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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20180510T190000
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SUMMARY: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/new-pioneers-47/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20180511T203000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20180511T230000
DTSTAMP:20260408T075044
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SUMMARY:RAY BONNEVILLE
DESCRIPTION:RAY BONNEVILLE is a poet of the demimonde who didn’t write his first song until his early 40s\, some 20 years after he started performing. But with a style that sometimes draws comparisons to JJ Cale and Daniel Lanois\, this blues-influenced\, New Orleans-inspired “song and groove man\,” as he’s been so aptly described\, luckily found his rightful calling. Born in Quebec\, his family moved to Boston when he was 12. He served a year in Vietnam as a Marine\, struggled and overcame drug addiction\, earned a pilot’s license in Colorado\, then moved to Alaska\, then Seattle\, and Paris and New Orleans. But it took a close call while piloting a seaplane across the Canadian wilderness to make him decide it was time to get busy writing songs – gritty narratives inspired by a lifetime of hard-won knowledge set against his gritty\, soulful guitar and harmonica playing. \n\nHe’s since earned many accolades\, including a Juno Award for his 1999 album\, Gust of Wind. His post-Katrina ode\, “I Am the Big Easy\,” earned the International Folk Alliance’s 2009 Song of the Year Award\, and in 2012\, Bonneville won the solo/duet category in the Blues Foundation’s International Blues Challenge. He has guested on albums by Mary Gauthier\, Gurf Morlix\, Eliza Gilkyson\, Ray Wylie Hubbard and other prominent artists\, and shared songwriting credits with Tim O’Brien\, Phil Roy and Morlix\, among others. Slaid Cleaves placed Bonneville’s “Run Jolee Run” on his lauded 2009 album\, Everything You Love Will Be Taken Away. \nEasy Gone\, Ray’s fourth album for Red House Records\, takes listeners to some of the dark spaces and exotic places Bonneville has gone on his own travels. An Austin resident since 2006\, Bonneville still puts the rhythms and soul of New Orleans into much of his music. His songs carry a groove and momentum that’s uniquely his — and will always be a part of him\, no matter where he roams. \n“Like gunpowder and opium.”\n— Ray Wylie Hubbard \n“Bad Man’s Blood confirms Bonneville’s stature as of Americana’s foremost singer-songwriters.”\n— Austin Chronicle \n“a master of the slow burn\, the gentle funk\, the infectious rhythm.”\n— The Ottawa Citizen \n“poetic…infectious…Bad Man’s Blood emerges as Bonneville’s magnum opus”\n— All Music Guide \n“an absolute master…one of the most skilled songwriters of that dark slow smoldering yet fiery blues/roots music”\n— FAME \n“Few can ride a groove like Canada-born\, U.S.-raised Ray Bonneville.”\n— No Depression \n\nPlease call 920-563-9391 to reserve.
URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/ray-bonneville-4/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20180512T203000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20180512T230000
DTSTAMP:20260408T075044
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SUMMARY:JAMES LEE STANLEY-CANCELLED
DESCRIPTION:*******Unfortunately\, James Lee cannot make this show.  He hopes to reschedule soon.   \nIt is only a long-lived singer-songwriter career that lets JAMES LEE STANLEY unite the unpredictable creative turns and the eclectic elements that make up his world. His remarkable ability as a vocalist and composer allow him to create songs\, each recorded with a finely crafted with guitar orchestrations that enhance the lyric. But a whole new dimension is added when James Lee performs live. These incredible songs\, coupled with his outragously hilarious repartee\, make for an evening of hilarity and tenderness and one of the most entertaining concerts on the circuit. He has been hailed as one of the few all time greats and undisputed geniuses among singer-songwriters. Fi Magazine listed his FREELANCE HUMAN BEING as one of the finest recordings of 1998 and one of the Top 200 Recordings of all time – FI Magazine March 1999. \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“This man is a great artist – his songs are finely-crafted and richly textured\, with immediately memorable melodies and thought provoking lyrics\, and his guitar playing is simply gorgeous\, alternating between subtle finger picking. Lush chording\, stark simplicity\, rhythmically-charged complexity\, and many and varied shades in between” – Fi Magazine.. \nJAMES LEE STANLEY\, the true renaissance man\, was born in Philadelphia\, PA\, and has been recording and performing since he was fourteen. He 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 BILL COSBY. STEVEN WRIGHT chose James Lee as his opening act for three years in a row; a testament to his professionalism and talent. \nPlease call 920-563-9391.
URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/james-lee-stanley-6/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20180513T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20180513T213000
DTSTAMP:20260408T075044
CREATED:20180306T165240Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180424T154051Z
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SUMMARY:HAYWARD WILLIAMS/ ZAK TROJANO
DESCRIPTION:ZAK TROJANO is a songwriter and multi-instrumentalist\, a finger-style guitar player\, a fly-fisherman\, and a beer drinker. He watches more than he talks\, the guy at the end of the bar nursing a drink while the afternoon light angles in\, letting the conversation pile up around him like snowfall.  \nHe grew up in New Hampshire\, outside of town in a cabin built by his parents. His father was a drummer who held down a regular country gig\, and nights after work he would loosen his tie and show his son the finer points of Ginger Baker and Elvin Jones. In New Hampshire they drove around in trucks\, and Prine and Dylan cassettes showed up in most of those trucks. Zak made Eagle Scout\, got his knots down. Then it was college and out\, wandering the country from the desert Southwest to Great Plains until he ran out of money\, washing windows to work up the bus fare home.  \nAfter a while it seemed like he ought to write some songs\, and he did: heavy songs with a light touch; an AM radio throwback voice and an intricate finger-style technique framed by a drummer’s rhythm and sharpened by years of immersion in the work of players as various as John Fahey\, Merle Travis\, and Chet Atkins. In over a decade writing\, recording\, and performing music professionally – sharing studios and stages with his band Rusty Belle\, or supporting touring acts like Chris Smither\, Kris Delmhorst\, Jeffrey Foucault\, and Peter Mulvey – Zak Trojano has evolved his own thing: a warm baritone paired with an old Martin guitar\, floating above spare lines of cello and lap steel\, horns and brushes\, with a deceptively simple lyricism that on repeated listening shows that the fellow at the end of the bar doesn’t say much\, but he’s worth hearing. \nHAYWARD WILLIAMS is a veteran singer/songwriter from Milwaukee\, WI. With six full length records under his belt\, Williams is set to release his latest effort: Pretenders.  This record is yet another swan dive into the deep end of the Americana/Soul world that Hayward tends to reside in. \nGrowing up in Wisconsin in the 80’s and 90’s convinced Hayward Williams to search for something more out there in the world. Foregoing higher education\, he joined a band and learned much about what to do and what not to do in the Midwest music scene. Playing in pubs for many years \, getting thick skin and finding a notably sharp tongue\, avenues opened up to Williams. Headlining European tours\, major US festivals and a few trips to Australia later\, Hayward has carved out an impressive niche in the folk music business. \nWilliams’ previous release\, The Reef\, was produced by venerated songwriter\, friend and collaborator Jeffrey Foucault. Utilizing an impressive rhythm section of Billy Conway (Morphine) on drums and Jeremy Moses Curtis (Booker T\, Levon Helm\, Session Americana) on bass\, The Reef is an unequaled Americana record with soaring vocals and hooks that dig in deep. \n“The surprisingly soulful voice of Milwaukee-based singer/songwriter Hayward Williams emanates from a slight\, almost unassuming figure\, yet that voice is imbued with so much power\, it’s difficult to imagine it coming from anywhere other than midway between Memphis and Muscle Shoals… The Reef is an album to return to again and again.” – Allan Wilkinson\, Northern Sky Magazine (UK) \nPretenders was recorded in October of 2016 at Midwest Sound in Rockford\, IL under a full moon and the care of Dan McMahon and Jeremy Koester. Hayward and J. Hardin would co-produced the album. Charles Koltak\, who played drums on Williams’ Haymaker (2012) teamed up with Jeremy Moses Curtis in the rhythm section. Corey Matthew Hart of Madison\, WI (Lost Lakes) would lend his talented voice and guitar work to the project during one late night session. Finally\, Brooks Milgate would send his B3 performances in remotely from the east coast adding a layer to the project that would fit in with any Al Green classic. \n“Often dark\, always honest and in the groove\, Williams continues to break new ground in new traditional folk rock. There’s a ghostly spirit that floats through the songs on “Pretenders.” Williams is a wary caretaker of those spirits. His songs brim with the smoke and mirror lyricism of Leonard Cohen—with the rocker’s heart of Neil Young.” -Andy Moore ISTHMUS (Madison\, WI \n  \nPlease call 920-563-9391 to reserve.
URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/hayward-williams-zak-trojano/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20180518T203000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20180518T230000
DTSTAMP:20260408T075044
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SUMMARY:ERIC MILLER on the viola da gamba
DESCRIPTION:Currently residing in Madison Wisconsin\, Nebraska native ERIC MILLER is a musician with unusually wide interests. He slips easily between genres\, but as a performer his heart lives in the world of the 17th and 18th centuries\, in particular music composed for the viola da gamba. This instrument\, having seven strings and frets like a lute\, requires an especially sophisticated bowing technique and was often compared to the human voice and considered the most noble of instruments. The cello\, which lies in a similar range\, eventually displaced the the gamba due to its greater power\, but over the centuries the viola da gamba has always been cultivated by a few\, and recently has grown into a rebirth around the world as its nuanced sound still speaks to the modern soul\, perhaps more than ever. \nOver a decade ago\, while completing his masters degree in cello at UW-Madison\, Eric began to seriously play the viola da gamba during his spare time\, perhaps to the neglect of his cello studies. Cobbling together advice from touring professionals\, putting in hours of late night sessions\, and taking long drives for single lessons with eminent players\, Eric has worked steadily to deepen his knowledge of the instrument. He is on a mission to bring the warmth and ethereal beauty of this instrument and its repertoire to others in both intimate and large spaces. \nEric will present an evening of solo music for the viola da gamba and baroque cello. The night will include solo cello suites of Bach\, the recently unearthed solo Fantasias of Telemann\, and other less known but equally beautiful works from the 17th and 18th centuries written for the viola da gamba from France\, Spain\, Germany\, and the Netherlands. \nEric believes in the power of music to transform and ground oneself\, to communicate and pass on cultural heritage\, and to contribute to building entirely new ways of thinking and being on this planet with one another.\nIn addition to solo performances around Wisconsin\, Eric is a member of the Wisconsin Baroque Ensemble and has played cello with Satchel Paige and Katie Burns. Eric directs and founded the Madison Youth Viol Consort\, teaches Suzuki cello lessons\, and has also taught in the Madison schools since 2009. Eric holds degrees in music from Northern Illinois University and UW-Madison. \nPlease call 920-563-9391 to reserve.
URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/eric-miller-cellist/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20180519T203000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20180519T230000
DTSTAMP:20260408T075044
CREATED:20180326T180450Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180518T123817Z
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SUMMARY:VON STRANTZ/ NATIVE LAND CANCELLED
DESCRIPTION:APOLOGIES:  CANCELLED DUE TO HEALTH EMERGENCY \nVON STRANTZ/NATIVE LAND  \nNATIVE LAND: musical nomadic husband & wife duo journey in search of their home land while writing songs for the people that they meet along the way from town to town and state to state. Native Land creates songs pulling from their strongest influences with the heart of true punk rockers like David Byrne’s quirky sounds and strange 80’s beats and the soul of Sister Rosetta Tharp\, guitar licks and gospel-like lyrics bringing good news to all who are weary. Prepare your hearts for some gospel rock n’roll that has some spacey groove. \nIn early 2012 a terrible car accident left VON STRANTZ incapable of using their hands. After months of physical therapy and waiting for healing the day finally came and out of healing Von Strantz began. Utilizing a variety of instruments such as violin\, cello\, keys\, guitar and feet percussion\, Von Strantz unites harmonies strung together by commanding and soulful lyrics. With story-sharing as their passion. Von Strantz invites their audience into the emotion of each piece. In 2015 Von Strantz won “Eddie’s Attic Songwriting Shoot-out”. The duo has traveled extensively playing thousands of shows and performing many festivals and venues including Electric Forest\, Hard Rock Cafe\, Schuba’s\, Paper City Music Fest\, Audiofeed\, Starry Night \,Steel Bridge Music Fest\, Mile of Music\, and has shared the stage with some of their favorite artists\, My Brightest Diamond\, Josh Garrels\, Crystal Bowersox\, Over The Rhine\, Howie Day & A Silent Film to name a few. Von Strantz is also Sofar Sounds Alumni. \nWith five music releases under their belt\, Von Strantz just finished recording their brand new record “Apple Of Your Eye” at Tiny Telephone Oakland with John Vanderslice\, Jacob Winik\, Jason Slota\, Rob Shelton and Elijah Ford and are currently touring with the release of the new record. \n Please call 920-563-9391 to reserve.
URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/von-strantz-native-land/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20180520T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20180520T213000
DTSTAMP:20260408T075044
CREATED:20180403T145523Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180508T153712Z
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SUMMARY:SISTASTRINGS/ BILL CAMPLIN
DESCRIPTION:SistaStrings are Milwaukee-based sisters who are using their gifts of music to creating social change. As classically trained instrumentalists (violin and cello)\, 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. \nThey are deigning to share the evening with and accompany BILL CAMPLIN as a birthday present. \nPlease call 920-563-9391 to reserve.
URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/sista-strings-bill-camplin/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20180525T203000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20180525T230000
DTSTAMP:20260408T075044
CREATED:20180403T231855Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180403T231950Z
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SUMMARY:RADIO WRANGLERS
DESCRIPTION:THE RADIO WRANGLERS hail from Wisconsin and are heavily influenced by the sounds of the 1930’s\, 40’s and 50’s with influences ranging from Country and Western\, Western Swing\, and Honky Tonk. The band has had the pleasure of playing at Opryland in Nashville\, and opening for such acts as Wayne Hancock and Carolyn Martin’s Western Swing Band. They strive to encapsulate the sounds of traditional 1940’s and 50’s Country and Western music\, while adding their own tunes to the long-lasting tradition they so greatly admire. From Waltzes to Boogies\, hot swing to high and lonesome blues\, you do not want to miss this band’s unique blend of true American music! \nDrawing influences from such artists as Bob Wills\, Ernest Tubb\, Milton Brown\, Jack Gurhrie\, Tex Williams\, Webb Pierce\, Hank Thompson\, and Hank Williams\, The Radio Wranglers also write original music with a taste of the past. Fronted by the twin fiddle team of Blaine And Ruthie McQuinn on fiddle and vocals\, The Radio Wranglers are Danny Tyksinski on lead guitar\, and Ed Novak on rhythm guitar\, and Peyton Lencho on doghouse bass. \nThe Radio Wranglers have had the good fortune of playing the Nashville Boogie for two consecutive years\, including being the band for the Western Wear Fashion show! And in November 2015\, they have been nominated for an Ameripolitan Award for Western Swing group. \nPlease call 920-563-9391 to reserve.
URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/radio-wranglers-3/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20180526T203000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20180526T230000
DTSTAMP:20260408T075044
CREATED:20180322T005449Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180322T015727Z
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SUMMARY:THE BINDLESTIFFS
DESCRIPTION:THE BINDLESTIFFS are a remarkable collection of local musicians. \nTom Waselchuk  (guitar) founded the band The Dang-Its\, which have taken home a host of MAMA Awards\, including 2014 Country/Bluegrass Album of the Year. Tom’s musical resume includes work with The Stone Oak Band\, The Full Count Jazz Band\, Chris Plata & Extra Hot\, and Marcy and the Highlights. \nDoug Brown (banjo\, guitar) is a multi-instrumentalist and composer. He has performed with and produced many recordings for a host of local artists. His talents have graced the stages of major music festivals in the United States and worldwide. \nRandal Harrison’s violin prowess has earned him many accolades\, including MAMA awards for Best Blues Artist and Classical Artist of the Year. Besides local recognition\, Randal is an Emmy-nominated composer. (This is his second concert at the Schoolhouse\, after performing last year with Ken Lonnquist.) \nRounding out the Bindlestiffs is Town of Vermont resident Johnny Widdicombe. The John Widdicombe Trio and his work with the Piper Road String Band and the Dixie Sizzlers have made him a sought-after talent. (Area residents will remember his set at the Mt. Horeb Senior Center Fundraiser.) Webster’s describes a bindle stiff as a hobo–one who carries his or her possessions in a rolled up bindle. What these Bindlestiffs will be packing are great tunes\, wonderful harmonies\, and instrumental excellence. Don’t miss it! \nPlease call 920-563-9391 to reserve.
URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/the-bindlestiffs/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20180528T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20180528T213000
DTSTAMP:20260408T075044
CREATED:20180206T203314Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180528T175354Z
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SUMMARY:DANNY SCHMIDT/ SAM BAKER -  SOLD OUT!!!
DESCRIPTION:A bunch of people called last minute today\, and the show is now SOLD OUT. \nIf you called to reserve and do not intend to come to the show\, please contact us to cancel your reservations. \nWe will open at 5:30. \nWhat a great double-bill!!! \nSAM BAKER will make his Carpe debut\, and DANNY SCHMIDT makes a welcome return after a long absence. \nNamed to the Chicago Tribune’s 50 Most Significant Songwriters in the Last 50 Years\, Austin\, TX-based singer/songwriter Danny Schmidt has amassed a cult following for his stunningly poetic\, poignant imagery. With lyrical depth drawing comparisons to Leonard Cohen\, Townes Van Zandt\, and Dave Carter\, Danny is considered a preeminent writer\, an artist whose earthy poetry manages to somehow conjure magic from the mundane\, leading Sing Out Magazine to tag him as: “Perhaps the best new songwriter we’ve heard in the last 15 years.” \nPerforming solo almost exclusively\, armed with just his voice\, his acoustic guitar\, and his acute commentary\, Schmidt’s an authentic timeless troubadour\, one man sharing his truth in the form of songs\, unadorned and intimate. The understated effect can be startlingly powerful. As songwriter Jeffrey Foucault put it: “Everything about the man is gentle\, except for his capacity for insight\, which is crushing.” \nSam Baker‘s music and story have been shared by some of the most prestigious media outlets in the world-NPR’s Fresh Air with Terry Gross\, Rolling Stone Magazine\, The Wall Street Journal\, and numerous others. He is a true artist in every way\, sharing amazing life experiences through music\, story\, and art. \nBaker’s story includes surviving devastating injuries from a terrorist bomb on a bus bound for Machu Picchu\, Peru in 1986. Most of the passengers were killed\, including the German family that he had befriended. His injuries required him to relearn how to walk\, move\, and speak. Many years and over 15 operations later\, Baker sees beauty in everything around him and expresses his new-found life every day\, sometimes with paint and canvas\, or a camera\, and sometimes with a guitar and song. \nBaker released his first record\, Mercy\, in 2004\, the first in a trilogy of song paintings with sparse instrumentation and poetic delivery. It was followed by Pretty World in 2007\, and Cotton in 2009. His 2013 release\, ‘say grace\,’ was named one of the Top Ten Country Albums of 2013 by Rolling Stone Magazine. His latest release\, Land of Doubt (June 2017) is well on its way to similar attention and praise. A recent review published nationwide by Scott Stroud of the Associated Press says that Land of Doubt is “utterly evocative…” \n​“Life is a gift\,” Baker says. “Gratitude for what remains is more helpful than resentment for what was lost. Ultimately\, I came to understand that these days are wicked short and terribly beautiful. All I’ve got is this one breath\, and if I’m lucky\, I get another.” \n“With a sound both soaring and sad\, the Texas-based Baker sings in a raspy talk-whisper that makes you stop what you’re doing\, sit down and listen.”—Scott Stroud\, The Associated Press \n“In some ways\, more a poet than a musician\, Baker paints vivid pictures with often simple phrases. Baker somehow simultaneously sounds both tough as nails and fragile as glass…” Peter Blackstock\, The Austin American Statesman… \n​Please call 920-563-9391 to reserve.
URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/danny-schmidt-sam-baker/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20180531T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20180531T210000
DTSTAMP:20260408T075044
CREATED:20180117T010117Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180117T010117Z
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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\, poets\, and storytellers held regularly on the last Thursday of each month (except sometimes). \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-22/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20180601T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20180601T220000
DTSTAMP:20260408T075044
CREATED:20180521T172822Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180521T172822Z
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SUMMARY:OPEN STAGE
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URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/open-stage-98/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20180602T203000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20180602T230000
DTSTAMP:20260408T075044
CREATED:20180319T005821Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180530T223910Z
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SUMMARY:RICK THUM w/ STEPHEN SEIFERT
DESCRIPTION:Ranked as the most influential dulcimer player of the last decade by readers of Dulcimer Player News\, RICK THUM has made his mark on every aspect of the hammered dulcimer world. He will be sharing the night with STEPHEN  SEIFERT\, the #1 mountain dulcimer player. Don’t count on any dueling dulcimers. \nRick is perhaps best known from his latest album\, “Front Porch Waltz\,” and his festival performances\, which have regularly earned him the “most popular performer” title at the largest national dulcimer festival. He brings a combination of passion and friendly accessibility to his teaching that makes his workshops and master classes favorites at festivals across the country\, and has tapped this teaching experience to produce the best-selling instructional CD series for hammered dulcimer\, the “Original Song of the Month Club”. Rick is also the designer of the highly-regarded line of hammered dulcimers bearing his name. Yet for all his time in the studio\, onstage\, in the classroom\, and in the luthier’s shop\, Rick is most at home at a late-night jam session\, where you might even find him playing an instrument other than the dulcimer from time to time. \nHe has shared the stage with Mike Seeger\, The Tony Rice Unit\, Steve Kaufman\, Norman Blake\, and Bryan Bowers and opened for John Hartford\, Norman & Nancy Blake\, and Leo Kottke. Rick is a popular teacher on the festival circuit and travels across the country playing solo and teaching at music festvals. He currently has five recordings; “Hammered Fiddle Tunes”\, “A Reason to Dance”\, “Front Porch Waltz”\, “Down the Old Dirt Road” and “Seifert & Thum Live at Mt Dora 2014”. Mel Bay Publishing Inc. has published the companion book to Hammered Fiddle Tunes. \nRick is currently manufacturing hammered dulcimers (Rick Thum Dulcimers) which can be seen at a retailer near you and has\, by demand\, started the Song of the Month Club. Mail order lessons by audio Cd. \n“Rick Thum is a masterful musician and versatile entertainer who captures an audience with his skillful playing and great personality.” \nPlease call 920-563-9391 to reserve.
URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/rick-thum-w-steve-seifert/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20180609T203000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20180609T230000
DTSTAMP:20260408T075044
CREATED:20180409T024235Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180608T115840Z
UID:3829-1528576200-1528585200@cafecarpe.com
SUMMARY:SAM LLANAS
DESCRIPTION:Grab the chance to hear the distinctive voice and talent of Sam Llanas in an intimate performance space. He have a full band with him. \nSAM LLANAS  (formerly of the BoDeans) is an iconic American singer\, acoustic guitarist\, and songwriter best known for his unique and distinctively soulful voice.  It was Llanas’ voice that supplied the trademark vocal on Robbie Robertson’s “Somewhere Down the Crazy River.” \nBehind his lone-wolf image and toughness\, Llanas continues to hone his skills. A master craftsman that feels most at home in the city he’s always called home\, Llanas has set the stage for fans to embrace his new identity. \nDo call to reserve. 920-563-9391.
URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/sam-llanas-8/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20180610T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20180610T220000
DTSTAMP:20260408T075044
CREATED:20180423T171010Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180530T233304Z
UID:3850-1528659000-1528668000@cafecarpe.com
SUMMARY:BILL MILLER
DESCRIPTION: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. He is now touring in support of a recent collaboration album Look Again To The Wind: Johnny Cash’s Bitter Tears Revisited where Bill has the title track. \nA Mohican Indian from northern Wisconsin\, Bill Miller has long been one of the most admired figures in the Native American music arena and beyond. As an award-winning recording artist\, performer\, songwriter\, activist\, and painter\, he’s been a voice for the voiceless\, a link between two great and clashing civilizations. \nWith his new album\, Chronicles of Hope\, Bill hopes to further inspire fans\, both present and future. “My faith in my Creator leaves me content with the gifts I have\,” he says\, “and I use them to enrich the world through His blessings. I choose to bless people rather than curse them\, to be a peacemaker rather than a warmaker.” As songs like “The Promise” make clear\, Bill feels just as passionate about saving the environment of North America\, the land of his forebears. ” I think we should feel as if we’re living in the Garden of Eden\, and we should take care of the land\,” he says emphatically. “I’ll always use my music to urge people to preserve the land.” \nBill has an equally active career as a painter. His work has been shown and sold in prestigious galleries around the country\, and he maintains a studio at his Nashville home\, where he lives with his wife and children. With so busy a personal and professional life\, it would seem that Bill Miller could cruise ever onward in easy contentment. But artists don’t work that way. “I’ve been given a lot of second chances in my life\,” he says. “I’ve been through alcoholism and other problems. I was lifted out of the ditch\, and I still see a blue sky above. After years of living against the grain\, I see things as rivers\, creeks and rainstorms\, as the liquid layers of my life.” \nBill is really excited about a brand new ROY ORBISON project.  Roy’s sons want him to do a record honoring their father\, interpreting some of Roy’s songs and doing some of his own songs inspired by Roy. \nBill’s heart is now beating well- at 95% and on its way up after heart failure last April.  That kept him off the road for awhile and he is glad to be back at work. \nPlease call 920-563-9391 to reserve.
URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/bill-miller-4/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20180614T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20180614T213000
DTSTAMP:20260408T075044
CREATED:20180117T011053Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180117T011527Z
UID:3590-1529002800-1529011800@cafecarpe.com
SUMMARY: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/new-pioneers-48/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20180615T203000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20180615T230000
DTSTAMP:20260408T075044
CREATED:20180501T212326Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180602T172403Z
UID:3863-1529094600-1529103600@cafecarpe.com
SUMMARY:MEL PARSONS
DESCRIPTION:Award-winning singer songwriter MEL PARSONS is well recognized as one of New Zealand’s established songwriting stars. \nParsons has just released her third full length album ‘Drylands’ to critical acclaim\, returning triumphant from a 23-date headline tour of NZ\, following performances at WOMAD\, Woodford Folk Festival (AU)\, Folk Alliance International (US)\, and Byron Bay Bluesfest this summer. Since its April release ’Drylands’ has spent 32 weeks in the IMNZ album charts\, peaking at No.2. \nParsons is a two-time NZ Music Award (VNZMA) finalist for Folk Album of the Year; Winner of the 2016 NZCMA Country Song of the Year; Winner of the 2016 MMF award for Best Independent Tour; A finalist for the prestigious APRA Silver Scroll award in 2015; and ‘Drylands’ won the NZ Music Award in technical category for Best Engineer (Lee Prebble\, Oliver Harmer). \nWith a wide breadth of material\, Parsons has a dynamic songwriting range: from the gutsy & rhythmic hand-clappers like audience favourite ‘Far Away’\, through to pin-drop ballads like ‘Don’t Wait’\, featuring Canadian songwriting royalty Ron Sexsmith. \nWith a dynamite live show – solo\, or with her dynamic band\, Parsons is an engaging performer with a natural emotive voice that allows the listener to become part of the story. Her unique style simmers somewhere between indie/folk and alt/country\, and her shows are as memorable for the spine tingling songs as for Parsons’ dry banter delivery in between. \nWith home as a hotel room and a suitcase\, she has built up a solid fan base the old fashioned way – winning over audiences on the live circuit. Along with NZ performances\, Parsons has had recent tours in Canada\, UK\, Ireland\, Australia and Germany. She is also a cast member of Kiwi musical collective ‘Fly My Pretties‘\, with tours and festival performances including the prestigious Byron Bay Bluesfest. \nPlease call 920-563-9391 to reserve.
URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/mel-parsons/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20180616T203000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20180616T230000
DTSTAMP:20260408T075044
CREATED:20180529T190355Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180529T190740Z
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SUMMARY:LONESOME BILL CAMPLIN
DESCRIPTION:Ol’ Lonesome will be fresh off a trip to Nashville\, Clarksville and New Orleans and ready to emanate all he will have absorbed.  Musically\, that is. \nPlease call 920-563-9391 to reserve.
URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/lonesome-bill-camplin-17/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20180622T203000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20180622T230000
DTSTAMP:20260408T075044
CREATED:20180519T004818Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180605T215023Z
UID:3902-1529699400-1529708400@cafecarpe.com
SUMMARY:SHAWN BUTZIN
DESCRIPTION:SHAWN BUTZIN is a singer-songwriter\, guitarist\, and drummer based out of Detroit\, MI. On August 06\, 2017\, he released his debut solo album\, Northern Trails\, which also features Legal Matters member\, Andy Reed. Shawn has been compared to the new Americana movement of Ryan Adams to Jason Isbell as well as classics like Tom Petty and Creedance Clearwater Revival. \nNashville’s ‘Ear to the Ground’ says “Tom Petty fans now have a new artist to love.” \nButzin will be sure to deliver a fresh blend of Americana\, folk\, and country. \nPlease call 920-563-9391 to reserve.
URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/shawn-butzin/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20180623T203000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20180623T230000
DTSTAMP:20260408T075044
CREATED:20180322T010633Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180619T040439Z
UID:3778-1529785800-1529794800@cafecarpe.com
SUMMARY:JOHN STANO/ KAIA FOWLER
DESCRIPTION:With soaring vocals and accomplished guitar work\, KAIA shares songs that explore life’s struggles and joys\, drawing on folk\, blues\, roots\, and rock traditions. Inspired by nature and the human condition\, Kaia’s songs resonate with strength and vulnerability as she explores a vast emotional landscape. With over 20 years as a performing singer-songwriter\, Kaia draws from a large repertoire of original material and select cover songs by artists such as John Prine\, Carole King\, Bonnie Raitt\, and Stevie Nicks. \nKaia’s songwriting has been compared to Joni Mitchell’s for its lyrical poetry\, rich melodies and engaging chord progressions. She placed as a finalist for the 2012 Great River Folk Festival songwriters contest. Two songs from her 2010 album Seams of My Heart received radio play on Woman of Substance Radio. The Americana Gazette album review had this to say about Kaia’s songwriting: “Each song is very well written\, with a true authenticity of life. You can picture yourself or someone you know in each story line.” It continues\, “Fowler is a tremendous lyricist. Her lyrics paint pictures and her musical notes add the color…” (Aug.-Sept. 2010 issue). Kaia’s latest album\, released October 2015\, is an EP titled All The Way\, dedicated to the memory of her husband Scott R. Jaeger who died of pancreatic cancer in 2013. A portion of the proceeds from sales of All The Way benefit the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network. She is currently working on her third studio album. \nSee videos of Kaia’s recent performance at a house concert and listen to samples from her albums at her website. \nJOHN STANO is an award winning singer songwriter and performer of Americana\, Blues\, Folk and Contemporary Acoustic music. The trademark of his sound is a distinctive blend of acoustic and slide guitar\, harmonica and expressive vocals\, developed over many years of performance and study. He sometimes adds a little mandolin\, cigar box guitar or banjo to the mix as well. His style could be described as acoustic folk-blues or Americana. \nInitially self-taught\, John went on to study American fingerstyle guitar at the Wisconsin Conservatory of Music and harmonica with national blues legend\, Jim Liban. ‘Sing Out’ compared John’s music to early Bob Dylan while ‘Dirty Linen’ was reminded of Country Joe McDonald. John studied English and creative writing at U.W. Madison. A skillful use of language adds an original spark to his lyrics. Besides his own songs\, John also performs his own arrangements of urban and country blues classics\, instrumentals and contemporary songs\, covering music by artists such as; John Prine\, Bob Dylan\, Greg Brown\, Little Walter\, Robert Johnson\, Mississippi John Hurt\, John Fahey\, Gillian Welch\, Leo Kottke and Tom Waits. \nJohn is a flexible and engaging performer who works regularly at a variety of indoor and outdoor venues. He also teaches guitar\, harmonica\, banjo and other acoustic instruments privately and has received numerous arts grants to present blues history\, harmonica performance\, ukulele and song writing classes in the Milwaukee public schools and private institutions such as Mount Mary College and Waukesha County Technical College. \nPlease call 920-563-9391 to reserve.
URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/john-stano-kaia-fowler/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20180627T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20180627T170000
DTSTAMP:20260408T075044
CREATED:20180627T204048Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180627T204048Z
UID:4006-1530086400-1530118800@cafecarpe.com
SUMMARY:THE NEW PIONEERS
DESCRIPTION: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 this time\, which is the 1st Thursday. 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-33/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20180627T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20180627T220000
DTSTAMP:20260408T075044
CREATED:20180413T035432Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180627T203817Z
UID:3843-1530129600-1530136800@cafecarpe.com
SUMMARY:MARIE MILLER w/ John Hollier
DESCRIPTION:“Miller’s sound meshes her singer-songwriter background with poppy country vibes — almost like a combination of Shania Twain and Sara Bareilles.” – Billboard.com \nWhen MARIE MILLER writes a song\, she does what all gifted writers do: She looks at her life and into her heart to make sure what she creates comes from real emotion and experience. \nShe also does something none of peers likely do: she searches through classic literature\, whether it be Dostoyevsky\, Tolstoy or Homer. There\, she finds parallels for what she wants to say\, channels that inspiration into her lyrics and comes up with something unique: Music that’s immediate and timeless\, driven by feelings all listeners can relate to yet infused with a perspective that transcends the present. \n“I have a song called ‘Story’ on my new album\,” she explains\, referencing Letterbox\, scheduled for release in the spring of 2017 on Curb Records. “It brings in a lot of epic characters: Heathcliff and Catherine from Wuthering Heights\, Hector’s wife Andromache from The Iliad. I’ve always loved epic stories — Anna Karenina\, The Brothers Karamazov\, Crime and Punishment — because they’re filled with relationships that are super serious and dramatic. Sometimes I feel like I’m right there in the midst of them.” \nYet Letterbox is no droning lecture on literature. It’s a celebration of freedom. Miller has paid plenty of dues to get to the point where she feels she can write what she wants how she wants to\, and sing without constraint. Still young\, she has survived years in the music business. She impacted initially with the infectious\, “You’re Not Alone.” More than 115\,000 downloaded that single on Amazon. ABC’s Dancing with the Stars featured her second single\, “6’2\,” in 2014. \nPlease call 920-563-9391 to reserve.
URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/marie-miller/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20180628T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20180628T210000
DTSTAMP:20260408T075044
CREATED:20180117T010223Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180602T215402Z
UID:3578-1530210600-1530219600@cafecarpe.com
SUMMARY:SONG CIRCLE w/ TRICIA ALEXANDER
DESCRIPTION:Please note the start time\, since it has changed.  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). \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-23/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20180629T203000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20180629T230000
DTSTAMP:20260408T075044
CREATED:20180521T174720Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180607T162019Z
UID:3911-1530304200-1530313200@cafecarpe.com
SUMMARY:DAVE RAMONT
DESCRIPTION:“Differentiating oneself in the burgeoning field of alternative country artists is a tricky proposition these days\, but Dave Ramont stands tall in the crowd.” –Performing Songwriter magazine \nDAVID ALAN RAMONT  was born with a song stuck in his head. The doctors couldn’t get it out. 20 years later he was playing clubs around the Chicago area\, whether alone or with bandmates. He also taught at a music school\, played in foul smelling theatre pits\, did occasional session work and dug plenty of ditches. He made a record and relocated to the thriving Austin\, TX music scene for a spell. Back in Illinois he made 3 more records and dug more ditches. Gigging expanded- Midwest\, East\, South. College/public radio played his songs. \nHe borrowed a banjo and co-founded swillbilly band dick smith. They made 3 records and found a hardcore little following. Their record “Smoke Damage” was one of Acoustic Guitar Magazine’s top 3 indy releases of 2002. Ramont produced records for 3 other singer/songwriters. Currently he’s playing (sometimes for sandwiches)\, writing songs and kicking stuff down the street…and still digging the occasional ditch. \nPlease call 920-563-9391 to reserve.
URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/dave-ramont-3/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20180630T203000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20180630T230000
DTSTAMP:20260408T075044
CREATED:20180319T012216Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180319T012416Z
UID:3753-1530390600-1530399600@cafecarpe.com
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-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20180703T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20180703T233000
DTSTAMP:20260408T075044
CREATED:20180625T175639Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180625T175639Z
UID:4002-1530576000-1530660600@cafecarpe.com
SUMMARY:CLOSED for the holidays
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URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/closed-for-the-holidays/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20180704T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20180704T233000
DTSTAMP:20260408T075044
CREATED:20180625T175715Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180625T175715Z
UID:4004-1530662400-1530747000@cafecarpe.com
SUMMARY:CLOSED for the holiday
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/closed-for-the-holiday-2/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20180705T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20180705T220000
DTSTAMP:20260408T075044
CREATED:20180309T201559Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180602T215814Z
UID:3730-1530820800-1530828000@cafecarpe.com
SUMMARY:HARMONY & BRAD
DESCRIPTION:HARMONY & BRAD are a high-energy acoustic rock duo from Boulder Colorado. This husband and wife duo features Fort Atkinson native Harmony Jones (Greenhalgh) on violin/voice and Brad Jones on guitar. Harmony and Brad play rock in the style of virtually every decade mixed with feisty world music arrangements. Since their first show in July of 2015\, they have exploded onto the scene with a full schedule of shows across the US. This fun-filled upbeat duo is guaranteed to get you toe tapping and singing along. \nPlease call 920-563-9391 to reserve.
URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/harmony-brad/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20180706T203000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20180706T230000
DTSTAMP:20260408T075044
CREATED:20180409T024507Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180409T032737Z
UID:3831-1530909000-1530918000@cafecarpe.com
SUMMARY:PHIL LEE
DESCRIPTION:PHIL LEE \n“All this while keeping true to his unique and singular mission; to write songs that try to make sense out of this world\, open some eyes\, call out some fools and ring out some hard truths. Yet\, admirable as such pursuits may be he’s simply being true to who he is. Phil Lee’s music will make you think and laugh and maybe shed a tear or two but it also provides hours of playtime fun because all of those things are part of the package. He couldn’t do it any other way.\nPhil is a hipster madman Huck Finn meets Jack Kerouac.” Rick Allen \n“Along with working with the Flying Burrito Brothers\, driving a truck for Neil Young and playing drums for decades\, Lee has carved a unique niche for himself in the alt-country\, acoustic post-modern honky tonk world. Fans of Steve Forbert\, Townes Van Zandt\, Gram Parsons\, Guy Clark\, Phil Cody and Greg Brown will dig Lee’s strong fourth album.” Jeff Schwachter / Atlantic City Weekly \n“….pure Phil Lee…Witty\, wicked\, compassionate\, profane\, misanthropic…Phil Lee and his friends wear their supreme musicianship lightly and this album is a street ahead of most things you’ll hear this year; it has a joie-de-vivre that no amount of jokily bitter lines can disguise.”  John Davy / Flyinshoes Review \nPlease call 920-563-9391 to reserve.
URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/phil-lee-2/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20180707T203000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20180707T230000
DTSTAMP:20260408T075044
CREATED:20180403T232316Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180602T220622Z
UID:3824-1530995400-1531004400@cafecarpe.com
SUMMARY:BILL CAMPLIN/ TRICIA ALEXANDER/ ALPHA STEWART
DESCRIPTION:TRICIA ALEXANDER and BILL CAMPLIN will swap songs\, and percussionist ALPHA STEWART will accompany them. \nJoy-filled\, uplifting and inspiring are some of the words used to describe Tricia’s music and performance – which ranges from soothing and deeply spiritual to social commentary and humor.  She moves between jazz\, blues and folk\, spoken word & music\, original compositions re-interpreted cover tunes – and she does it all with seamless grace. \nBill has been known to do some quick pivots between a few genres himself.  Join the genre-jumpin’ fun. \nPlease call 920-563-9391 to reserve.
URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/bill-camplin-tricia-alexander-alpha-stewart/
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