Cafe Carpe

Round robin song circle led by TRICIA ALEXANDER– (performer, poet, healer, “with a voice, music and lyrics that resonate the heart”) done informally, not from the stage, no microphones. This is a lovely gathering of singers, songwriters, musicians and music appreciators, poets, and storytellers held regularly on the last Thursday of each month (except sometimes). Traditional Round Robin […]

Modern-folk duo FRICTION FARM is a husband and wife team of traveling troubadours. Aidan Quinn and Christine Stay combine storytelling, social commentary and humor to create songs of everyday life, local heroes, and quirky observations. From ballads to anthems each song is filled with harmony and hope. Friction Farm's lyrically rich, harmony-driven songs have earned […]

Purchase tickets in advance by clicking on Buy tickets. BILL MILLER is an award-winning Native American recording artist, performer, songwriter, activist, painter, and world-class accomplished flute player. Over the entirety, Miller has produced over a dozen albums, received three Grammy Awards, numerous NAMA awards (including a “Lifetime Achievement Award) and led Wisconsin’s La Crosse Symphony Orchestra. […]

Lonesome Bill will be alternating sets with GREG GILBERTSON. “Wisconsin native singer-songwriter and award-winning acoustic guitarist Greg Gilbertson has an engaging charm which often belies the subject matter of his lyrics. Whether solo or accompanied by his band, his shows are, in turn, energetic, then reflective. His warm tenor voice lends itself well to his subject […]

Please call 920-563-9391 to reserve seats. Two Milwaukee singer-songwriter friends make a great pairing for this evening. MATTHEW DAVIES is a troubadour with a writer's honesty and veracity, an athlete, a poet, and a family-man. His style is one that harkens back to the folk, rock, and Americana of a bygone era with updated sensibilities for […]

Ticket sales are through Brown Paper Tickets:  Show has SOLD OUT. Click on Buy tickets to get to the Brown Paper Tickets site, where could leave a note in the Discussion section expressing your interest to obtain some.  This is part of the annual Lamplighter Sessions  curated by PETER MULVEY.  Click on the link to […]

Ticket sales are through Brown Paper Tickets:  Click on Buy tickets and get yourself some- except the show has SOLD OUT. You may leave a note in the Discussion section on Brown Paper Tickets indicate your interest in any tickets that someone cannot use. This is part of the annual Lamplighter Sessions  curated by PETER […]

Ticket sales are through Brown Paper Tickets:  Click on Buy Tickets and get yourself some.  Except at this moment it is SOLD OUT.  If you are looking for tickets, leave a note in the DISCUSSION section on Brown Paper Tickets. This is part of the annual Lamplighter Sessions  curated by PETER MULVEY.  Click on the […]

Ticket sales were through Brown Paper Tickets:  If seeking tickets. click on Buy tickets to get to that site and leave a note on the Discussion Section stating your interest.  Someone may have to get rid of theirs and look there for messages. This is part of the annual Lamplighter Sessions  curated by PETER MULVEY. […]

 We are opening at 5;30.  Was sold out, but at 2:oo Sunday a few seats have become available.  Ticket sales are through Brown Paper Tickets:  Click on Buy tickets to leave a note in the Discussion section letting people know you are interested in seats if they need to get rid of any. Part of the […]

Ticket sales are through Brown Paper Tickets:  Click on Buy Tickets and get yourself some.  This is part of the annual Lamplighter Sessions  curated by PETER MULVEY.  Click on the link to learn what this is all about. To PETER MULVEY, there is no such thing as a straight and narrow path. At least, not […]

Ticket sales are through Brown Paper Tickets:  Click on Buy tickets and get yourself some.  This is part of the annual Lamplighter Sessions  curated by PETER MULVEY.  Click on the link to learn what this is all about. To PETER MULVEY, there is no such thing as a straight and narrow path. At least, not […]

KRAUSE FAMILY BAND Original music and cover tunes ranging from Bob Wills to the Reverend Al Green sung in close family harmony- talent in abundance. The Krause family, Katie, Ruthie, and their father Rick, sing together and play a variety of instruments, forming the core of the Krause Family Band. They perform originals and some traditional […]

We are serving dinner and will be open at 5:30.    Ticket sales were through Brown Paper Tickets:    This is part of the annual Lamplighter Sessions  curated by PETER MULVEY.  Click on the link to learn what this is all about. To PETER MULVEY, there is no such thing as a straight and narrow […]

Advance tickets should be bought buy clicking on the Brown Paper Tickets link- Buy tickets: SYD HARTHA & THE MONKEYMINDS (previously known as Devil in the Outhouse and What’s His Name & the Other Guys) are Greg, Looper, Eric & Blaine. They will be offering their 13th annual traditional holiday concert – which is unlikely […]

POP THE CORK! HO-HO HOWARD!  Click on the link below to buy tickets: Show has sold out.  Check Brown Paper Tickets closer to the date of the show to see if anyone has returned tickets, and leave a note in the Discussion there section expressing your interest in obtaining some. **********Anyone who cannot use their […]

This five piece bluegrass ball of fire featuring vocals, banjo, fiddle, guitar, bass and mandolin appears here mostly regularly on the 2nd Thursday of the month- except when they don’t, like in December, when they often do a weekend date. Its various members have been involved with traditional music locally, regionally, and nationally for many […]