Rayna (of the “all g’Earl” stringband UNCLE EARL) has a new solo album coming out on Oct. 2 on StorySound Records (home to Loudon Wainwright III & Gabriel Kahane). The album, Old Light: Songs from my Childhood & Other Gone Worlds, is a mix of traditional and original songs, and is a departure from her […]

The talented Macarus family will play and sing together, accompanying & harmonizing with each other on music ranging from gospel to rock, traditionals, classics, and originals.  They all write and perform individually and with other musical & theatrical aggregations. Bill Camplin and Robert Trader will through in their two talents. Come along for the ride. […]

These guys did such a great show and had such a great time that it was clear a repeat was in order. A whoppin' night of great music with three great guys: Larry Penn sings and tells stories of hard work, working people, trains, trucks, life on the road, love, nonsense, and flamingos. Noted for their […]

Michael McDermott makes his debut appearance at the Carpe with his wife, Heather Horton. The anthemic, arena-filling “Scars From Another Life” (from his forthcoming album Hit Me Back) paints the a picture of how far singer-songwriter Michael McDermott has come: “I was so down... I had completely lost my way / When I hit Broadway […]

This popular festival, the 4th annual takes place here in Fort the entire weekend. See schedule It kicks off here at the Carpe with a poetry open mic, and includes 2 featured poets, Mary Linton and Tom Montag. Lorine Niedecker (1903-1970) is a twentieth-century, second-wave, Modern American poet often identified with the Objectivists. Living most […]