Cafe Carpe

MARE EDSTROM and KENN FOX  have been playing, teaching and researching the blues together for over 14 years; and Kenn has spent his entire life archiving 20th century music, especially its foundation […]

so much better than being loathsome

2nd and 4th Wednesdays of each month, except when other Carpe musical events displace it. Irish music players and audience welcome.

(NOTA BENE: The Irish Session will not be held tonight- moved to Tuesday March 7.) Wisconsin-born songwriter JOHN STATZ is working on a new recording project, the follow-up to his […]

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 […]