BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Cafe Carpe - ECPv6.15.17.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Cafe Carpe X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://cafecarpe.com X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Cafe Carpe REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20250309T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20251102T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20260308T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20261101T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20270314T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20271107T070000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260403T203000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260403T203000 DTSTAMP:20260403T151504 CREATED:20260205T205955Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260324T043918Z UID:10481-1775248200-1775248200@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:JASON DEA WEST & NORA JEAN DESCRIPTION:JASON DEA WEST & NORA JEAN are brother & sister folk duo with roots in Northwest Wisconsin. Ticket link follows bio.Nora and Jason have been writing\, recording and performing folk music around the country for some decades. In their early years they traveled the country by freight train\, hitchhiking and questionable old vehicles\, cutting their teeth as young buskers on the streets of New Orleans\, Nashville\, Austin\, Chicago and San Fransisco.The two of them have toured extensively with different bands throughout the lower 48 States and Alaska\, appearing in barn dances and taverns\, theaters and music festivals\, the circus and vaudeville circuits and on radio and in film\, forging and delivering their own unique blend of American folk and western music. They are self-built\, independent artists who have gained the attention of many passionate fans all over the world. \nWest’s poignant songwriting breathes new life into vintage sounds of country\, folk and blues. From fierce guitar and harmonica instrumentals to humorous and heartfelt song and story\, Jason and Nora never stray far away from their traditional untraditional anarchic punk-folk roots.They have shared the stage with various other artists including Matt Heckler\, The Resonant Rogues and Larry And His Flask.\n\nIn recent years Jason has worked as direct support for Sierra Ferrel\, Lostdog Street Band & The Bridge City Sinners.\n\n \n \n \n \n\n  \n  URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/jason-dea-west/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260404T203000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260404T203000 DTSTAMP:20260403T151504 CREATED:20260205T210336Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260324T043547Z UID:10474-1775334600-1775334600@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:SHAUNCEY ALI QUARTET DESCRIPTION:SHAUNCEY ALI is a fiddler\, composer and educator who has won the coveted RockyGrass fiddle competition\, performed with multi-Grammy Award winner Peter Gabriel\, composed and recorded theme music for an Ambie-nominated podcast\, and pioneered MadFiddle – a reimagined model for youth music education – work that has taken him across the U.S.\, Canada\, Italy\, Spain and Scotland. \n​At the intersection of tradition and innovation\, the SHAUNCEY ALI QUARTET captivates audiences with evocative melodies and daring arrangements that feel timeless\, adventurous and refreshingly new. The ensemble artfully blends Americana\, Celtic and Scandinavian fiddle styles with sensibilities influenced by pop\, rock\, classical music and a love for improvisation. ​​(Videos available on the website.) \n​Together\, the Shauncey Ali Quartet delivers a chamber-style interplay that is virtuosic yet accessible\, rooted in tradition yet unbound by convention. \n\n \n \n \n \n\nHans Holzen grew up playing fiddle and guitar in Nashville where he was heavily influenced by traditional music and in close contact with some of Music City’s finest musicians.  After studying jazz performance\, Hans toured with Americana and folk acts including Carrie Rodriguez and Chip Taylor (Wild Thing\, Angel of the Morning) and violinist/composer Mark O’Connor.    \nNicholas Vanhaute is a multi-instrumentalist who picked up the guitar at the age of ten and never looked back.  Originally from Arkansas\, Nicholas fell in love with the raw authenticity of acoustic music in college and has become a fixture of the Madison bluegrass scene.   \nDavid Havas was a bassist before becoming a professor of psychology.  His musical travels have taken him from the altitudes of the Colorado Rockies to the valleys of the Carolina Blue Ridge Mountains. Having toured with legendary Tennessee old-time string band\, the Reeltime Travelers\, he now brings a seasoned soulfulness\, sensitivity and insight to his bass playing.      \n\n\nNEW ALBUM   \nBig news – I’m excited to announce that a full-length album of original material is now available for pre-order!  Every pre-order helps make this project possible\, and the rewards are a small way to say thank you for supporting independent music!  I’m so excited to share this music with you. ​ URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/shauncey-ali-quartet/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260410T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260410T200000 DTSTAMP:20260403T151504 CREATED:20251129T060404Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260114T010014Z UID:10308-1775851200-1775851200@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:MUSTARD'S RETREAT DESCRIPTION:MUSTARD’S RETREAT has always sung the songs they enjoyed and cared about\, regardless of the trends of the music industry and pop culture. They are committed to simply being themselves\, not chasing fame or brass rings\, while delighting in and connecting with their audiences as if they were family. The honesty of what they present onstage and the extensive body of outstanding original songs and recordings all contribute to a fiercely loyal audience that continues to grow. “Music to cure what ails you” was how one reviewer in the 1970s described them\, and that is as true now as it was then. \n\n\n \n \n \n \nThey’ve traveled more than a million miles and performed more than 6\,000 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. \nTheir 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.” \nMustard’s Retreat is now a duo with David Tamulevich and Libby Glover. \n“Mustard’s Retreat played to an enthusiastic crowd at the Indy Folk Series. David Tamulevich and Libby Glover charmed everyone with their songs and stories. Fine guitar picking\, coupled with beautiful harmonies\, carried the evening. Libby shined with her a capella songs and unique poems\, she commands the stage. We had great comments about them from the audience\, a tribute to their talent.” URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/mustards-retreat-3/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260411T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260411T200000 DTSTAMP:20260403T151504 CREATED:20260113T221310Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260316T183941Z UID:10391-1775937600-1775937600@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:LUKE HENDRICKSON DESCRIPTION:In 2017\, after years of playing in bands on weekends\, LUKE HENDRICKSON began nurturing a career as a full-time gigging musician and songwriter. In the time since\, he has performed in more than 40 states\, Canada\, England\, and Wales….releasing 2 full-length albums\, gathering nominations from the Midwest Country Music Association\, for awards such as “Album of the Year” and “Songwriter of the Year”. Having emerged from the farmlands of rural Southern Minnesota\, Luke is occasionally joined by his band “The Crop Circles”. Cosmic. Cornfed.” URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/luke-hendrickson/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260412T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260412T190000 DTSTAMP:20260403T151504 CREATED:20251129T060254Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260111T202042Z UID:10305-1776020400-1776020400@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:JAMES LEE STANLEY DESCRIPTION:Bio follows ticket link: \n\n \n \n \n \nJAMES LEE STANLEY is an American singer\, songwriter\, musician\, composer\, and producer whose six-decade career spans numerous artistic mediums. He is the true renaissance man\, born in Philadelphia\, PA\, and has been recording and performing since the age of fourteen\, with 34 album releases and television and film credits to his name. \nHe has toured consistently since he returned from the USAF (as a Chinese linguist) and has performed up to three hundred dates a year since then\, with such diverse acts as BONNIE RAITT\, ROBIN WILLIAMS\, NICOLETTE LARSON and even STEPHEN STILLS. STEVEN WRIGHT chose James Lee as his opening act for three years in a row; a testament to his professionalism and talent. \n“So where have they been hiding James Lee Stanley? We could say that James Lee Stanley is probably the last great undiscovered singer-songwriter in America. But true as that may be let’s say something else\, let’s say that a diamond has been smuggled into the wasteland … and here is where the wasteland ends” – Tom Robbins\, Author of Even Cowgirls Get the Blues \n“It is simple\, really. With James Lee you get great songs\, great guitar playing\, great voice and a gifted comedian as well. You are in for a very entertaining evening.” Village Voice \n  URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/james-lee-stanley-12/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260417T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260417T200000 DTSTAMP:20260403T151504 CREATED:20260129T214655Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260129T220350Z UID:10476-1776456000-1776456000@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:HIROYA TSUKAMOTO DESCRIPTION:HIROYA TSUKAMOTO is an innovative guitarist\, composer\, and singer-songwriter from Kyoto\, Japan who fuses together folk\, jazz\, and world music. He’s not only a dizzyingly agile fingerpicker\, but a soulful and transcendent performer\, with compositions that combine instrumental guitar work with lyrical performance and spoken stories from his life. \nIn 2000\, Hiroya received a scholarship to Berklee College of Music and came to the United States. He formed his own group in Boston “INTEROCEANICO (inter-oceanic)” which consists of unique musicians from different continents including Latin Grammy Colombian singer Marta Gomez. The group released three acclaimed records (“The Other Side of the World”\, “Confluencia” and “Where the River Shines”). Hiroya has released five solo albums. \nHiroya is a two time 2nd place winner of International Fingerstyle Guitar Championship in 2018 and 2022. \n“…chops\, passion and warmth. Zealously recommended!” –Jazz Review.com \n“Hiroya Tsukamoto may play the guitar with the skill of a virtuoso\, and he may write compelling music that draws from many different cultures and genres\, but if I had to choose one word to describe him it would be orchestrator. ” – Acoustic Guitar Magazine URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/hiroya-tsukamoto-2/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260418T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260418T193000 DTSTAMP:20260403T151504 CREATED:20260218T194152Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260402T174835Z UID:10570-1776540600-1776540600@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:BILL CAMPLIN (not lonesome) and MICHAEL HECHT DESCRIPTION:Literary artist MICHAEL HECHT will read excerpts from speeches or literature\, and BILL CAMPLIN will sing a song between each excerpt. \nBill & Michael have done this collaboration many times with different readings\, and really enjoy the concept\, as have those in attendance. \nReadings from August Derleth\, John Steinbeck\, and others URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/lonesome-bill-camplin-44/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260424T201500 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260424T201500 DTSTAMP:20260403T151504 CREATED:20260218T000114Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260218T000610Z UID:10559-1777061700-1777061700@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:WHAT'S HIS NAME & the OLDER GUY DESCRIPTION:If y’all manage to arrive in a timely fashion so that we can get you fed before 8\, show will start at 8. Please buy tickets at least a day in advance so we can plan for the evening. \nWHAT’S HIS NAME & THE OTHER GUY are Brian (Looper) Lucas & Greg (Loopier) Valde . These two have been playing together around these parts for over 25 years – under an array of monikers. You may have known them as “Lost Souls” “Devil in the Outhouse\,” or “Syd Hartha & the Monkeyminds.” Folks often ask if they are twins\, but they’re not. Fun fact: same sperm\, different mothers.  As for music\, expect some stirring and rousing americana\, blues\, country\, and humor. \n“Sure it’s juvenile and irreverent\, but if you drink enough it’s not that bad.” URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/whats-his-name-the-older-guy/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260425T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260425T200000 DTSTAMP:20260403T151504 CREATED:20260109T171131Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260203T173209Z UID:10421-1777147200-1777147200@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:MARK HEMBREE BAND DESCRIPTION:MARK HEMBREE BAND \n\nMark Hembree -bass\, Michael Falk -banjo\, Starr Moss -guitar\, Paul Kienitz -fiddle\, Nicholas Vanhaute -mandolin\n\nIt’s straight-ahead\, traditional bluegrass: hot picking\, solid rhythm\, tight harmonies\, good humor\, and a wealth of great stories make for an enjoyable show anytime you see the Mark Hembree Band.\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n\n\nAbout That Hembree\nMark Hembree started his music career in Wisconsin in the 1970s\, and before long he was hosting a live radio show from the Glenmore Opera House near Green Bay. After a couple of years in Denver with the Monroe Doctrine\, he returned to Wisconsin briefly before an audition at a local festival netted a job with Country Music Hall of Fame legend Bill Monroe\, the Father of Bluegrass Music. He became a Blue Grass Boy in 1979 and worked with Monroe for five years\, then was one of the founding members of the Nashville Bluegrass Band. While in Nashville he recorded with several well-known artists\, including the all-star band Dreadful Snakes (with Jerry Douglas\, Béla Fleck\, Roland White\, Blaine Sprouse\, and Pat Enright) and Peter Rowan (on the Grammy-nominated album “New Moon Rising”). He returned to Wisconsin in 1989\, played with local bluegrass groups the Rounders and Nob Hill Boys\, and Western swing bands the Western Box Turtles (including Asleep at the Wheel steel guitarist Eddie Rivers) and his own group\, the Best Westerns.\n\nAdditionally\, Hembree has appeared as a guest lecturer and instructor at various music workshops\, seminars\, and film presentations\, as well as in Bill Monroe tribute shows on “A Prairie Home Companion” and at North Carolina’s MerleFest (performing with Del McCoury\, Roland White\, Blake Williams\, Peter Rowan\, and Bobby Hicks). He also appears in the feature-length documentary film “Powerful: Bill Monroe Remembered\,” directed by Joe Gray and produced by the International Bluegrass Music Museum.\n\nThe Band\nAs experienced journeymen of the WI bluegrass scene\, Michael Falk\, Starr Moss\, ‘Nick’ Vanhaute\, Paul Kienitz (Bigtooth\, Squirrel Gravy\, Shauncey Ali Quartet\, New Pioneers\, Nob Hill Boys\, etc.)…you can count on solid back-up\, a unique blend of driving classics\, original songs and masterly instrumentals that support the bands sound. URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/mark-hembree-band-4/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260429T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260429T203000 DTSTAMP:20260403T151504 CREATED:20260226T053439Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260226T053746Z UID:10585-1777487400-1777494600@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:ROUND ROBIN w/ TRICIA ALEXANDER DESCRIPTION:Round robin 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 somewhat regularly on the last Wednesday of each month. \nTraditional Round Robin protocol applies – everyone is part of the circle and has an opportunity to: play\, pass or request a song from someone in particular or from anyone in the circle. \nEveryone is welcome to attend. $5 cover for musicians and audience. Come early and have a bite to eat- therein lies our sustenance. URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/round-robin-w-tricia-alexander-9/ END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR