Cafe Carpe

Ridin' again. If he falls, he'll get back up. “….consummate guitar, voice, and lyrics, and with a mix of folk and rock-influenced tunes. And an awesome sense of humor.”    

PiperRoadSpringBand presents the FIENDS of SpringBandMusic Brian “Looper” Lucas (guitar, harmonica, vocals) leads the return of Bob Mason (mandolin, guitar, vocals); Billy Kangaroo (washboard, vocals); Johnny “Pops” Widdicombe (upright bass, vocals); Mike Schmidt (banjo, guitar, vocals) as the FIENDS make their debut at the Cafe Carpe stage. Barry “BlackBarry Riese will be making a specials […]

RAY BONNEVILLE  We love Ray, and it’s a joy when he can play and not just take advantage of our cheap lodging as he passes through. A lot of heavy praise for Ray here.  Ticket link follows bio. An acclaimed raconteur, Ray strips his bluesy Americana down to its essentials and steeps it in the humid grooves of the South, […]

JEFFREY FOUCAULT FORT ATKINSON DISRAG "Homegrown great- not an oxymoron" THE NEW YORKER: “Jeffrey Foucault sings stark, literate songs that are as wide open as the landscape of his native Midwest” THE IRISH TIMES: “Quietly brilliant” UNCUT: “The music of Wisconsin native Foucault is the kind so many aspire to but never attain: beat-up troubadour […]

It's been a long time, but happy to have THE TILLERS back! The Tillers have been thumping their own distinctive sound of string band style folk music for a decade, riding it all over the country and across the sea. Four studio albums and one live record have won them praise as modern folk storytellers […]