BILL CAMPLIN has been an integral part of the Wisconsin acoustic music scene for many years both as a performer and as co-owner of the legendary Cafe Carpe in Fort Atkinson. Bill is a strong guitarist with a beautiful tenor voice and he is noted for penetrating, intensely emotional performances of both his original songs […]
KAREN CHOI Rooted in the Americana tradition, KAREN CHOI’s songs explore the common human experience from a rich lyrical perspective. Choi has supported acts such as Son Volt, The Quebe Sisters, Wade Bowen and the late Pegi Young. Her latest release, ‘Lost County’ was recorded and mixed by Tim Gebauer of Electropolis in St. Louis, Missouri. Gebauer […]
FENDRICK & PECK (Madeline Fendrick and Brian Peck) are adventurous and curious people who have put together their own variety show of songs, poems, and stories. Their music, though familiar and comforting in sound, is noted for its exquisite harmony, lyrics, and composition with a certain raw imperfection that helps you feel at ease in […]
Purchase tickets in advance using the Buy tickets link below: A special evening: Glenn Davis's rich and mellow guitar with Westside Andy Linderman's dynamic harmonica phrasing. WESTSIDE ANDY is a nationally known Grammy-nominated harp player. "Born in 1952, Andy caught the music bug young, and picked up his first harmonica at age 11 in Madison, WI, […]
KATIE DAHL Singer-songwriter Katie Dahl has performed her original songs everywhere from the dusty cliffs of Mali, to the winding canals of southern France, to the cedar forests of the American northwoods. Particularly well-respected on her home turf of Door County, Wisconsin, Katie tours regularly and has earned accolades nationwide for the depth and power […]
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Ready for a unique and talented take on a wide range of musical traditions? CLAUDE BOURBON is known throughout Europe and America for amazing guitar performances that take blues, Spanish, Middle Eastern, and Russian stylings into uncharted territories. Each year Bourbon plays more than 100 shows around the world. Claude has played countless venues, including Glastonbury Festival, Isle of […]
Columbus, OH: Singer-songwriter guitar player RJ COWDERY is motivated by the best things in life: making people think, laugh, cry and feel. Fans tell her it’s uncanny the way her songs seem to take a peek directly into their lives. Much like the Midwestern Ohio landscape she calls home, her songs are stories of middle […]
Purchase tickets using the Buy tickets link below: CLIFF EBERHARDT is well known for his epic first album in the 90s on Windham Hill Records. “The Long Road” features a title cut duet with the late folk icon Richie Havens. Eberhardt went on to produce 9 more albums on Shanachie and Red House Records to critical […]
CENTRAL STANDARD TIME is an acoustic duo from eastern Iowa. They play original music similar to Simon & Garfunkel, John Denver, and Storyhill, with two guitars and vocal harmonies. They've been performing in coffeehouses, clubs, concert halls, churches, art and music festivals, on college campuses, and on live radio throughout the upper Midwest since 1996. […]
Celebrate National Poetry Month with a reading by Wisconsin poet KATHYRN GAHL. Kathryn is the recipient of the 2019 Lorine Niedecker Poetry Award from the Council For Wisconsin Writers. Her poems and stories are widely published in small journals, including Eclipse, Hawaii Pacific Review, Permafrost, Porcupine Literary Arts Magazine, and Willow Review. Her readings have been described […]
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. Traditional Round Robin protocol […]
