“To me, I just want to find that one person I haven’t reached yet,” Jack said. “The way I’ve done it is strictly roots music. I’ve busted my butt for 20 years — one event and one fan by one fan. And, the word spreads, and it’s called greasing the wheel. You just got to work hard.”

Jack joined Lansing’s Ukulele Ladies and headlining acts such as Lindsay Lou & The Flatbellys, Levi Lowrey and Sonia Leigh to put on an afternoon of Americana music before a small, but lively, crowd in the heart of the Bailey neighborhood.

As the sound of swings whistled in the background, the performers spent the day on stage and mingling with members of the community before and after their performances. For those who weren’t there for the music, Pumpstock also featured food and a face painting booth to engage all in attendance.

Dudley Smith is the impresario, or someone who helps organize concerts, at Pump House Concerts. He said Pumpstock is about bringing talented artists to the area and allowing the community to come together through music. Smith said Pump House Concerts puts on regular shows at the Orchard Street Pumphouse, 368 Orchard St., and the venue allows for a comfortable listening environment.

Although he’s focused on putting on events, Smith said he’s also a fan of these artists and enjoys the kind of music being brought to the area.

“We have musicians come from all over the country, really,” Smith said. “They spend the night with us if they’re from out of town and do a show. … We entertain the neighborhood and ourselves.”

Although the crowd of people who came out were treated to a sunny and humid afternoon, they remained engaged and enthusiastic for the duration of the show.

Susan Olguin, a Saginaw, Mich., resident, brought her husband and daughter to the show Saturday.

Olguin said she and her family typically come to the East Lansing area several times during the course of the summer to take in some of the entertaining events the area has to offer.

“We needed to get out of town for the weekend, and we (were) looking between Lansing and Traverse City,” Olguin said. “(Pumpstock) sounded pretty interesting, so we thought we’d come down and listen to music for the day.”

Part of the charm of the event came in the integration of local musicians into the show.

Lindsay Lou, an MSU alumna and Lansing resident, said she and her band have played several music festivals around the Michigan area, including the Great Lakes Folk Festival.

For Lou, being a part of a strong network of Michigan musicians is something she enjoys, and she was glad to see people come support her and her band at Pumpstock.

“The appeal is it’s a community event, a community organized and a community supported event,” Lou said. “We’re friends with (Smith), and we really appreciate him and everything he does to keep music in East Lansing.”