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SUMMARY:SCOTT AINSLIE
DESCRIPTION:SCOTT AINSLIE  has studied with elder musicians on both sides of the color line – in the Old-Time Southern Appalachian fiddle and banjo traditions\, as well as Black Gospel and Blues. He plays this music with affection\, authority\, and power. \nArmed with a variety of instruments – vintage guitars\, a fretless gourd banjo\, a one-string\, homemade diddley bow (aka cigar box guitar) and carefully chosen historical personal anecdotes of his encounters with senior musicians across the South – Ainslie brings the history\, roots music\, and sounds of America alive. \nAinslie has spent more than 30 years looking for the right story\, the right set of facts\, the right piece of history\, to introduce a song. He offers a personality\, a moment in history\, a vignette to entice you into a song and to give that song a chance to wake and breathe among us like a living thing. \nAinslie transcribed the original recordings and published a book on Delta blues legend Robert Johnson [Robert Johnson/At The Crossroads (Hal Leonard\, 1992)]\, and has an instructional DVD on Johnson’s guitar work [Robert Johnson’s Guitar Techniques (Hal Leonard\, 1997)]. \n“Durham resident Scott Ainslie led the way\, accompanied by his trusty National Steel guitar and a heart full of the best of Robert Johnson\, Blind Boy Fuller\, and Blind Blake. His set was a combination of extremely well-played blues and brief sorties into the history of the music\, the musicians\, and even his guitar. ” The Spectator\, Durham NC \nPlease call 920-563-9391 to reserve.
URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/scott-ainslee/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20170902T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20170902T220000
DTSTAMP:20260406T223533
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LAST-MODIFIED:20170817T033307Z
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SUMMARY:OPEN STAGE
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/open-stage-89/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20170908T203000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20170908T230000
DTSTAMP:20260406T223533
CREATED:20170817T033037Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170904T211619Z
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SUMMARY:BILL CAMPLIN BAND
DESCRIPTION:The coalition of the william except for those who are busy giving away their daughters.
URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/bill-camplin-band-16/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20170909T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20170909T220000
DTSTAMP:20260406T223533
CREATED:20170907T020535Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170907T020535Z
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SUMMARY:OPEN STAGE
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/open-stage-90/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20170913T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20170913T210000
DTSTAMP:20260406T223533
CREATED:20170808T225812Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170808T225812Z
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SUMMARY:IRISH SESSION
DESCRIPTION:2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month. Unless it’s not.  Irish music players and listeners welcome.
URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/irish-session-23/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20170914T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20170914T213000
DTSTAMP:20260406T223533
CREATED:20170822T193008Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170822T193542Z
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SUMMARY:THE NEW PIONEERS
DESCRIPTION:This five piece bluegrass ball of fire featuring vocals\, banjo\, fiddle\, guitar\, bass and mandolin appears here regularly on the 2nd Thursday of the month- except when they don’t.  Its various members have been involved with traditional music locally\, regionally\, and nationally for many years. \nThe Pioneer’s lead singer and guitarist\, Jerry Wicentowski\, has been described by country music historian Bill Malone as “One of the finest singers in bluegrass music”. Jerry has also performed and recorded with such bluegrass greats as Tim O’Brien\, Andy Statman\, Byron Berline\, Tony Trischka and others. Mike Schmidt of Spring Green\, Wisconsin\, is the group’s banjo player. This former French horn player has been a Nashville session musician and member of the popular Wisconsin-based bluegrass bands\, Alive ‘n’ Pickin’ and the Piper Road Spring Band. He also performs occasionally with his wife Lori. Bruce King of Art Stevenson and High Water – also formerly of Alive ‘n’ Pickin’ – is on mandolin. Bruce and Mike are veterans of the Great Northern Bluegrass Festival in Mole Lake\, WI – performing there every year from 1977 to 1982. Fiddle player Paul Kienitz is a member in good standing of regional bluegrass favorites\, The Nob Hill Boys. Bass player John Jirak also has played banjo with various folks in the northeastern WI and Madison areas\, most notably with the Green Bay based Fox River Flyer. As a bass player\, he’s performed shows with the Chicago Bluegrass Band\, Miltown Ramblers\, Krause Family\, Old Cool\, Spare Time Bluegrass Band\, Bob Steeno and The Old Truck\, and Down From the Hills\, and currently Madison’s newest\, Kettle Moraine. \nLike them on Facebook.
URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/the-new-pioneers-30/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20170915T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20170915T220000
DTSTAMP:20260406T223533
CREATED:20170907T020608Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170907T020608Z
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SUMMARY:OPEN STAGE
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/open-stage-91/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20170916T203000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20170916T230000
DTSTAMP:20260406T223533
CREATED:20170904T210931Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170904T212007Z
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SUMMARY:JILL & the JAX
DESCRIPTION:The JAX feature Jill Kessenich providing lead and harmony vocals\, and some more rhythm on mandolin and tambourizta (from her Bohemian roots). Steve (T-bone) Tesmer takes the lead solos on his kick-A Dobro™. Craig (Fizz-neck) Ficenec provides a solid bass line for all of us. He also amuses us with his tales of college garage band antics.  Jeff Mason will be impersonating Ben Knowles on guitar and vocals. Their repertoire is cosmic Americana\, shamelessly borrowing from Gram Parsons\, Gillian Welch\, John Prine\, Lucinda Williams\, Alison Krauss\, Patty Griffin\, Emmylou Harris…
URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/jill-the-jax/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20170922T203000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20170922T230000
DTSTAMP:20260406T223533
CREATED:20170725T221554Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170806T051713Z
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SUMMARY:PETER MULVEY w/ Sista Strings & Nathan Killen/ Brianna Lane
DESCRIPTION:The bikes stop here! for 2 nights.\n \nPETER MULVEY? The Washington Post: “The subtle power of his voice\, a husky\, hushed baritone… understated\, at once sophisticated and intimate [singing songs] as cover-worthy as Randy Newman\, Elvis Costello.” \nPeter will have SISTA STRINGS on violin and cello. SistaStrings are Milwaukee-based sisters who are using their gifts of music to creating social change. As classically trained instrumentalists\, Monique and Chauntee Ross are a dynamic\, collaborative pair riffing on elements of classic and gospel music to create a unique sound rooted in passion. Their sound is soulful and fresh\, a truly unique blend of their eclectic musical background. Their training in classical music paired with a deep love in gospel music has allowed them to cultivate their improvisation skills and use their instruments as their voice. The sound is rounded out by Nathan Killen on drums. \nHailing from the song-rich soil of Minneapolis\, BRIANNA LANE  is the latest in a deluge of compelling songwriters flooding the region. Lane’s vocals are both confidant and fragile\, running parallels to Mindy Smith or Americana veteran Patty Griffin. Behind Lane’s beguiling smile lies a heart that has had its share of heartache where songs like “In My Bones” and “Company” draw their inspiration. Her stories oscillate between a sense of urgency and resolve while seeking a tranquil balance.
URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/peter-mulvey-brianna-lane/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20170923T203000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20170923T230000
DTSTAMP:20260406T223533
CREATED:20170725T221704Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170806T051743Z
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SUMMARY:PETER MULVEY w/ Sista Strings & Nathan Killen/ Brianna Lane
DESCRIPTION:The bikes stop here! for 2 nights. \n\nPETER MULVEY? The Washington Post: “The subtle power of his voice\, a husky\, hushed baritone… understated\, at once sophisticated and intimate [singing songs] as cover-worthy as Randy Newman\, Elvis Costello.” \nPeter will have SISTA STRINGS on violin and cello. SistaStrings are Milwaukee-based sisters who are using their gifts of music to creating social change. As classically trained instrumentalists\, Monique and Chauntee Ross are a dynamic\, collaborative pair riffing on elements of classic and gospel music to create a unique sound rooted in passion. Their sound is soulful and fresh\, a truly unique blend of their eclectic musical background. Their training in classical music paired with a deep love in gospel music has allowed them to cultivate their improvisation skills and use their instruments as their voice. The sound is rounded out by Nathan Killen on drums. \nHailing from the song-rich soil of Minneapolis\, BRIANNA LANE  is the latest in a deluge of compelling songwriters flooding the region. Lane’s vocals are both confidant and fragile\, running parallels to Mindy Smith or Americana veteran Patty Griffin. Behind Lane’s beguiling smile lies a heart that has had its share of heartache where songs like “In My Bones” and “Company” draw their inspiration. Her stories oscillate between a sense of urgency and resolve while seeking a tranquil balance.
URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/peter-mulvey-brianna-lane-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20170927T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20170927T210000
DTSTAMP:20260406T223533
CREATED:20170808T225857Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170808T225857Z
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SUMMARY:IRISH SESSION
DESCRIPTION:2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month. Unless it’s not.  Irish music players and listeners welcome.
URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/irish-session-24/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20170928T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20170928T210000
DTSTAMP:20260406T223533
CREATED:20170822T193703Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170822T193753Z
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SUMMARY:SONG CIRCLE w/ TRICIA ALEXANDER
DESCRIPTION: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! \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-
URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/song-circle-w-tricia-alexander-15/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20170929T203000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20170929T230000
DTSTAMP:20260406T223533
CREATED:20170513T004119Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170907T020857Z
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SUMMARY:LUCY KAPLANSKY
DESCRIPTION:Buy tickets using this link to Brown Paper Tickets:\n\nLUCY KAPLANSKY is a rare vocal talent\, “a truly gifted performer…full of enchanting songs” (New York Times). Blending country\, folk and pop styles\, she has the unique ability to make every song sound fresh\, whether singing her own sweet originals\, covering country classics by June Carter Cash and Gram Parsons or singing pop favorites by Lennon/McCartney and Nick Lowe. Lucy’s iconic voice has has been featured in film and on television\, including commercials like Chevrolet’s iconic “Heartbeat of America” jingle. A Billboard-charting singer and one of the top-selling artists on Red House Records\, she has topped the folk and Americana radio charts and has been featured on shows throughout the world from NPR’s Weekend and Morning Editions to BBC Radio to CBS Sunday Morning. One of the most in-demand harmony singers\, Lucy has sung on countless records\, performing with Suzanne Vega\, Bryan Ferry\, Nanci Griffith and Shawn Colvin. \n\n\n\nRaised by a piano-playing mathematician and a homemaker in Chicago\, Lucy began singing in bars when she was still a teenager\, even traveling to Norway to perform as a country singer. When she was just out of high school\, she took off for New York City\, where she became part of the renaissance of the Greenwich Village folk scene centered around Folk City and the Fast Folk recordings. Her compatriots included Suzanne Vega\, The Roches\, Steve Forbert and John Gorka as well as her frequent duo partner Shawn Colvin. The New York Times said it was “easy to predict stardom for her\,” but instead\, Lucy got a doctorate in psychology and started a private practice. \nEventually Shawn Colvin lured Lucy back to music\, producing her debut album The Tide (1994). Red House founder Bob Feldman was blown away by the release and signed her right away. Since then\, she has released six solo albums with Red House and released radio-charting albums with the folk supergroups Red Horse (with Eliza Gilkyson and John Gorka) and Cry Cry Cry (with Dar Williams and Richard Shindell). \nLucy continues to perform all over the world. When not performing\, she lives in New York City\, where she enjoys spending time with her husband and daughter.
URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/lucy-kaplansky-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20170930T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20170930T223000
DTSTAMP:20260406T223533
CREATED:20170724T214410Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180910T011935Z
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SUMMARY:ROXANNE NEAT
DESCRIPTION:Since 1974\, ROXANNE has performed traditional and contemporary folk music and ballads\, drawing from Appalachian\, Scottish\, Irish and English traditions. She also performs original songs and those of her favorite singer-songwriters. \nShe complements her beautiful clear singing voice with guitar\, piano\, spoons\, and bones. \nOne of the first performers to be featured on Wisconsin Public Radio’s “Simply Folk” program\, Roxanne was also a “pioneer” Artist-in-Residence for the Wisconsin Arts Board\, teaching folk traditions to hundreds of children in K-12 classrooms. \nRoxanne was a regular at the Green Dragon Inn and the early Carpe\, but put her music on the back burner for a teaching career. She put that on the back burner to retire. She released a wonderful new CD in 2016. \nPlease call 920-563-9391 to reserve.
URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/roxanne-neat-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20171004T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20171004T223000
DTSTAMP:20260406T223533
CREATED:20170724T182048Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20171001T163805Z
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SUMMARY:PAUL SANCHEZ
DESCRIPTION:In his own words\,  PAUL SANCHEZ  is “New Orleans born\, New Orleans bred\, and when I die\, I’ll be New Orleans dead.“\n\nSanchez is known as a founding member of the rock band Cowboy Mouth\, with whom he has 11 albums; for his role in the HBO series TREME where he played himself; and as the creative force behind the musical NINE LIVES\, a musical adaptation of the New York Times best-selling novel by Dan Baum.\n\nLike many New Orleanians\, Paul was tremendously impacted by Hurricane Katrina. “I lost my home\, my possessions\, community and\, eventually\, my job after the flood. I was changed\, I’m changed as a person and it couldn’t help but change my music”\, confesses Sanchez\, who like many struggled to find a new identity after Hurricane Katrina.\n\nAfter much soul-searching\, he left Cowboy MouthNovember 2006.  Paul lived on island of Amber-Gris Kaye in Belize for a few months before returning to New Orleans to begin again. \n\nLife Is A Ride\, his 15th solo release\, is a return to the rock songs Paul played in his 14 years with Cowboy Mouth.\n“Life Is a Ride rocks with joy—it’s the best straight-out rock record Sanchez has cut in years” -John Swenson\, Offbeat Magazine\nPaul was given the Best Of The Beat Award for Best Country/Folk/Singersongwriter of 2016. Sanchez won Songwriter of the year in 2014\, he won three Best Of The Beat Awards in 2010: Songwriter Of The Year\, Song Of The Year\, BestFolk/Rock Album for Stew Called New Orleans\, his duet record with friend and collaborator John Boutte. In April of that same year\, 2010\, Gambit Weekly awarded him best roots rock performer at the Big Easy Awards. \nPrimarily a songwriter\, Sanchez has written songs for Darius Rucker of Hootie & the Blowfish\, Kevin Griffin of Better Than Ezra\, two time Tony Award winning Broadway actor Michael Cerveris\, had a song in the Billboard Country Music Charts with The Eli Young Band’s remake of Jet Black And Jealous on their debut disc in 2008 and a song covered by Irma Thomas\, The Soul Queen of New Orleans. \nPlease call 920-563-9391 to reserve.
URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/paul-sanchez/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20171005T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20171005T230000
DTSTAMP:20260406T223533
CREATED:20170627T150415Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170927T201250Z
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SUMMARY:CAITLIN CANTY w/ ERIC HEYWOOD
DESCRIPTION:Buy tickets using the following link to Brown Paper Tickets:\n\nCAITLIN CANTY  delivers her songs with a dusky alto and a 1930’s Recording King guitar. Her breakout record Reckless Skyline features an all-star band on twelve songs that veer nimbly between country ballads and straight-up rockers\, dark blues and sparsely arranged folk. Produced by Jeffrey Foucault\, Reckless Skyline garnered glowing praise from NPR\, among others. The San Francisco Chronicle lauded Canty’s\, “casually devastating voice and unshakable poise\,” and her “easy way with folk\, blues and country motifs.” \nBoth on the road and on her records\, Canty creates a sound that harnesses the grit and spark at the very heart of American music\, tempered with a voice both haunting and distinct. \n“With quiet grace and a voice that won’t quit\, Canty effortlessly travels among folk\, rock\, country and blues. Finely tuning her haunting alto with the acoustic guitar\, the New York City-based songstress gives life to poignant lyrics that resonant long after the last note.”  Seven Days \nA constant collaborator\, Canty writes and performs with several bands including Down Like Silver\, her ongoing duo with Peter Bradley Adams. Prior to Reckless Skyline\, she independently released the full-length Golden Hour\, a gently produced and Western-tinged album tracked live in Maine in the winter of 2012. Her song\, “Get Up” received a Song of the Year nomination in the International Folk Music Awards\, and she is the winner of the 2015 Telluride Troubadour songwriting contest. \nRaised in small-town Vermont\, the daughter of a school teacher and a house painter\, she spent her early years in New York City as a backup singer and performing her own songs at Lower East Side music halls. Caitlin now lives in East Nashville\, Tennessee. \nCaitlin will be ably accompanied by pedal steel player extraordinaire ERIC HEYWOOD.
URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/caitlin-canty-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20171006T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20171006T223000
DTSTAMP:20260406T223533
CREATED:20170724T214818Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170724T214916Z
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SUMMARY:KAREN JOHNSON
DESCRIPTION:Karen Johnson started performing at the Café Carpe in 1998. She says she counts herself so very fortunate to have the opportunity to perform at such a wonderful place! \nAfter retiring early from teaching 4th grade\, she treasures spending time with her golf-crazed husband\, visiting with her two grown boys\, taking care of her two cats (one of which she swears is her reincarnated Golden Retriever\, Lady)\, gardening\, feeding her fine-feathered friends\, and finding every excuse possible to get outside and enjoy nature. So much for housework! \nJoan Baez\, Nanci Griffith\, and Alison Krauss are just a few of her favorite artists. Riding along with her dad in his old Chevy truck sparked her passion for old country songs of which a few find their way onto her song list. \nGive her a listen here.
URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/karen-johnson-7/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20171007T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20171007T220000
DTSTAMP:20260406T223533
CREATED:20170927T214403Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170927T214403Z
UID:3256-1507404600-1507413600@cafecarpe.com
SUMMARY:OPEN STAGE
DESCRIPTION:Strutting your musical stuff is the order of the day
URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/open-stage-92/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20171011T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20171011T210000
DTSTAMP:20260406T223533
CREATED:20170808T225934Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170808T225934Z
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SUMMARY:IRISH SESSION
DESCRIPTION:2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month. Unless it’s not.  Irish music players and listeners welcome.
URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/irish-session-25/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20171012T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20171012T210000
DTSTAMP:20260406T223533
CREATED:20170822T194315Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170927T192842Z
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SUMMARY:SONG CIRCLE w/ TRICIA ALEXANDER
DESCRIPTION: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! \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-
URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/song-circle-w-tricia-alexander-tentative/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20171013T203000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20171013T230000
DTSTAMP:20260406T223533
CREATED:20170927T193232Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20171001T043820Z
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SUMMARY:KIRA HOOKS/ Kaia Fowler
DESCRIPTION:KIRA HOOKS  Nashville-based Kira is an independent and free-spirited soul that refuses to be put in a box. She was born in Houston\, TX in 1993 and raised overseas in The Netherlands\, Nigeria\, Scotland\, and China. Kira’s musical versatility is reflective of her exposure and curiosity to cultural differences and emotional similarities. She is always in search of what\, ultimately\, brings us together and what feels like honest work. This has lead her to remain conversational and light-hearted in her writing process. \nThrough the humbling inspiration of artists such as Stevie Wonder\, Antonio Carlos Jobim\, India.Arie\, and Lianne La Haves\, she has grown more in love with her path and is in constant development of her musical abilities. After graduating from the Los Angeles College of Music in Pasadena\, CA (2013)\, she’s released one album\, three EPs\, and four singles. She’s also an active member of Concerts In Your Home and is performing on the road on a frequent basis. \n“This self-proclaimed “old soul” managed to create a sound that defies genre limitations\, borrowing inspiration from many different eras and performers the likes of Billie Holiday\, The Andrew Sisters\, Ray Charles and Cole Porter\, just to name a few. Kira is an eclectic performer and talented songwriter who refuses to get stuck in a box\, while managing to keep her music accessible and easy to relate to.” \n“She is solid. A hybrid of pop\, contemporary and alternative. Amazing vocals\, spectacular production and innovative instrumentation. Harmonies are beautifully constructed. Lyrical content is powerful. This artist is ready for a global invasion. Radio\, commercial and abroad opportunities are on her horizon” 360 Magazine \nKira will be appearing with keyboard player Jeff Goodkind. \nThe soaring vocals of local guest KAIA FOWLER will get things off to a good start. \nPlease call 920-563-9391 to reserve.
URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/kira-hooks/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20171014T203000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20171014T230000
DTSTAMP:20260406T223533
CREATED:20170822T194148Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170927T200022Z
UID:3233-1508013000-1508022000@cafecarpe.com
SUMMARY:LONESOME BILL CAMPLIN
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/bill-camplin-plus-or-minus/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20171019T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20171019T213000
DTSTAMP:20260406T223533
CREATED:20171017T220635Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20171017T222152Z
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SUMMARY:NEW PIONEERS
DESCRIPTION:Definitely thought I had listed this\, but somehow with the change of date I didn’t.  Definitely on for this Thursday\, October 19. \nThis five piece bluegrass ball of fire featuring vocals\, banjo\, fiddle\, guitar\, bass and mandolin appears here regularly on the 2nd Thursday of the month- except when they don’t- like this month.   \nIts various members have been involved with traditional music locally\, regionally\, and nationally for many years. \nThe Pioneer’s lead singer and guitarist\, Jerry Wicentowski\, has been described by country music historian Bill Malone as “One of the finest singers in bluegrass music”. Jerry has also performed and recorded with such bluegrass greats as Tim O’Brien\, Andy Statman\, Byron Berline\, Tony Trischka and others. Mike Schmidt of Spring Green\, Wisconsin\, is the group’s banjo player. This former French horn player has been a Nashville session musician and member of the popular Wisconsin-based bluegrass bands\, Alive ‘n’ Pickin’ and the Piper Road Spring Band. He also performs occasionally with his wife Lori. Bruce King of Art Stevenson and High Water – also formerly of Alive ‘n’ Pickin’ – is on mandolin. Bruce and Mike are veterans of the Great Northern Bluegrass Festival in Mole Lake\, WI – performing there every year from 1977 to 1982. Fiddle player Paul Kienitz is a member in good standing of regional bluegrass favorites\, The Nob Hill Boys. Bass player John Jirak also has played banjo with various folks in the northeastern WI and Madison areas\, most notably with the Green Bay based Fox River Flyer. As a bass player\, he’s performed shows with the Chicago Bluegrass Band\, Miltown Ramblers\, Krause Family\, Old Cool\, Spare Time Bluegrass Band\, Bob Steeno and The Old Truck\, and Down From the Hills\, and currently Madison’s newest\, Kettle Moraine. \nLike them on Facebook.
URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/new-pioneers-42/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20171020T203000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20171020T230000
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SUMMARY:BING BONG
DESCRIPTION:Madison band BING BONG riffs\, rambles\, and (mostly) rocks power pop with a heavy hint of rockabilly. The taut & driving rhythm section keeps the energy high while melodious vocals alternate between tough-girl rock and rock opera harmonies. The brilliant guitars serve up tasty plucktitudes and luscious riffs of ear candy listeners cannot resist. \nPlease call 920-563-9391 to reserve.
URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/bing-bong/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20171021T203000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20171021T230000
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SUMMARY:SMALL POTATOES
DESCRIPTION:The Chicago based folk duo of Jacquie Manning and Rich Prezioso say it has taken them years of careful indecision to develop a repertoire they describe as “Celtic to Cowboy.” Superb musicianship and showmanship\, award-winning songwriting\, and a strong sense of tradition has made them\, as Dirty Linen Magazine once said\, “one of the most polished\, inventive\, and entertaining shows on the circuit.” \n“make ‘em laugh\, make ‘em cry\, make ‘em think” \nFrom the start\, they’ve called themselves eclecto-maniacs and described their music as “Celtic to Cowboy”. They say it has taken them “years of careful indecision” to come up with a mix of music that ranges from country\, blues\, and swing to Irish\, with songwriting that touches on all of those styles and more. Their four recordings\, Alive!\, Waltz of the Wallflowers\, Time Flies and Raw demonstrate that “indecision” can be wonderfully entertaining. They both sing\, they both play guitars and an array of other instruments. They even yodel. \n“Jacquie Manning and Rich Prezioso combine cleverly witty with powerfully poignant songs\, along with well chosen covers to present an unusually entertaining and involving repertoire engagingly delivered. Prezioso’s song “1000 Candles\, 1000 Cranes” is one of the most outstanding songs of the past 50 years.” Rich Warren\, The Midnight Special – WFMT Radio\, Chicago\, IL \n“They don’t sound like anybody else. I like that. They lay out a blanket and every song is a picnic.”  Warren Nelson\, Big Top Chautauqua/WI Public Radio\, Bayfield\, WI \n“I’ve never been so fascinated by a singing duo. They’re original\, funny\, energetic\, profound\, always respectful of the music but always daring to try new things. When they get their hands on music\, rhythmicaly and harmonicaly\, it just takes of. The audience here loves them. It’s a stand-up-andshout kind of love.” Phee Sherline San Diego Folk Heritage Society\, San Diego\, CA \nPlease call 920-563-9391 to reserve.
URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/small-potatoes-5/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20171025T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20171025T210000
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CREATED:20170808T230208Z
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SUMMARY:IRISH SESSION
DESCRIPTION:2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month. Unless it’s not.  Irish music players and listeners welcome.
URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/irish-session-27/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20171027T203000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20171027T230000
DTSTAMP:20260406T223533
CREATED:20170830T220255Z
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SUMMARY:ERNIE HENDRICKSON
DESCRIPTION:Please call 920-563-9391 to reserve. \n“In today’s overly produced pop music market\, Ernie Hendrickson is a diamond in the rough; born of heart\, soul and grit.”\n– A. Owens www.4twk – international music \n“This inspiring artist defies categories by blending folk and country with rock and jazz”\n-Kim Wheeler\, Rockford Register Star  \n“Surely a cutting-edge singer/songwriter of tomorrow\, Ernie Hendrickson lives enough in the past to keep what Bob Dylan\, James Taylor and Kris Kristofferson have done alive and thriving for generations.”\n-Jim Hagerty\, Rock River Times  \n“His music easily justifies the mention of his name in the same context as\, dare-it-be-said\, genre power house Ryan Adams.”\nFady Khalil – Jambands.com \n“Dark and pretty songs. Ernie Hendrickson is finding a niche in the indie folk Americana segment. He is a storyteller like Harry Nilsson in a country mood.”\n– Hans Werksman\, Here Comes The Flood \n“Whether exploring tribal beats or graceful homegrown country hymnals\, E. Hendrickson stretches the song-writing pallet. He is drawing influences from Gram Parsons’ Burrito Brothers\, straight through the heart of the America’s Blues tradition.”\n– Martin Halo\, JamBase \nFor ERNIE HENDRICKSON\, the hill country is as much a state of mind as a physical locale\, as the deep but beautifully casual songs on his new One for the Dreamers eloquently remind us. In the hill country of Ernie’s imagination\, the high ground provides an elevated vantage point that enables his listeners to perceive how time can leave important matters unfinished\, or tie up loose ends with sometimes heartbreaking finality. Yet the hill country is\, of course\, a real place\, and where Ernie comes from. The Wisconsin native grew up in what’s called that state’s Driftless Area\, where Midwestern flatness gives way to a more rounded landscape\, so it’s natural that that he chose to record One for the Dreamers nestled among the neatly arranged hills of Middle Tennessee. \nRecorded at Lamplight Studios in rural Primm Springs\, Tenn.\, 2013’s One for the Dreamers was anchored by producer-drummer Chad Cromwell (Neil Young\, Mark Knopfler)\, songwriter-producer-bassist Kevin “Swine” Grantt (Brad Paisley\, Jamey Johnson\, Willie Nelson)\, and Pete Wasner (Vince Gill) on piano\, organ\, and wurlitzer. Special guests include legendary harmonica player Mickey Raphael (Willie Nelson\, Guy Clark)\, pianist Reese Wynans (Stevie Ray Vaughan\, Buddy Guy)\, and rising Americana singer-songwriter Lera Lynn on harmony vocals. \nThere’s a concordance of topography and emotion at work in the new record that comes out of Ernie’s life as a traveling musician and an intuitive record maker—Midwestern openness meets Nashville experience\, you could say. Like the great American singers and songwriters who have inspired him—performers such as Neil Young\, Jerry Garcia and Willie Nelson—Ernie seeks the light amidst the ever-present perils of darkness. \nBorn and raised in the Midwest\, Ernie Hendrickson grew up on a steady diet of Willie Nelson\, Bob Dylan\, Neil Young\, Cat Stevens\, and Jerry Garcia. These early heroes opened the gates to the deep well of American roots music which he continues to draw inspiration from. In 2007 he self-produced and released a highly acclaimed solo record\, Down the Road\, of which the Illinois Entertainer deemed “Groundbreaking” and pushed him straight onto the Midwest’s radar as an emerging singer-songwriter. Hendrickson set the talent bar high in the studio for this album with a cast of players that included the subtle and angelic backing vocals of his sister\, Kelly Hendrickson\, and the legendary harmonica player\, Howard Levy (Bela Fleck & The Flecktones\, Paul Simon)\, aligned with an all-star group of Chicago musicians. \nHendrickson’s second record\, Walking with Angels\, began with a chance meeting between Ernie and veteran producer Bo Ramsey (Greg Brown\, Lucinda Williams) in the spring of ’08 in Iowa City\, where Ernie was opening a show for an old friend of Bo’s\, Kevin Gordon. Even in early conversation\, the two agreed that there was a chemistry evolving that would only deepen once the sessions began. At Bo’s urging\, Ernie sang and played nearly all of the songs on the record with a live band which consisted of Bo\, Jon Penner on bass (Junior Brown\, Bo Ramsey)\, and Steve Hayes on drums (Greg Brown\, Bo Ramsey). This call was made by Bo to try and capture the energy of a great performance and the result could not have been better. All twelve songs on the record feel as though these four guys had been playing together for years. After adding legendary Chicago pedal steel player Brian Wilkie (Alison Krauss\, Pam Tillis) on several tracks\, Bob Black’s banjo (Bill Monroe)\, and taking a trip to Nashville to record keyboardist Kevin McKendree (Delbert McClinton)\, the record shines as a true testament to Hendrickson’s ripening powers as a songwriter. Radio promotion has taken the sophomore album’s success to a higher level on both AAA and Americana stations\, having spent over 25 weeks in the Top 20 on Roots Music Report’s Folk charts and in regular rotation at nearly 100 different stations across the country including Nashville’s award-winning WSM-AM The Legend. \nPlease call 920-563-9391 to reserve.
URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/ernie-hendrickson-6/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20171028T203000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20171028T230000
DTSTAMP:20260406T223533
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SUMMARY:LOU AND PETER BERRYMAN
DESCRIPTION:FOLK MUSIC MEETS MUSICAL COMEDY Wisconsin’s own Lou and Peter Berryman are musical humorists who have delighted nationwide audiences for more than forty years. Frequent comparisons to Tom Lehrer\, Flanders and Swann\, and Burns and Allen notwithstanding\, these two are originals\, blending Midwestern culture with intelligent observation in a whimsical and wonderfully accessible performance. They have produced twelve albums and three song books of their original and hilarious\, quirky\, yet oddly profound songs\, and have toured the US and Canada to rave reviews. Berryman songs are being sung around the world\, by a legion of professional musicians\, including Peter\, Paul & Mary\, Peggy Seeger and Garrison Keillor\, as well as shower singers everywhere. \nLOU AND PETER BERRYMAN began their musical partnership in high school in Appleton\, Wisconsin\, way back in the sixties. By the late seventies\, they had established themselves as a prominent feature of the songwriting subculture of Wisconsin’s capital\, playing their original material every week for almost ten years in the run-down but trendy music room of Madison’s Club de Wash. Gradually expanding their circuit\, they began crisscrossing the continent and gaining national attention with appearances on such programs as Public Radio’s A Prairie Home Companion and NPR’s Weekend Edition. \nThis kind of fun should not be missed. \nPlease call 920-563-9391 to reserve.
URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/peter-and-lou-berryman/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20171103T203000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20171103T230000
DTSTAMP:20260406T223533
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SUMMARY:PATRICK BALL- Celtic Harp & Story
DESCRIPTION:Whether in the stronghold of a Galway chieftain in the years before history began or yesterday in the snug corner of a pub in Dublin\, the Irish have always delighted in storytelling. Their passion for eloquence and wordplay\, their deep devotion to their mythical past\, their ability to find joy and humor in a dark world\, and their belief that the supernatural world could appear between one breath and the next made their stories and the telling of them unrivaled in the world of the oral tradition. \nAnd always\, amidst the storytelling\, there was music. Jigs\, reels and haunting airs graced the spaces between the tales. And first among Irish instruments\, and the most honored\, was the legendary Celtic harp. With its crystalline\, bell-like voice and lavish resonance\, it would soothe its listeners and lead them deeper into the realms of the imagination. \nIn Celtic Harp and Story PATRICK BALL   rekindles the fire and wonder of an evening of Irish storytelling. For in telling the marvelous old tales of wit and enchantment\, and in playing the ancient\, brass-strung harp of Ireland\, he not only carries on two of the richest traditions of Celtic culture\, but blends them in concert to create “a warm and magical performance.” \n****Please call 920-563-9391 to reserve.**** \n Patrick returns 25-30 years after his last appearance here. He seems to have impressed a few people in the meantime… \n“His concert consisted of ethereally gorgeous instrumental music and colorful stories. The music\, like that of many Windham Hill artists\, painted a feeling with delicate wisps of sound. But there is something special about the sound of the harp and the sight of someone playing it. His renditions of musical antiquities were almost a spiritual experience.” \nThe Courier Journal\, Louisville\, KY \n“Patrick Ball is the finest interpreter of traditional Celtic music I have ever heard in my professional career. His storytelling is wonderful and his entire program combines storytelling and Celtic harp tunes seamlessly. He is a delightful entertainer.”\nAPAP Event Report / Barbara A. Harris\, Caffe Lena \n“Ball is both a master storyteller and one of the world’s leading Celtic harpists…he smoothly melds the two skills into an arresting oral biography of O’Carolan. The music is glowingly distinctive\, lingering in the memory after the last note dies. Ball gives MacCabe’s recollections a depth of emotion and a true sense of loss. Together the words and music create a moving portrait of O’Carolan.”\nThe News Journal\, Wilmington\, DE \n“Ball is a master of the Celtic harp\, a fascinating instrument that sounds at times like a harpsichord and at other times like bells\, but always\, beneath his hand\, passionate and evocative of the undaunted Irish spirit and the emotional pull of the Irish landscape. Ball is also a skillful actor with an understated style and a gift for both storytelling and characterization which gently brings alive MacCabe\, O’Carolan and the various characters they encounter.” \n“Patrick Ball\, expert at the magic of music and words…is a world class harper and a fine actor\, with a storyteller’s sharply honed timing and delight in a good joke. Lively\, witty and touching…O’Carolan’s Farewell is tightly woven like fine Irish tweed\, where the warp is a human relationship and the weft is music\, interlaced with threads of history and colorings of humor…If any part of your heart and/or ancestry connects with the shamrock shore\, this play is a must-see.”\nPacific Sun\, Marin County\, CA \n“Riverdance\, step aside. Frank McCourt\, enough of you already\, and your brother\, too. It’s time to make room for Patrick Ball. O’Carolan’s Farewell to Music plucks a note as simple and candid as the fireside bond of oral tradition — and that’s exactly the magic…the solo performance weaves an irresistible Gaelic narrative\, filled with laughter and mischief\, politics and conflict…a rare performance…an inspired production…the music is spiritual and effortless.”\nPress Democrat\, Santa Rosa\, CA \n“Between his music and his storytelling\, Ball’s performance is a tour de force. O’Carolan’s music is played with wonderful flourish…he brings O’Carolan’s…songs to full and sophisticated life….The script is part history lesson and part outright hoot. The result is an evening that’s informative\, inspiring\, amusing and\, above all\, entertaining. It’s so well presented and so well paced that you’re likely to be reluctant to bid farewell to “O’Carolan’s Farewell to Music.”\nDaily Local News\, Westchester\, PA \n“Patrick Ball’s solo performance summons up multiple characters and the spirit of an era\, but it’s in his brilliant playing of the rare wire-strung Celtic harp that the evening springs to life. The script…richly contextualizes the music…inspired.”\nSan Francisco Bay Guardian\, California \n“Musically\, the show is impeccable. Ball plays with a passion for the music that is only matched by his skill…Ball is also a gifted storyteller…As MacCabe\, Ball tells the story with warmth and humor. And then he sits at the harp\, and O’Carolan speaks for himself.”\nArcade Suburban Publications\, PA\, NJ \n****Please call 920-563-9391 to reserve.
URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/patrick-ball/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20171104T203000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20171104T230000
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SUMMARY:RICHARD SHINDELL
DESCRIPTION:We are selling tickets for this show on Brown Paper Tickets- click on this link:  \nOriginally from New York\, now dividing his time between Buenos Aires\, Argentina and New York’s Hudson Valley\, RICHARD SHINDELL is a writer whose songs paint pictures\, tell stories\, juxtapose ideas and images\, inhabit characters\, vividly evoking entire worlds along the way and expanding our sense of just what it is a song may be. From his first record\, Sparrow’s Point (1992) to his current release\, Careless (September 2016)\, Shindell has explored the possibilities offered by this most elastic and variable of cultural confections: the song. \nThe path that led him to songwriting was both circuitous and direct. Taking up the guitar at the age of eight\, he spent his formative years learning the instrument – first acoustic\, then electric. And he listened: Beatles\, Dylan\, Joni Mitchell\, Motown\, Bowie\, Hunter-Garcia\, King-Goffin\, Paul Simon\, Bill Monroe\, Rogers & Hammerstein. Their songs gave the impression of having always been there\, so solid and self-evident were their melodies\, hooks\, grooves\, and lyrics. Listening to WNEW or WLIR in 1970s NY felt like a kind of anamnesis. So it seemed completely out of the question to imagine that a song could be written – by anyone\, anywhere\, anytime\, about absolutely anything. If he sang\, it was just to sing along\, or harmonise to the hymns in church. \nOn the other hand\, a good song seemed like such a simple little thing. A voice in the back of his head kept whispering that surely it must be possible to write one. He would make his first attempts at it during college\, where he studied Philosophy. According to him\, these early songs were “abysmal: pointless\, self-indulgent drivel. It’s a wonder I ever allowed myself to try again.” \nAfter college and a nine month stint in a Zen Buddhist community in Upstate New York\, he headed to Europe with his guitar\, finding something not approaching a livelihood performing in the Paris Metro\, where his repertoire consisted of Fahey-tinged fingerpicking\, Blakian flatpicking and “endless droning along in open tunings.” Evincing an early inclination toward self-imposed commercial exile\, he sought out the less-travelled corners of the Metro. “I loved the acoustics in those tunnels\, but only when they were empty.” \nUpon running out of money\, and despite being an atheist\, he applied to and was accepted by Union Theological Seminary (NY)\, beginning his studies in 1986. Three years in an M.Div. program did nothing to cure him of his atheism\, however it did provide him (thanks to a friendly sexton) with late-night access to the neo-gothic expanses of Union’s St. James Chapel\, whose celestial acoustics inspired his first “keeper”: On a Sea of Fleur de Lis. Ostensibly a paean to the Virgin Mary\, the song marked his rupture from the church and the beginning of his creative life. Its underlying themes – immanence and transcendence\, human love and divine love\, the particular and the general – have continued to resonate through subsequent work\, right up to the present. In many ways\, his new album Careless\, though in no way a concept record\, represents a further exploration of those ideas. \nMore songs followed. He began frequenting a well-known songwriters circle on Houston Street in New York City. Hosted by the late Jack Hardy\, every Thursday night writers would gather to debut new songs\, give and receive constructive criticism\, take the songs back to the drawing board to try again the next week. It was a tough crowd\, but also a supportive one. And beyond the concrete benefit to one’s craft\, those gatherings offered the fledgling writer a sense of community\, and thus identity. He began to think of himself as a songwriter\, abandoning his theological studies. \nIt was right about then that Shanachie Records called with an offer for a three record deal. \nThat deal resulted in Sparrows Point (1992)\, Blue Divide (1994)\, and Reunion Hill (1997). The latter\, produced by multi-instrumentalist Larry Campbell (credits too numerous to mention here)\, won the AFIM (NAIRD) award for “Best Contemporary Folk Album” in 1998. Its title track was covered (along with two other of Shindell’s songs) by Joan Baez on her 1997 release\, Gone From Danger. In 1998\, Shindell joined forces with his friends Dar Williams and Lucy Kaplansky to make CryCryCry (Razor and Tie)\, a collection of covers by writers such as Robert Earl Keen\, Michael Stipe\, Ron Sexsmith\, Greg Brown\, Julie Miller\, and James Keelaghan. Over the course of two years\, the group toured in support of this highly acclaimed (and eponymously titled) album\, leaving audiences spellbound by their gorgeous three-part harmonies. \nBy then Shindell was beginning to stretch out as a harmony singer\, guitarist and performer. With each successive record he toured relentlessly\, building a solid following of loyal fans. He also became an adept bandleader\, as reflected in his 1999 release\, Courier (Signature Sounds)\, a live album\, recorded and mixed by Ben Wisch\, and featuring long-time cohorts Lincoln Schleifer\, John Putnam\, Dennis McDermott\, as well as Lucy Kaplansky and Larry Campbell. \nThe year 2000 brought the release of a new collection of originals\, one of Shindell’s most popular albums\, Somewhere Near Paterson (Signature Sounds)\, produced by Campbell. That year also saw a major life-change: with his Argentine wife and their two small children\, Shindell moved to Buenos Aires\, Argentina. Taking a few years to get acclimated and learn the language\, in 2004 he followed up with Vuelta (Koch Records)\, joining with Puente Celeste\, an eclectic and much beloved group of virtuoso Argentine musicians. The decade’s next was release was a collection of covers\, South of Delia (2007)\, Shindell’s first foray into production. More than simply a cover record\, the song-selections and performances of South of Delia were that of an expatriate looking back at the country and culture he moved away from\, and featured guest appearances by artists such as Viktor Krauss\, Richard Thompson\, Tony Trischka\, and Eliza Gilkyson. His next collection of original songs\, Not Far Now\, was released by Signature Sounds in 2009. For 13 Songs You May or May Not Have Heard Before\, which The Telegraph (UK) called “a stunningly good record”\, Shindell revisited some of his earlier material\, giving fresh interpretations to old favourites. \nIn 2015 he joined forces again with Lucy Kaplansky to record another collection of covers\, Tomorrow You’re Going (Signature Sounds)\, also produced by Larry Campbell. Consisting mostly of love songs\, or love lost songs\, it provided Shindell and Kaplansky an occasion to revel in their distinctive\, two-part harmony with the backing of a top-notch band (Byron Isaacs\, Dennis McDermott\, Bill Payne\, and Campbell) – all thanks to the participation of a committed community of fans who financed the project via the crowdfunding platform Kickstarter. The campaign more than doubled its funding goal in less than 48 hours. \nShindell continues to tour nationally in the United States\, with the occasional forays into Canada\, the UK\, and Europe. Although known primarily as songwriter\, Shindell takes a more holistic view of his career. Producer\, writer\, singer\, guitarist\, interpreter: it all adds up to a life in music.
URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/richard-shindell/
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