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SUMMARY:LONESOME BILL CAMPLIN
DESCRIPTION:so much better than being loathsome
URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/lonesome-bill-camplin-13/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20170303T203000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20170303T230000
DTSTAMP:20260411T024512
CREATED:20170116T181328Z
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SUMMARY:MARE EDSTROM & KENN FOX/ Liz DeYoe
DESCRIPTION: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 in the blues. They have released six critically acclaimed blues albums on the Wisconsin-based Spiritone label. Mare has been the subject of many feature articles and has received consistent airplay\, particularly throughout Europe\, for her solo album work. Kenn has released eight solo fingerstyle albums as well as two albums with the Midwest Guitar Trio\, and a current album with Celtic band Kellswater Bridge. \nMare and Kenn are passionate about sharing the lore of the blues in their current act\, “The History of the Blues from 1920–1970.” Come and experience the magic of the music\, the myth and the stories of the Mississippi Delta\, and the surprising role Wisconsin played in the early development of the blues. \nLIZ DEYOE \,  a jazz guitarist and composer from Milwaukee\, Wisconsin will open. She has performed live concerts in a variety of settings including solo guitar\, cover bands\, big bands and a singer songwriter duo. In 2014 she earned her Associate’s Degree in Music Occupations from Milwaukee Area Technical College and in 2016 she graduated summa cum laude from McNally Smith College of Music with a Bachelor of Music in Guitar Performance. In 2015 Liz placed 4th in the international guitar competition Queen of Strings. She is currently focusing on composing for her original project The Fool’s Journey. When she is not doing music\, Liz enjoys cooking and baking desserts. \nLiz began her journey into music at the age of 5 with piano lessons. By the time she reached 3rd grade Liz was playing pieces by Satie\, Bach\, and Debussy – her favorite composers. She transitioned from piano to guitar and formed a rock band that played covers and her original compositions in high school. Although she had intended to study pharmacy in college\, Liz discovered that music was what she ultimately wanted to pursue. Her college career began at Milwaukee Area Technical College where she first learned about jazz. During her time in Milwaukee she performed with the pop cover band Best Kept Secrets\, worked for Hal Leonard Publishing and composed original works for dance performances at the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee. After earning her Associate’s Degree in 2014 she transferred to McNally Smith College of Music in Saint Paul\, MN. During her time in the Twin Cities she placed 4th in the international guitar competition Queen of Strings and was given the honor of playing for the Minnesota Guitar Society’s Jazz Guitarathon in December of 2015. She also performed with the all female Swing Sisterhood Big Band and premier McNally Smith ensembles X-Tet and Advanced Jazz. In 2016 she graduated summa cum laude with a B.M. in Guitar Performance. \nPlease call 920-563-9391 to reserve.
URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/mare-edstrom-kenn-fox-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20170302T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20170302T223000
DTSTAMP:20260411T024512
CREATED:20161228T141403Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170107T003251Z
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SUMMARY:DAN NAVARRO
DESCRIPTION:DAN NAVARRO \nPlease call 920-563-9391 to reserve. \nDan has been here many times\, and is a gracious engaging performer with many devoted fans. \n“Navarro’s passion for creating music and for protecting all artist’s right to make a living is incredibly inspiring.” JRoser\, That Mag \n“Dan Navarro is an enthusiastic and captivating performer” BLDicks\, NWTimes \nDan started his career as a songwriter\, most often with Eric Lowen\, for artists as diverse as Pat Benatar (the Grammy-nominated “We Belong”) \, The Bangles\, Jackson Browne\, Keb’ Mo’\, Dave Edmunds\, The Temptations\, Dionne Warwick\, Dutch superstar Marco Borsato\, The Triplets\, Austin outlaw legend Rusty Weir and many more… \nIn the 1990s\, he recorded and toured with Lowen in the acclaimed acoustic duo Lowen & Navarro until Eric’s retirement in 2009. Dan has since transitioned into a growing solo career\, increasingly in demand on the national concert circuit… \nHe’s moonlighted as a singer and voice actor for 25 years\, in major motion pictures\, such as The Book Of Life (as the archvillain “Chakal”)\, plus The Lorax\, Happy Feet (1 & 2)\, Rio (on the Oscar-nominated “Real In Rio”)\, Ice Age (2 & 3)\, and a dozen more; TV series Turbo Fast\, Prison Break\, Family Guy and American Dad; recordings with Neil Young\, Andrea Bocelli\, Luis Miguel\, Jose Feliciano\, Susanna Hoffs and Jon Anderson of Yes; and commercials for Subaru\, Shakey’s Pizza\, McDonald’s\, Toyota\, Coca-Cola\, Honda\, El Pollo Loco\, Nationwide and hundreds of others… \nHe has contributed countless hours in Washington on issues of intellectual property\, copyright and performer’s rights\, including testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee and the Copyright Royalty Board on behalf of the Nashville Songwriters Assn Int’l\, AFTRA\, NARAS\, BMI \, SoundExchange and the musicFIRST Coalition… \nDan also serves on the boards of SAG-AFTRA\, Folk Alliance\, The Levitt Pavilions LA and the Golden West Chapter of the ALS Association\, fighting the neuromuscular disease better known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease\, which tragically took Eric Lowen’s life in 2012…\nIn 2009\, after 22 years and 12 albums with Lowen & Navarro\, Dan released the spirited “Live at McCabe’s”\, backed by his pals from Austin-based Stonehoney. His newest album \, “Shed My Skin” — his first studio album of new material—was released in 2015.\nHe is the father of a 19-year-old son and a known abuser of acoustic guitars. \nPlease call 920-563-9391 to reserve.
URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/dan-navarro-6/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20170225T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20170225T213000
DTSTAMP:20260411T024512
CREATED:20170110T231345Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170111T192603Z
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SUMMARY:BEN FRANKLIN & BARON von STEUBEN vs. the PAINE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD
DESCRIPTION:Individuals of all political persuasions invoke the “Founding Fathers” to justify their positions – but have you ever wondered what the Founding Fathers themselves would think? \nThat’s the question at the heart of Ben Franklin & Baron von Steuben vs. the Paine County School Board\, the latest play from TAPIT/new works Ensemble Theater. The play is in two acts with a ten-minute intermission. \nThe play is inspired by a little-known historical fact – Baron von Steuben\, the Revolutionary War hero credited with transforming the Continental Army into a force capable of beating the British\, was a gay man. When a history teacher in the fictitious Paine County School District teaches this\, and conservative school board members get wind of it\, the stage is set for dramatic confrontation. \nAll this proves a bit much for Franklin and von Steuben\, who’ve been observing the action from the Great Beyond. They decide to risk intervening in contemporary affairs to set the record straight\, successfully transforming controversy into comedy and demonstrating that even if history doesn’t repeat itself\, it will still try almost anything to get your attention. \nWritten by Danielle Dresden\, Ben Franklin & Baron von Steuben vs. the Paine County School Board is directed by Stephen F. Murray and performed by Francisco Torres\, Krystal Lonsdale\, Liz Light\, Issac Brieske\, Donna Peckett\, and Dresden. \nPlease call 920-563-9391 to reserve.
URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/ben-franklin-baron-von-steuben-vs-the-paine-county-school-board/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20170224T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20170224T223000
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CREATED:20170111T200112Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170111T200153Z
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SUMMARY:KAIA FOWLER/ MARK DVORAK
DESCRIPTION:KAIA FOWLER’s music is a cross-blend of folk\, blues\, roots and rock. With her warm\, angelic voice and accomplished guitar work\, Kaia shares songs that explore life’s longings\, struggles and celebrations. Inspired by nature and the human condition\, Kaia’s songs resonate with strength and vulnerability as she explores a vast emotional and spiritual landscape. \n“Sharing songs helps me connect with others\,” says Kaia. “When I sing about my loves and losses\, concerns and inspirations\, fears and hopes\, I know we all share these experiences\, each in our own way. There\, in that moment\, because of the magic of music and words\, we understand one another better. We sense that we’re all in this together. I love that aspect of what I do most of all.” \n“Each song is very well written\, with a true authenticity of life. You can picture yourself or someone you know in each story line.” … “Fowler is a tremendous lyricist. Her lyrics paint pictures and her musical notes add the color…” Americana Gazette \nMARK DVORAK is a modern day troubadour who has never stopped performing\, writing and recording. He has been called “a folk singer’s folk singer” with “an encyclopedic knowledge of traditional songs.” His original songs are described as “wondrous” and “profound.” Though Mark often appears in theaters and on festival stages\, he is also at home in a more intimate setting. His concerts are a mix of the familiar and the new\, traditional folk and standards from the American songbook. He plays authentic country blues guitar and picks great old-time banjo. \nMark enjoys involving his audiences in sing-along songs\, just like The Weavers used to do\, and mixes in his own well-crafted and infectious originals. Mark has a refreshing\, down-to-earth stage presence\, and is a very engaging performer. He sings with a clear\, signature voice\, and he likes to joke around with the folks who attend his shows. Throughout the program he’ll interject personal anecdotes and add a touch of history or social context to the performance. \n“Masterful” Chicago Tribune \n“The real deal. His show is funny\, passionate\, intimate & unforgettable” Old Town School of Folk Music \n“One of a vanishing breed. Although all of us benefit from the tradition\, Dvorak is one of the few who keep it alive” Utah Phillips \nPlease call 920-563-9391 to reserve.
URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/kaia-fowler-mark-dvorak/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20170223T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20170223T210000
DTSTAMP:20260411T024512
CREATED:20170110T165907Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170110T165907Z
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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-11/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20170222T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20170222T210000
DTSTAMP:20260411T024512
CREATED:20170209T224305Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170210T011506Z
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SUMMARY:IRISH SESSION
DESCRIPTION:2nd and 4th Wednesdays of each month\, except when other Carpe musical events displace it. \nIrish music players and audience welcome.
URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/irish-session-11/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20170217T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20170217T220000
DTSTAMP:20260411T024512
CREATED:20170215T202356Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170215T202521Z
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SUMMARY:OPEN STAGE
DESCRIPTION:Come on down and strut your stuff in a 2 song rotation with others.
URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/open-stage-85/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20170214T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20170214T220000
DTSTAMP:20260411T024512
CREATED:20170116T193137Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170206T191354Z
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SUMMARY:JOHN ELLIOTT
DESCRIPTION:JOHN ELLIOTT  writes gripping stream-of-consciousness songs that often take unexpected turns en route to delivering a powerful message. Chuck Schiele of The San Diego Troubadour wrote about Elliott’s lyrics: “They get in\, make their statement\, kick you in the teeth\, and get out before they start talking too much…And this lends to the urge of rolling any track to its beginning for another spin.” \nA native of Minnesota who now resides in California\, Elliott began playing at various Hollywood venues in 2001\, had expanded throughout southern California by 2003\, and later became a nationally touring artist. He has performed in several countries and every state except Hawaii. His music has been featured on hit TV shows including Grey’s Anatomy and Californication\, as well as in PASTE Magazine\, on NPR and Neil Young’s “Living With War” website. \nIn the last decade\, he has released eight genre-less studio albums on his own record label (Garland Lane) to an ever-expanding audience. All can be streamed at his website (www.thehereafterishere.com/ recordings). The newest releases are an unedited live performance (“Live in Austin”) and a compilation (“The Greatest Recordings According to Me: 2003-2013”). Both are available for purchase at shows on USB drives. John is trying to ever-so-gently do his part to end the compact disc. \nJohn also produces an almost monthly podcast of sorts called “Audiodes.” Audiodes defy explanation and must be heard to be understood (seven are included on the USB compilation). They include interviews\, meditations\, sound collages\, alternative versions of already released songs\, covers\, and more. Audiode Six is a stripped down\, acoustic rendering of his “Good Goodbyes” album; Audiode Fourteen is a new concept album about technology called “21st Century Bicycle.” \nPlease call 920-563-9391 to reserve.
URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/john-elliott/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20170211T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20170211T223000
DTSTAMP:20260411T024512
CREATED:20170125T022254Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170206T190547Z
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SUMMARY:MARK FURST
DESCRIPTION:Mark is a native of Ireland who has lived in many varied places from London to the back woods of Tennessee but settled in 2001 with his lovely wife Janice here in Fort Atkinson. Being the son of a classical violinist/orchestra conductor\, hearing and appreciating music was always part of life\, however attempts at actually playing music while a youngster were not so successful. Practicing is WORK\, so making music was put on the back burner but the urge to make music has lasted through the years. In his early teens\, listening to radio Caroline (a pirate radio station broadcasting from international waters in the North Sea) exposed Mark to the wonders of early Pink Floyd\, Yes\, Genesis\, King Crimson and other progressive rock bands which have formed the basis of his musical tastes. Since then many other genres have opened up\, including Punk\, Blues\, Funk\, Bluegrass\, Electronica/Ambient and so many World Music influences it would be hard to list. \nYears on now the urge to make music still is there but not in a formal “learn this tune” approach so much as a “try this and see what happens” style. Along these lines Mark performed at the Carpe back in 2015 in the band FOMA with local friends Robert Preston and Carl Armstrong  which had a certain “free-form” approach to it. \nThis upcoming solo performance will incorporate guitar and synthesizer melodies using heavy effects and looping. The nature of using effects and electronics means that there is an element of improvisation which opens up avenues for textural and rhythmic exploration. The Space Between Stars theme is a nod to Mark’s ongoing love of science\, particularly astronomy and the amazing age that we live in. \nPlease call 920-563-9391 to reserve.
URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/mark-furst/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20170209T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20170209T213000
DTSTAMP:20260411T024512
CREATED:20161228T141225Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161228T141311Z
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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-37/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20170208T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20170208T210000
DTSTAMP:20260411T024512
CREATED:20170125T025845Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170125T030016Z
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SUMMARY:IRISH SESSION
DESCRIPTION:2nd and 4th Wednesdays of each month\, except when other Carpe musical events displace it. \nIrish music players and audience welcome.
URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/irish-session-7/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20170206T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20170206T170000
DTSTAMP:20260411T024512
CREATED:20170206T192716Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170206T192716Z
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SUMMARY:SONGWRITERS' NIGHT
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URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/songwriters-night/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20170204T203000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20170204T230000
DTSTAMP:20260411T024512
CREATED:20170115T051037Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170115T051037Z
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SUMMARY:BILL CAMPLIN BAND
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URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/bill-camplin-band-14/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20170129T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20170129T213000
DTSTAMP:20260411T024512
CREATED:20170116T191824Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170116T210438Z
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SUMMARY:BILL MILLER
DESCRIPTION:Tickets sales will be set up through BROWN PAPER TICKETS. \nClick on this link: \n \nBILL 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. On Spirit Rain\, he walks the path of reconciliation in a set of fourteen heartfelt songs and evocative instrumentals. \nCo-produced by Bill and Michael von Muchow\, and written or co-written entirely by Bill\, Spirit Rain took the singer back to his roots. It was recorded at Actual Sound Studios in La Crosse\, WI\, not far from the Stockbridge-Munsee Reservation he called home. “It was very different from being in a media center like L.A. or Nashville\,” says Bill. “Everyone turned off their cell phones. My buddies and I would go fishing on the Mississippi River. The recording was low-tech too: 16-tracks\, no digital. I could have pushed it technically\, but I felt closer to the spirit doing it this way.” \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. \nIn case you missed the link above:
URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/bill-miller/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20170128T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20170128T223000
DTSTAMP:20260411T024512
CREATED:20170109T203631Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170126T223414Z
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SUMMARY:A ROSE AMONG THORNS
DESCRIPTION:Fort Atkinson’s own Perry Baird\, Jeff Mason\, Tom Cook and Erica Flyte return once more for an evening of eclectic old favorites and new music (to them anyway). Perry\, Tom and Jeff are all now retired from their day jobs leaving Erica as the only one officially working for a living. Truly “A Rose Among Thorns”.  As things go at least three of them are a little slower off of the couch\, but their minds and fingers remain sharp and nimble as ever. A collection of instruments from guitar\, fiddle and bass to banjo\, mandolin\, celtic bouzouki and mandocello will make an appearance along with the combined voices of all four. \nThey’ll wind their way through a mix of contemporary and traditional folk\, pop\, and blues tunes\, plus a few novelties of highly suspect origin. \nPlease call to reserve at 920-563-9391.
URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/a-rose-among-thorns/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20170127T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20170127T220000
DTSTAMP:20260411T024512
CREATED:20170116T195503Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170116T195553Z
UID:3044-1485545400-1485554400@cafecarpe.com
SUMMARY:OPEN STAGE
DESCRIPTION:Come on down and strut your stuff in a 2 song rotation with others.
URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/open-stage-84/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20170126T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20170126T220000
DTSTAMP:20260411T024512
CREATED:20161111T211100Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161111T211146Z
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SUMMARY:THE SUITCASE JUNKET
DESCRIPTION:Don’t miss the amazing MATT LORENZ as the SUITCASE JUNKET.  Please call 920-563-9391 to reserve. \nTHE SUITCASE JUNKET is a one-man tour de force out of Western Massachusetts. Matt has been road dogging for three years\, solo and with his band Rusty Belle\, touring with Chris Smithers\, David Wax Museum\, and Peter Mulvey.  \nRemember the first day you heard The Suitcase Junket…his songwriting is extraordinary… this is one of the most exciting records I’ve heard in years.” -Vin Scelsa of Idiot’s Delight on WFUV and Sirius/XM \n“Armed with vintage 1950s amps and a guitar he salvaged from a dumpster\, an old\, oversized suitcase he plays with his heel as a bass drum\, a baby shoe hitting a gas can\, a cook pot\, a circular saw blade and a box of bones and silverware for added percussion\, he let it rip! In my favorite session of the year\, The Suitcase Junket performs ‘Earth Apple’ from his latest album\, Make Time.” – Linda Fahey\, NPR’s Favorite Sessions of 2015 \nThe Suitcase Junket will release his Signature Sounds debut\, Dying Star\, on March 4th. The 7- song E.P. features five songs recorded during the making of Lorenz’s acclaimed 2015 album\, Make Time\, and two live tracks recorded at Northampton MA’s The Parlor Room. With Dying Star\, The Suitcase Junket is poised to make the jump from one of New England’s best-kept roots star secrets\, to a household name. \nArtist\, tinkerer\, tunesmith\, swamp Yankee\, Matt Lorenz is a one-man salvage specialist singing into the hollow of a Dumpster guitar\, slipping a broken bottleneck onto the slide finger\, railing on a box of twisted forks and bones\, rocking till every sound is ragged at its edges\, till the house is singing back. Then\, unplugging all the amps and letting one mountain ballad soar over the raw strings on that guitar.On top of all this is the ethereal edge of his overtone throat-singing. \nEvery night is a hard-driving\, blues-grinding\, throat-singing search-and-rescue junket. Sooner or later everything rusts\, busts\, and gets tossed into the junk heap: iron\, bones\, leather\, hot rods\, muskrats\, the night\, the heart. The goal is to recover it. To waste nothing. To create new ways from old. This is The Suitcase Junket. \nMatt Lorenz was raised in Cavendish\, Vermont\, the son of teachers. He learned to sing by copying his sister Kate. (The siblings are two-thirds of the touring trio Rusty Belle.) Lorenz graduated from Hampshire College in Amherst\, Massachusetts\, in 2004\, having taught himself to throat-sing thanks to a South Indian cooking class. On moving day\, he pulled his guitar\, filled with mold and worse for wear\, from a dorm Dumpster. He fixed it up and started pulling songs out of it. That was the beginning. \nThe Suitcase Junket is filling rooms and drawing festival crowds all over his native New England and beyond\, from Signal Kitchen near the Canadian border to Wisconsin’s Mile of Music Festival\, from Ireland’s pubs to Mountain Jam in the Catskills\, from opening nights for Lake Street Dive and Charlie Musselwhite to Mountain Stage in West Virginia. He caught the attention of National Public Radio who chose his video session for “Earth Apple” from his 2015 album Make Time as one of the year’s favorite sessions. \nMatt has self-released three albums prior to Dying Star: Sever and Lift (2009) and Knock It Down. (2011) and Make Time (2015). \n“Make Time truly travels to various destinations of musical fortitude and emotion[…]It’s one hell of a ride that holds its resonance well after the record has stopped spinning.” – No Depression. \n“If croons could kill\, this one-man band would be a bounty hunter. Armed with a unique\, self-sufficient approach to raw instrumentation\, The Suitcase Junket is an artisan of song\, bending\, forging and sharpening each piece into an emotional tool.” -Performer Magazine.
URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/the-suitcase-junket-3/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20170125T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20170125T210000
DTSTAMP:20260411T024512
CREATED:20161228T135618Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170109T202412Z
UID:3015-1485370800-1485378000@cafecarpe.com
SUMMARY:IRISH SESSION
DESCRIPTION:2nd and 4th Wednesdays of each month\, except when other Carpe musical events displace it. \nIrish music players and audience welcome.
URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/irish-session-6/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20170121T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20170121T223000
DTSTAMP:20260411T024512
CREATED:20170115T050950Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170115T050950Z
UID:3038-1485028800-1485037800@cafecarpe.com
SUMMARY:LONESOME BILL CAMPLIN
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/lonesome-bill-camplin-12/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20170120T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20170120T223000
DTSTAMP:20260411T024512
CREATED:20161228T140425Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170116T185425Z
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SUMMARY:TIM GRIMM and the FAMILY BAND
DESCRIPTION:TIM is a bit of a Renaissance man in the performing arts world. He has for the past 15 years\, blended his love for songwriting\, travel\, and the storytelling of acting (theatre\, film and television). \nTim returns to the Carpe with his musical family in tow–Connor Grimm on bass\, Jackson Grimm on banjo\, octave mando\, guitar and vocals\, and Jan Lucas-Grimm on harmonica and vocals.  They’ve just completed a 6 week run at The Indiana Repertory Theatre working on the Bicentennial production- FINDING HOME: Indiana at 200- for which they wrote and performed songs and the score. Their song WOODY’S LANDLORD was the #1 song on Folk radio in 2016\, and threads the narrative of Woody Guthrie’s landlord (Fred Trump) and Tim’s relationship with debate-team mate- Mike Pence. \nTim has built a reputation as a storytelling songwriter of some note in the US and Europe\, and his sons bring a blend of bluegrass. old-time\, and rock and roll into the mix. It’s all shaken up but it’s still all about the song. It’s folk music in a time when we really need it. The Grimms have just\nfinished another recording to be released in March\, entitled\,  A STRANGER IN THIS TIME. This is the first project that they’ve done entirely as a family and includes several family co-writes. It pulls no punches as we find ourselves on the brink of a new America. \nThey head off to tour Europe for 3 months in early April. They are very happy to return to Cafe Carpe\, and hope to see YOU there.  On inauguration night\, no less. \nListen to Tim and the family here. \n  \nPlease call 920-563-9391 to reserve.
URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/tim-grimm-and-the-family-band-tentative/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20170119T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20170119T210000
DTSTAMP:20260411T024512
CREATED:20161228T135833Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161228T135925Z
UID:3017-1484852400-1484859600@cafecarpe.com
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-10/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20170116T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20170116T170000
DTSTAMP:20260411T024512
CREATED:20170116T200300Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170116T200300Z
UID:3045-1484553600-1484586000@cafecarpe.com
SUMMARY:IRISH SESSION
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/irish-session-9/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20170115T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20170115T220000
DTSTAMP:20260411T024512
CREATED:20161213T230904Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170105T174252Z
UID:3005-1484506800-1484517600@cafecarpe.com
SUMMARY:PETER MULVEY end of marathon charity concert
DESCRIPTION:Wherein PETER MULVEY acts charitably for once\, performing a 12 hour live-streamed concert on Concert Window\, at 7 o’clock in the various time zones of the world of his followers\, and an in-person concert here at the Carpe. \nFirst set will be him solo\, while second set will feature SISTAH STRINGS and NATE KILEN. \nThe concert will support the following charities: \nAmerican Civil Liberties Union\nSouthern Poverty Law Center\nNatural Resources Defense Council\nPlanned Parenthood\,\nPublic Allies Milwaukee\,\nRelief International \nBless his bleeding heart.
URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/peter-mulvey-6/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20170114T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20170114T223000
DTSTAMP:20260411T024512
CREATED:20161208T183146Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170107T002606Z
UID:3001-1484424000-1484433000@cafecarpe.com
SUMMARY:NEW PIONEERS
DESCRIPTION:Their annual Saturday show. \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.  BUT once a year they do a Saturday gig\, and this is it.  We like to keep you on your toes. 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-36/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20170113T203000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20170113T230000
DTSTAMP:20260411T024512
CREATED:20161213T230156Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170113T183543Z
UID:3004-1484339400-1484348400@cafecarpe.com
SUMMARY:RADIO WRANGLERS
DESCRIPTION:Apparently there some confusion has arisen as to the time of this event.  The Wranglers and the Carpe now agree that it is at 8:30. \nTHE 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/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20170112T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20170112T213000
DTSTAMP:20260411T024512
CREATED:20161208T191023Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161208T191023Z
UID:3000-1484247600-1484256600@cafecarpe.com
SUMMARY:EAST NASHVILLE RAMBLERS
DESCRIPTION:BLUEGRASS !!!! Kickin’ it all the way from East Nashville-  John Fabke on bass\, Jon Peik on banjo\, John Mailander fiddle and Amanda Fields on guitar and vocals. \nThis is often the night for the New Pioneers\, but they are doing their annual Saturday show on January 14. \nPlease call 920-563-9391 to reserve.
URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/east-nashville-ramblers/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20170111T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20170111T210000
DTSTAMP:20260411T024512
CREATED:20161228T135352Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161228T135539Z
UID:3014-1484161200-1484168400@cafecarpe.com
SUMMARY:IRISH SESSION
DESCRIPTION:2nd and 4th Wednesdays of each month\, except when other Carpe musical events displace it. \nPlayers and audience welcome.
URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/irish-session-5/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20170107T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20170107T220000
DTSTAMP:20260411T024512
CREATED:20170105T133754Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170105T134204Z
UID:3021-1483817400-1483826400@cafecarpe.com
SUMMARY:OPEN STAGE
DESCRIPTION:Come on down and strut your stuff in a 2 song rotation with others.
URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/open-stage-83/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20161231T213000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20170101T003000
DTSTAMP:20260411T024512
CREATED:20161026T210805Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161221T175143Z
UID:2975-1483219800-1483230600@cafecarpe.com
SUMMARY:NEW YEAR'S EVE- CHRIS HANSON BAND w/ ROBIN PLUER
DESCRIPTION:Our annual food and music package New Year’s Eve celebration. \nLast year the CHRIS HANSON BAND and audience had such a lovely time that it only made sense to have them again. Some of Milwaukee’s finest will be serving up their best for you. \nSo come ring in the New Year with enough goodness and warmth to sustain us through the upcoming years. [Apropos of this\, some carp are thought to be a symbol of luck\, prosperity\, and good fortune within Japan. (and Fort Atkinson.)} \nWe do not serve food from our regular menu this night- we are only open for those who sign up for the food plus music package. We will know that day whether there will be room for people who only want to attend the show. \n\nThe full food/music package deal is $50. Please call us to reserve a space at 920-563-9391.\nIn addition to calling to reserve your seats for dinner and show\, we are asking you to purchase the music portion ($30) in advance via this link to Brown Paper Tickets   . You may also pay at the Carpe\, or send a check.\nThe $20 dinner fee will be put on a tab that night\, and your drinks and a gratuity will be added to it.\nThe dinner includes an entree of shrimp and sausage gumbo\, a dessert and coffee course after the first set\, and 1 drink.  Please inform us of any food sensitivities so that we can accommodate them.\nTo facilitate feeding everyone efficiently\, we ask that you chose a 7:00 hour or 8:00 hour time slot when signing up. Your arrival does not have to be precise within those 2 hour slots.\nMusic begins about 9:30 and will go past midnight.\n\nCHRIS HANSON BAND features: \nRobin Pluer-Vocals\nGlenn Asch-Violin\nJohn Parrott-Guitar\, Vocals\nJohn Babbitt-Bass\nChris Hanson-Guitar\,Vocals
URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/new-years-eve-chris-hanson-band-w-robin-pluer/
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