Mustard’s Retreat formed in 1975 in Ann Arbor, MI. David Tamulevich, originally from CT and studying at the University of Michigan, came in to do his first ever audition. Libby Glover ( from Flint, MI) was the bartender there at the Old Heidelberg Restaurant. Her boss said ” What do you think?”…Libby said ” Hire him.” She had already been a touring performer, and knew most of the songs David was singing. Soon she was getting on stage most nights and singing with him. They were soon joined by Michel Hough, and Mustard’s Retreat was born. Michael retired in 2018, and David and Libby have kept touring.

Mustard’s Retreat has traveled more than a million miles and performed more than 7,500 shows, from pig roasts and pool parties to Lincoln Center Out of Doors, The Barns at Wolftrap and the Kennedy’s Center’s Millennium Stage.

Their performances are always joyful and uplifting, as well as intelligent, thought provoking and insightful. They’ve recently begun referring to their career and touring as “Defiantly Hopeful.” In part due to their long career, but more as a statement about what the music has meant to them. “Folk music is, at its heart, defiantly hopeful!” Tamulevich says. “We came of age in the 60s, at the confluence of Pete Seeger, Peter, Paul & Mary, Bob Dylan and the singer/songwriter revolution. We care much more about what we do and stand for and finding that common ground with our audiences, than fame or money: this is our community of choice, and we consider ourselves so fortunate to be here.”

Their 15 recordings have been widely praised and have received extensive airplay. They are working on their newest, which is scheduled for release in early 2027.