10.2025 21:30 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Thanks for playing our new single “She Will Rise,” @belterradio.bsky.social

04.10.2025 21:28 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0

Austin is on Substack now! Check out his writing!

12.08.2025 13:43 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Austin Kaufmann | Substack English language instructor by day. Singer-songwriter and member of the indie-folk band The Dangling Participles by night.

I’m on Substack! Listen to new music and read about the origin stories for my songs and more…

substack.com/@austinkaufm...

12.08.2025 13:42 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 1

Deep Cuts & B-Sides Father's Day Feature | On raising a songwriting daughter (Part 1)

Check out my song "Deep Cuts & B-Sides" and read Part 1 of my Father's Day reflection, "On Raising a Songwriting Daughter."

15.06.2025 15:16 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Where It Gets Exciting An Origin Story

As audiences who have heard me perform this song live well know, two of the inspirations for the song include David Bowie and John Lewis. But, believe it or not, the song started with NBA coach and former player JJ Redick.

Yes, really. Read to find out how!

06.06.2025 00:18 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

My Substack Musings | Music | Lyrics | Creative Writing

I've long desired a forum for sharing my music, lyrics, and other creative writing outside of just @thedangps.bsky.social accounts, and away from the algorithm-driven rat race. Hence, substack:
- Video posts of brand new songs
- "Origin Stories" for my songs
- Reflections on songwriting

04.06.2025 18:35 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 1

Yay! That’s my daughter! 🥹
I’m a proud dad!

09.05.2025 01:16 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

YouTube video by mightyukeday Interview with Anara Pearl: Mighty Uke Day 15 New Artist

youtube.com/watch?v=5MYn...

09.05.2025 00:31 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0

And we’ve been in the studio working on some new singles!

25.04.2025 00:25 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Excited for the @thesusanwerner.bsky.social show Friday night (4/11) and the All-Day Party on Saturday!

31.03.2025 21:43 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Guess those scary Child Study and Human Development PhD candidates are serious national threat, what with their tersely worded op-eds and everything...

26.03.2025 23:55 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Video shows Tufts graduate student grabbed off the street by federal immigration officials Rumeysa Ozturk, a Turkish national with a valid student visa, was arrested Tuesday on her way to meet up with friends to break her Ramadan fast, her lawyer said.

This is frightening beyond belief. An international doctoral student, legally studying in the US with a student visa, is kidnapped off the street by unmarked officers, saying they're the "police." Her only reported offense is co-authoring a pro-Pɑlestiniɑn op ed piece.

26.03.2025 23:33 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

"Advocate for normalizing kindness, empathy and respect for all living things." 😬

Guess you've been having a rough few months, too, then?

Welcome to BlueSky, Angela!

26.03.2025 22:16 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

YouTube video by Anara Pearl Music Cover of "From the Start" by Laufey

My daughter, Anara Pearl (linktr.ee/anarapearlmu...) was a finalist in last week's Lansing Has Talent competition. She was unable to compete in live competitions for the Final Round, due to family travels, but she recorded a cover of Laufey's "From the Start" just for fun!

16.03.2025 15:31 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Bummed I had to miss Sammie!

14.02.2025 12:47 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Right back at you! 👋
Welcome to BlueSky. Hey, if you’re looking to add to your contacts here, I’ve started a Michigan Music List. bsky.app/profile/did:...

Let me know if you have others to add to it!

14.02.2025 12:46 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

#mennonite #mennoniteartsweekend #maw
#folkmusic #folk

09.02.2025 03:19 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Quick photo from my short solo set at the Mennonite Arts Weekend in Cincinnati, where (@thedangps.bsky.social) The Dangling Participles were the featured musicians.

09.02.2025 03:18 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

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30.01.2025 18:15 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Tamiko and I had such a blast at Folk Alliance Region Midwest last October. Sorry so slow in getting video out!

#folk #thedangps #thedanglingparticiples #livemusic #cornet #acousticduo #music #musicsky #musiciansky #folkmusic #FARM2024

30.01.2025 18:14 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Sunrise in East Lansing. New semester = early mornings at the office at MSU.

18.01.2025 18:43 — 👍 12 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Site looks good, Lee!
Hey, just say the word and @thedangps.bsky.social will be on your doorstep ready to play a killer duo show for you!

14.01.2025 03:12 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Agreed! I'm trying to help get the ball rolling here among Michigan musicians: bsky.app/starter-pack...

14.01.2025 03:08 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Looking forward to this Dang Ps Duo & Daughters show in Ann Arbor this Friday: www.nstarlounge.com/events/hhdan...

Sneak peak from our rehearsal this week:

14.01.2025 03:06 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

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