BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Cafe Carpe - ECPv6.15.17.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Cafe Carpe X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://cafecarpe.com X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Cafe Carpe REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20120311T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20121104T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20130310T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20131103T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20140309T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20141102T070000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20130601T203000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20130601T230000 DTSTAMP:20260527T222731 CREATED:20130423T230252Z LAST-MODIFIED:20130522T230833Z UID:1656-1370118600-1370127600@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:THE OCCASIONAL QUARTET DESCRIPTION:Not for the low-fat crowd- this is the cream of the crop of Wisconsin musicians. Strength in Voice\, Instrumentation\, Lyrics\, Entertainment\, these guys are VILE. \nWhat’s not to like- except them\, a bunch of knobs? \nI meant nauts. Also known as the Shit-u-nauts\, “They will go as far as outer space to bring you the truth. I shit you not\, my friends.” \nCall now to reserve your seats. It’s a dog-eat-dog world. \nWILLY PORTER PETER MULVEY BILL CAMPLIN RANDY SABIEN URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/the-occasional-quartet-3/ LOCATION:Cafe Carpe\, Fort Atkinson END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20130531T203000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20130531T230000 DTSTAMP:20260527T222731 CREATED:20130423T225945Z LAST-MODIFIED:20130522T230807Z UID:1654-1370032200-1370041200@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:THE OCCASIONAL QUARTET DESCRIPTION:Not for the low-fat crowd- this is the cream of the crop of Wisconsin musicians. Strength in Voice\, Instrumentation\, Lyrics\, Entertainment\, these guys are VILE. \nWhat’s not to like- except them\, a bunch of knobs? \nI meant nauts. Also known as the Shit-u-nauts\, “They will go as far as outer space to bring you the truth. I shit you not\, my friends.” \nCall now to reserve your seats. It’s a dog-eat-dog world. \nWILLY PORTER PETER MULVEY BILL CAMPLIN RANDY SABIEN URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/the-occasional-quartet/ LOCATION:Cafe Carpe\, Fort Atkinson END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20130525T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20130525T223000 DTSTAMP:20260527T222731 CREATED:20130306T031757Z LAST-MODIFIED:20130513T181920Z UID:1621-1369512000-1369521000@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:LARRY PENN/ JOHN SIEGER/ MARK DVORAK DESCRIPTION:A whoppin’ night of great music with three great guys: \nThis is the third or fourth of these shows with the “three grumpy amigos”\, and they have been a delight each time\, with the audience clamoring for another grumpy get-together. Don’t miss out on the hottest thing in showbiz. \nLarry Penn sings and tells stories of hard work\, working people\, trains\, trucks\, life on the road\, love\, nonsense\, and flamingos. Noted for their elegance in simplicity\, his songs are not only popular with audiences\, but are acclaimed by other artists\, many of whom have recorded their own renditions of Larry’s songs. His performances are delightful.  \nMark Dvorak    plays folk and blues on banjo and guitar – carrying on the tradition of stalwarts like the above-lauded Mr. Penn.   “Mark is a charismatic performer with a spark of gentle passion that lights every concert hall and every greenway where he lifts his voice in celebration of the old songs. He has been called “a folk singer’s folk singer who follows unerringly in the footsteps of Pete Seeger and Woody Guthrie\,” and his song writing has been called “wondrous” and “profound.” \nLike Larry\,  John Sieger is another Milwaukee gem\, known as a prolific and talented songwriter with a semi-country bent whose songs have impressed Dwight Yoakam\, Jerry Harrison\, The BoDeans\, Robbie Fulks and Flaco Jimenez enough to record them. He has been in numerous Milwaukee bands\, including the R&B Cadets\, Semi-Twang\, the SubContinentals. Roots rock\, country\, R&B- John runs the gamut. URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/larry-penn-john-sieger-mark-dvorak-3/ LOCATION:Cafe Carpe\, Fort Atkinson END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20130524T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20130524T223000 DTSTAMP:20260527T222731 CREATED:20130501T014731Z LAST-MODIFIED:20130513T180840Z UID:1675-1369425600-1369434600@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:KAIA FOWLER DESCRIPTION:KAIA FOWLER‘s reemergence as a performing artist in 2008 led to the release of her solo CD\, Seams of My Heart in 2010. Since then\, Kaia has expanded into the Madison area and beyond performing regularly and selling her CD at shows and online. \nThe recording project enabled Kaia to work with outstanding musicians including Randy Sabien\, who brought his violin and mandolin wizardry to the album\, and Sam Steffke whose keyboard skills adorn the jazzy song “Let Him Be.” Local dobro master Paul Bast also appears on three songs on the album. \nFollowing the release of Seams of My Heart\, Kaia was invited to play her song “Who Are You?” as a guest at Michelle Shocked’s concert in Madison\, September of 2010. Encouraged by Shocked\, who wrote “Thanks for sharing your voice and talent with my audience\, Kaia. What a beautiful song!” \nKaia’s songwriting has been compared to Joni Mitchell’s for its lyrical metaphors\, intense melodies and experimental chord use. Her voice\, while distinct\, has subtle similarities to Natalie Merchant\, being similarly supple\, strong and alluring. Other influences have included Carole King\, the Indigo Girls\, Carrie Newcomer\, Sarah McClachlan\, Patty Griffin and Paul Simon. \nSeams of My Heart earned a glowing review from the Americana Gazette and airplay on the Women of Substance online radio station. Andy Ziehli of The Americana Gazette says of Kaia’s songs\, “Each song is very well written\, with a true authenticity of life. You can picture yourself or someone you know in each story line.” He continues\, “Fowler is a tremendous lyricist. Her lyrics paint pictures and her musical notes add the color…” (Aug.-Sept. 2010) URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/kaia-fowler-3/ LOCATION:Cafe Carpe\, Fort Atkinson END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20130518T203000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20130518T220000 DTSTAMP:20260527T222731 CREATED:20130423T231239Z LAST-MODIFIED:20130513T180438Z UID:1666-1368909000-1368914400@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:JOSH HARTY/CHRIS WAGONER/MARY GAINES/JIM SCHWALL DESCRIPTION:JOSH HARTY CHRIS WAGONER MARY GAINES JIM SCHWALL \nJosh keeps alive the tradition of country\, blues and folk known collectively as Americana music. For the past many months he and his girlfriend Jess have been touring the country in a van\, playing and living and collecting stories to shape into songs. Should be a fantastic evening of music\, as Josh returns to his most recent home and brings along some of Madison’s finest to play with him. \n” … Singer-songwriter Josh Harty has everything to make it. A warm-sounding voice that refers to that of James Taylor or Gordon Lightfoot\, a guitar technique many artists can only dream of\, and narrative texts taken from life. . . The sincerity of the songs shines and the subtle and beautifully detailed instrumentation ensure that you always stay focused…” rootstime.be \n“The first thing that hits you is Harty’s world weary voice on Whiskey & Morphine as a song that talks of self-destruction and sets the tone for what is to come. . . Harty draws you into his songs and you are a part of his world.” -Stephen Rapid \n“I reckon this’ll be the third album for Wisconsin native Josh Harty. Coming from an intensely musical background\, he seems to have been playing and performing most of his 30-odd years and his fluency on the acoustic guitar is a testament to all those years of playing. As a songwriter\, I would say he’s striving to be as honest\, as true to an emotion\, as he can possibly get. . . there is a dignity to this music making that leaves us feeling enriched for the experience.” -John Davy No Depression! \nPlease call to reserve. URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/josh-hartychris-wagonermary-gainesjim-schwall/ LOCATION:Cafe Carpe\, Fort Atkinson END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20130517T203000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20130517T233000 DTSTAMP:20260527T222731 CREATED:20130403T212030Z LAST-MODIFIED:20130429T164709Z UID:1638-1368822600-1368833400@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:JEFFREY FOUCAULT & COLD SATELLITE/ the pines DESCRIPTION:Jeffrey Foucault & Cold Satellite – Cavalcade Release Tour \nThe second of 2 of special nights\, with a week in between to reconsider everything. Jeffrey Foucault rides into town with a full band\, and the Pines as opening posse. The tour promotes the release of Cold Satellite’s second record\, Calvacade. \nCold Satellite is the result of a collaboration between Jeffrey and his friend\, acclaimed poet Lisa Olstein. \n“Taking unpublished poems and fragments of writing from Olstein\, Foucault has added words and weaved the result into a powerful mix of rock (with some menacing electric guitars)\, folk and country.\nA stellar lineup that includes Billy Conway (Morphine\, Twinemen) on drums; Jeremy Moses Curtis (Booker T) on bass; David Goodrich (Chris Smither) on electric guitars; and Nashville session veteran Alex Mccollough on pedal steel help Focoult deliver beguiling\, interesting songs in a variety of moods.” -The Telegraph\, reviewing the first record\, named Cold Satellite. \nCALL TO RESERVE AND PAY UP QUICKLY to ensure a seat at this rare event. URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/cold-satellite-the-pines-2/ LOCATION:Cafe Carpe\, Fort Atkinson END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20130511T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20130511T223000 DTSTAMP:20260527T222731 CREATED:20130501T014508Z LAST-MODIFIED:20130501T014508Z UID:1673-1368302400-1368311400@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:OPEN STAGE DESCRIPTION: URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/open-stage-37/ LOCATION:Cafe Carpe\, Fort Atkinson END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20130510T203000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20130510T233000 DTSTAMP:20260527T222731 CREATED:20130403T211847Z LAST-MODIFIED:20130429T182932Z UID:1636-1368217800-1368228600@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:JEFFREY FOUCAULT & COLD SATELLITE/ the pines DESCRIPTION:Jeffrey Foucault & Cold Satellite – Cavalcade Release Tour \nFirst of 2 of special nights\, with a week in between to reconsider everything. JEFFREY FOUCAULT rides into town with a full band\, and THE PINES as opening posse. The tour promotes the release of Cold Satellite’s second record\, Calvacade. \nCold Satellite is the result of a collaboration between Jeffrey and his friend\, acclaimed poet Lisa Olstein. \n“Taking unpublished poems and fragments of writing from Olstein\, Foucault has added words and weaved the result into a powerful mix of rock (with some menacing electric guitars)\, folk and country.\nA stellar lineup that includes Billy Conway (Morphine\, Twinemen) on drums; Jeremy Moses Curtis (Booker T) on bass; David Goodrich (Chris Smither) on electric guitars; and Nashville session veteran Alex Mccollough on pedal steel help Focoult deliver beguiling\, interesting songs in a variety of moods.” -The Telegraph\, reviewing the first record\, named Cold Satellite. \nCALL TO RESERVE AND PAY UP QUICKLY to ensure a seat at this rare event. URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/cold-satellite-the-pines/ LOCATION:Cafe Carpe\, Fort Atkinson END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20130509T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20130509T210000 DTSTAMP:20260527T222731 CREATED:20130501T133529Z LAST-MODIFIED:20130501T133820Z UID:1678-1368126000-1368133200@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:THE NEW PIONEERS DESCRIPTION:This five piece bluegrass ball of fire featuring vocals\, banjo\, fiddle\, guitar\, bass and mandolin graces us every 2nd Thursday of the month (usually). 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. \nIt serves us well if you call to reserve. URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/the-new-pioneers-9/ LOCATION:Cafe Carpe\, Fort Atkinson END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20130504T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20130504T223000 DTSTAMP:20260527T222731 CREATED:20130306T031339Z LAST-MODIFIED:20130423T222000Z UID:1619-1367697600-1367706600@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:JIM & VIVIAN CRAIG with FRED CAMPEAU & MITCH THOMAS DESCRIPTION:Mitch Thomas and Fred Campeau and Jim and Vivian Craig have put together an ukeclectic show that promises to bring a smile\, and maybe a tear or two. \nIn addition to their tight vocal blending\, the foursome stretch out with some instrumental surprises: Viv and Mitch on ukuleles\, Fred on guitar\, banjo\, and Hawaiian resonator guitar\, and Jim on concertina\, guitar\, and bass ukulele (yes\, you read that right). There’ll be old songs\, blue songs\, and some new songs\, written by Jim and Viv. \nFred Campeau and Mitch Thomas have been a team since the early 70’s\, when they met while both were performing around Chicago. Fred plays guitar\, banjo\, fiddle and harmonica\, and was a long-time member of the Volo Bogtrotters. In addition to playing guitar\, banjo and ukulele\, Mitch teaches choir\, theater and uke\, and is a two-time winner of the Wheatland Festival Folksinging Contest. \nJim and Vivian Craig have been harmonizing for almost forty years. When not loosely affiliated with Mitch and Fred\, Jim and Viv perform with Chicago-based Na Mele Aloha\, an Hawaiian music ensemble. \nAny of you who used to frequent the Green Dragon would have fond memories of them all. URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/jim-vivien-craig-with-fred-campeau-mitch-thomas/ LOCATION:Cafe Carpe\, Fort Atkinson END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20130503T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20130503T223000 DTSTAMP:20260527T222731 CREATED:20130306T031131Z LAST-MODIFIED:20130429T183910Z UID:1617-1367611200-1367620200@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:ROXANNE NEAT DESCRIPTION:Roxanne was a regular at the Green Dragon Inn and the early Carpe\, but put her music on the back burner for a teaching career. She has a beautiful voice\, and performs traditional and contemporary folk music using it\, piano\, dulcimer and guitar. URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/roxanne-neat/ LOCATION:Cafe Carpe\, Fort Atkinson END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20130427T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20130427T223000 DTSTAMP:20260527T222731 CREATED:20130306T030456Z LAST-MODIFIED:20130424T205624Z UID:1612-1367092800-1367101800@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:JOHN SIEGER w/ GREG KOCH DESCRIPTION:Milwaukee songwriter and guitarist and Semi-Twang’s fearless leader John Sieger\, and Milwaukee guitar ace and bon vivant Greg Koch have recently paired up to form a writing partnership. The result is 64 amazing\, though hard-to-categorize songs. Luckily\, many of them are perfect for the kind of small stage and rapt attention you find at Cafe Carpe. Ranging from the sweet and sentimental to the off-kilter and oddly funny\, the songs show off Koch’s casual virtuosity and Sieger’s voice\, which has developed a nice raspy warmth of late. \nThis is their public debut\, but Greg and John have honed their act at a few private events and are up to the challenge! And you could be in on it from the start! \nProlific songwriter John has teamed up with many (including Michael Feldman of Whaddya Know?) to cowrite and perform- think the R & B Cadets\, Semi-Twang\, the Sub-Continentals. “The Why & The What For\,” Semi-Twang’s newest\, was released March 26 and is eliciting raves from esteemed sites like The Alternate Root (Top 50 Roots Bands Right Now!) and No Depression. \n“Local boy John Sieger is one of our musical treasures. One of few musicians from Milwaukee who has made a lasting mark beyond our borders and earns the respect of his peers\, both here and elsewhere\, at the same time.” Bobby Tanzilo On Milwaukee \nAn unsung guitar hero from Milwaukee\, Wisconsin\, where he grew up just a few miles from the Waukesha birthplace of the late\, great guitarist-inventor Les Paul\, Greg Koch has established himself within six-string circles as a masterful technician\, accomplished clinician (for Fender) and general bad-ass guit-picker. Koch continues to channel all the right people on his most recent collection of blues\, funk and R&B\, including Jimi Hendrix\, Albert King\, Albert Collins\, Jeff Beck and Roy Buchanan with touches of Stevie Ray Vaughan\, Danny Gatton and Richie Blackmore thrown in for good measure. And he filters all those killer influences through his own slightly bent prism that is tinted with grunge\, gristle and good clean fun. \nGreg’s new CD\, “Greg Koch Plays Well With Others\,” due in June\, will feature a pile of these songs with guest stars including Robben Ford\, Paul Barrere of Little Feat\, Roscoe Beck\, Leonard Cohen’s musical director and Joe Bonamassa. URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/john-sieger-w-greg-koch/ LOCATION:Cafe Carpe\, Fort Atkinson END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20130426T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20130426T223000 DTSTAMP:20260527T222731 CREATED:20130306T031020Z LAST-MODIFIED:20130423T235421Z UID:1615-1367006400-1367015400@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:KAREN JOHNSON DESCRIPTION:Sweet-voiced local musician Karen has a great list of songs\, favoring the likes of greats like Allison Kraus and Nancy Griffith to interpret. URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/karen-johnson-2/ LOCATION:Cafe Carpe\, FortAtkinson END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20130420T203000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20130420T230000 DTSTAMP:20260527T222731 CREATED:20130207T210020Z LAST-MODIFIED:20130418T151025Z UID:1566-1366489800-1366498800@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:KAREN SAVOCA DESCRIPTION:Karen Savoca and Pete Heitzman \nBorn in northern NJ\, the daughter of a big band singer\, Karen Savoca’s baby diary reads “20 months\, knows 6 songs.” She grew up singing\, dancing and harmonizing around a piano\, and by the age of five she was emceeing the school play. \nSavoca puts her heart into a song the way a great actor throws herself into a role\, charming audiences with a supple alto and a boundless range of expression. A gifted songwriter\, she draws you into her world of humor and compassion\, telling stories with grace and ease\, as though you’ve been invited to her table for supper. \n“If she were a Native American\, her name would be Sings Like Two Birds.” -Greg Brown \nShe first met Pete Heitzman at a jam session and found an ideal musical partner. An Alaskan reviewer dubbed him “the aurora borealis of guitar.” \n“A true virtuoso of groove\, Heitzman has a sly touch that\, combined with Savoca’s in-the-pocket drumming and spectacularly soulful vocals\, gives the duo the impact of a four-piece band.” -Acoustic Guitar Magazine \n“Electrifying\, unique and always uplifting\, these improvisational performers have the fearlessness of a high wire act working without a net.” -Six String\, Columbus\, OH \nSavoca’s seventh solo release\, Promise\, was recorded in their 19th century church studio nestled deep in the hills of upstate NY. Promise is being lauded as her strongest collection of songs to date\, hitting #1 on Alberta’s CKUA chart and #25 on the Euro/Americana Chart. \n“There’s soul in the delicious grooves and phrasing\, and soul in the broader spiritual sense that floats out in her lyrical vision.” -The Edmonton Journal \n“Cleverly written and embracingly beautiful songs that have a beguiling way of changing and reconfiguring themselves like an aural kaleidoscope.” -Duluth News Tribune \n“Sparkling arrangements… joyous abandon .” -Dirty Linen \nWinners of seven SAMMY Awards. Notable appearances include The Today Show\, A Prairie Home Companion\, Mountain Stage\, Big Top Chautauqua\, The Vancouver\, Edmonton & Winnipeg Folk Festivals. They are also independent record producers who have scored several feature films and documentaries. \nHere are a couple of recent YouTube videos… \nSomething funky \nSomething pretty URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/karen-savoca/ LOCATION:Cafe Carpe\, Fort Atkinson END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20130419T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20130419T223000 DTSTAMP:20260527T222731 CREATED:20130306T013827Z LAST-MODIFIED:20130403T234016Z UID:1608-1366401600-1366410600@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:PIPER ROAD DESCRIPTION:PIPER ROAD\ \nPiper Road is celebrating its 40th year of busting the borders of bluegrass with the release of its new CD – “Piper Road: 40”. Come on out and support this latest effort. \nPiper Road is: \n Randal Harrison – Fiddle\n Bob Mason – Mandolin\n John Widdecombe — Bass\n Barry Riese — Guitar – Vocals\n Bill Kangaroo — Washboard \nPiper Road was born into the age of rock & roll with individual backgrounds diverse as classical\, cowboy\, folk\, blues and Dixieland. Influenced by some live performances of Doc Watson and Bill Monroe and the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band release of “Will The Circle Be Unbroken” in the early 1970’s\, they put away the electric amps and guitars and developed a unique acoustic/bluegrass style. They never completely abandoned their musical roots and have blended Irish fiddle tunes with American country\, big band\, novelty and space-aged Grateful Dead inspired jams. URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/piper-road-spring-band-3/ LOCATION:Cafe Carpe\, Fort Atkinson END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20130413T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20130413T223000 DTSTAMP:20260527T222731 CREATED:20130312T152004Z LAST-MODIFIED:20130312T152004Z UID:1628-1365883200-1365892200@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:BILL CAMPLIN & THE TRISKAIDEKAPHILES DESCRIPTION: URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/bill-camplin-the-triskaidekaphiles/ LOCATION:Cafe Carpe\, Fort Atkinson END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20130412T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20130412T223000 DTSTAMP:20260527T222731 CREATED:20130306T013053Z LAST-MODIFIED:20130306T205738Z UID:1606-1365796800-1365805800@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:ERNIE HENDRICKSON DESCRIPTION:ERNIE HENDRICKSON draws his inspiration from American roots music as varied as Bob Dylan\, Willie Nelson\, Neil Young\, Cat Stevens\, Jerry Garcia and others. \nHendrickson’s latest record\, Walking with Angels\, was made with veteran producer Bo Ramsey (Greg Brown\, Lucinda Williams) Played with a live band consisting of Bo\, Jon Penner on bass (Junior Brown\, Bo Ramsey)\, and Steve Hayes on drums (Greg Brown\, Bo Ramsey). \nAfter adding legendary Chicago pedal steel player Brian Wilkie (Alison Krauss\, Pam Tillis) on several tracks\, Bob Black’s banjo (Bill Monroe)\, and taking a trip to Nashville to record keyboardist Kevin McKendree (Delbert McClinton)\, the record shines as a true testament to Hendrickson’s ripening powers as a songwriter. \nRadio promotion has taken the sophomore album’s success to a higher level on both AAA and Americana stations. The album spent over 25 weeks in the Top 20 on Roots Music Report’s Folk charts and in regular rotation at nearly 100 different stations across the country including Nashville’s award-winning WSM-AM The Legend. \n“Dark and pretty songs. Ernie Hendrickson is finding a niche in the indie folk Americana segment. He is a storyteller like Harry Nilsson in a country mood.”\n– Hans Werksman\, Here Comes The Flood \n“Whether exploring tribal beats or graceful homegrown country hymnals\, E. Hendrickson stretches the song-writing pallet. He is drawing influences from Gram Parsons’ Burrito Brothers\, straight through the heart of the America’s Blues tradition.”\n– Martin Halo\, JamBase URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/ernie-hendrickson/ LOCATION:Cafe Carpe\, Fort Atkinson END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20130411T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20130411T210000 DTSTAMP:20260527T222731 CREATED:20130306T011403Z LAST-MODIFIED:20130306T011707Z UID:1603-1365706800-1365714000@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:NEW PIONEERS DESCRIPTION:This five piece bluegrass ball of fire featuring vocals\, banjo\, fiddle\, guitar\, bass and mandolin graces us every 2nd Thursday of the month (usually). 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. \nIt serves us well if you call to reserve. URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/new-pioneers-14/ LOCATION:Cafe Carpe\, Fort Atkinson END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20130330T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20130330T223000 DTSTAMP:20260527T222731 CREATED:20130312T152204Z LAST-MODIFIED:20130312T152204Z UID:1630-1364673600-1364682600@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:OPEN STAGE DESCRIPTION: URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/open-stage-36/ LOCATION:Cafe Carpe\, Fort Atkinson END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20130329T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20130329T223000 DTSTAMP:20260527T222731 CREATED:20130208T003327Z LAST-MODIFIED:20130307T211723Z UID:1569-1364587200-1364596200@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:COLIN O'BRIEN/ CHRIS WAGONER & MARY GAINES DESCRIPTION:Colin changed from a February 23rd date so that he could share the evening with his talented friends Chris Wagoner and Mary Gaines. \nBanjo\, fiddle\, guitar\, footboard playin’ COLIN O’BRIEN\, will come to the Carpe hot off the release of his new CD\, “After a Song”\, recorded in Nashville last summer with some of music city’s best pickers: Larry Perkins\, Matt Combs\, Mark Howard and Dennis Crouch. Those boys were so enthralled with Colin they urged him to move there\, which he and his wife\, after a bit of consideration (1 or 2 minutes)\, did. \nIt was in the summer of 2011 that Nashville music legend Larry Perkins heard Colin’s set at the John Hartford Memorial Festival. Larry was side-struck. He immediately invited him down to Nashville make a record. The result\, After A Song\, features 12 of Colin’s originals and a band comprised of some of the late John Hartford’s band mates. \n “After A Song…Bottles the lighting that was John Hartford’s engagingly off-center songwriting” – Jon Weisberger\, The Nashville Scene. \nColin even played John Hartford’s banjos for the sessions! In addition to his solo work Mr. O’Brien has also recently formed The Colin O’Brien Stringband. It’s a veritable acoustic supergroup featuring some of Music City’s finest players\, Matt Combs\, Mike Compton and Todd Phillips. The group will be releasing a live recording “Live at the Station Inn” in very early 2013. \nColin has recently signed on with Nashville Artist Management and Promotion Company Rockin’ Robyn Productions. \nOriginally a jazz-guitar major at the University of WI-Stevens Point\, MARY GAINES truly found her musical voice studying jazz cello under the tutelage of the great Richard Davis (bass player with artists ranging from Sarah Vaughn to Van Morrison) at the UW-Madison. Mary is also known for her amazing voice–often compared to Bonnie Raitt but definitely her own. She (along with her husband\, Chris) has done extensive work as a session musician\, appearing on albums such as Smashing Pumpkin’s Gish\, several Freedy Johnston\, Willy Porter\, and Carrie Newcomer albums\, and scores of others. \nA founding member of Madison’s Harmonious Wail\, The Common Faces\, The Bob Westfall Quartet\, and The Moon Gypsies (the latter three co-founded with Mary Gaines)\, CHRIS WAGONER has had his foot in just about every musical circle in Madison. Classically trained as a violinist\, (he also plays ukulele\, hawaiian guitar\, accordion)\, he met Mary while attending the UW-Madison. Switching to an alternating diet of jazz and classical violin studies\, while playing in bands ranging from rock\, blues\, bluegrass\, and country\, to folk and jazz\, Chris has been an in-demand performer and session musician in the region for almost two decades. URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/colin-obrien/ LOCATION:Cafe Carpe\, Fort Atkinson END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20130323T203000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20130323T230000 DTSTAMP:20260527T222731 CREATED:20130122T030528Z LAST-MODIFIED:20130307T211859Z UID:1552-1364070600-1364079600@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:CLIFF EBERHARDT DESCRIPTION:Cliff E. is a long-time favorite- a talented performer who will have you LOL. \nRed House recording artist Cliff Eberhardt knew by age seven that he was going to be a singer and songwriter. As a child Cliff taught himself to play guitar\, piano\, base and drums. In his teens Eberhardt was fortunate enough to live close to the Main Point (one of the best folk clubs on the East Coast)\, he cut his teeth listening to the likes of James Taylor\, Joni Mitchell\, Bruce Springsteen\, Howlin’ Wolf\, Muddy Waters\, Bonnie Raitt\, and Mississippi John Hurt – receiving an early and impressive tutorial in acoustic music. At the same time\, he was also listening to great pop songwriters like Cole Porter\, the Gershwins\, and Rodgers and Hart\, which explain his penchant for great melodies and clever lyrical twists. \nA driving force of the Greenwich Village New Folk movement and well known among his peers\, Cliff’s songs have been covered by the likes of Richie Havens\, Buffy St. Marie\, Erasure\, Lucy Kaplansky and the folk superstar band “Cry\, Cry\, Cry” (Dar Williams\, Richard Shindell\, Lucy Kaplansky). \n“Eberhardt is as welcome as iced tea in August.”\n—People \n“Eberhardt is better than ever\, Steve McQueening his way into your heart at about ninety-eight miles an hour\, kicking ass with fresh insight and new ways to lament old yearnings.”\n—Philly Rock Guide \n“In a field of sensitive\, new-age guys\, Eberhardt digs deeper into life’s complexities and discovers much more compelling things to celebrate.”\n—The Boston Phoenix \n“Eberhardt sings with passion and with wit…what makes his brand so rare is the self-assurance and poise he brings to his nearly flawless show.”\n—The New York Post \n“Up and down the line\, as a writer\, guitarist\, performer\, and vocalist\, Eberhardt is the equal of any singer-songwriter in contemporary pop. With unequaled directness and with a stark\, raw presentation\, he carves out miniature masterpieces\, giving voice to life’s complexities and ambiguities.”\n—Berkshire Eagle \n“Eberhardt approaches the guitar with stylistic eloquence\, with the hooks\, licks and grooves that could easily rank him among those who are singularly known as guitar virtuosos.”\n—Taconic Newspapers \n“Eberhardt is a superb singer\, with a vast credible range of emotions\, and a soulfulness that draws from rock and pop\, but also from the best folk ballad styles.”\n– The Boston Globe \nThe Long Road (****)- “Eberhardt has complicated emotions and he articulates them with stunning clarity”\n– The Philadelphia Inquirer \n“If life were fair and stardom based on raw talent\, Cliff Eberhardt would be a household name.”\n—The Washington Times \nOn his sixth album\, Eberhardt\, who calls the Pioneer Valley home\, couches his ballads in rootsy\, folksy arrangements that emphasize his bluesy guitar playing and his soulful\, Ray Charles-like vocals. Eberhardt’s melodies\, however\, are as sophisticated as ever — he is the missing link between Paul McCartney and Cole Porter.\n– Seth Rogovey \n“Cliff Eberhardt voted one of the top 100 Folk Artists of the last 20 years”\nWUMB Radio – Best of 2002\, 2003\,2004 \nAs usual\, please call to reserve. URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/cliff-eberhardt-2/ LOCATION:Cafe Carpe\, Fort Atkinson END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20130322T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20130322T223000 DTSTAMP:20260527T222731 CREATED:20130122T031420Z LAST-MODIFIED:20130308T153411Z UID:1558-1363982400-1363991400@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:THE SILLS DESCRIPTION:From Madison\, The Sills are Blair Clark (vocals/guitar/songwriter)\, Christopher Moore (banjo/guitar)\, Dave Ross (drums)\, Henrieta Tornyai (vocals/bass) and James McKiernan (guitar). \nTheir first release has has a strange genre-bending sound full of Gospel turned road house\, Folk dressed up as jazz standards and barely concealing a tainted gypsy ancestry. \nBlair Clark’s words and music\, interpreted by the group’s eclectic tastes lead you on a wild ride through town and down back alleys and then dump you out somewhere in the country. URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/the-sills/ LOCATION:Cafe Carpe\, Fort Atkinson END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20130321T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20130321T223000 DTSTAMP:20260527T222731 CREATED:20130122T030651Z LAST-MODIFIED:20130218T203359Z UID:1554-1363896000-1363905000@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:DAN NAVARRO DESCRIPTION:Remember to call to reserve. \nFor over 30 years\, Dan Navarro has had a rich and varied career:\nAs a songwriter for artists as diverse as Pat Benatar (the Grammy-nominated classic “We Belong”) \, The Bangles\, Jackson Browne\, Keb’ Mo’\, Dave Edmunds\, The Tempatations\, Dionne Warwick\, Dutch superstar Marco Borsato\, The Triplets\, Austin outlaw legend Rusty Weir and many more… \nAs a recording and touring artist with longtime songwriting partner Eric Lowen in the acclaimed acoustic duo Lowen & Navarro and\, since 2009\, as a solo singer-songwriter increasingly on demand on the national concert circuit… \nAs a singer and voice actor in major motion pictures\, television series\, commercials and recordings\, including the films Happy Feet (1& 2)\, Rio\, Ice Age (2 & 3)\, Robots\, The Mexican\, The Emperor’s New Groove\, Envy; television series Prison Break\, Family Guy\, American Dad and The Cleveland Show; recordings with Neil Young\, Andrea Bocelli\, Luis Miguel\, Jose Feliciano\, Susanna Hoffs and Jon Anderson of Yes; and commercials for McDonald’s\, Toyota\, Coca-Cola\, Honda\, El Pollo Loco\, Nationwide and literally hundreds of others… \nAs an activist in Washington on intellectual property\, performer and songwriter issues\, lobbying Capitol Hill regularly\, including testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee and the Copyright Royalty Board\, on behalf of the Nashville Songwriters Association International\, AFTRA\, NARAS\, BMI \, SoundExchange and the musicFIRST Coalition… \nAs an institutional volunteer on the elected and appointed boards of such vaunted musician and performer organizations as the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA)\, Folk Alliance International\, The California Songwriters Association\, The Recording Academy and the Golden West Chapter of the ALS Association\, fighting the neuromuscular disease Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis\, aka Lou Gehrig’s Disease… \nAfter 22 years and 12 albums with Lowen & Navarro\, Dan ventured out solo in 2009 and released his first album that year\, the spirited “Live at McCabe’s”\, with his pals from the Austin-based Stonehoney backing him. His next album\, “Shed My Skin”\, is slated for release in 2012. He also moonlights as a member of the four-artist Christmas revue\, Decembersongs\, with friends Amy Speace\, Jon Vezner and Sally Barris\, and is a known abuser of acoustic guitars. URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/dan-navarro-3/ LOCATION:Cafe Carpe\, Fort Atkinson END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20130316T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20130316T223000 DTSTAMP:20260527T222731 CREATED:20130218T230450Z LAST-MODIFIED:20130219T005127Z UID:1582-1363464000-1363473000@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:BILL CAMPLIN & THEE DESCRIPTION:THEE’S guys will bring in March like a lamb and a lion with tender ballads and vigorous senior rock. URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/bill-camplin-thee/ LOCATION:Cafe Carpe\, Fort Atkinson END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20130315T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20130315T223000 DTSTAMP:20260527T222731 CREATED:20130228T210637Z LAST-MODIFIED:20130308T153724Z UID:1591-1363377600-1363386600@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:EMILY FORST DESCRIPTION:Emily Forst is a singer-songwriter based in New York City. She is a Milwaukee native and a graduate of the Peck School of the Arts at UWM. Her debut album\, Here We Go\, recorded at the legendary Avatar Studios\, New York City\, is a timely collection of songs of hope\, healing\, and faith in the face of loss. The album has charted at #52 on i-Tunes and was a staff-pick on CD Baby. Emily was recently interviewed on the Border Crossings segment on Voice of America. Her music combines elements of pop\, rock and soul\, with layers of acoustic guitars and a full rock band. There are sultry ballads\, reminiscent of Fiona Apple\, alongside anthemic stadium rockers à la U2. Emily’s strong yet vulnerable vocals span effortlessly across octaves and genres. It’s in her singing that we feel the emotional honesty of these songs\, matched by artistry and nuance. The album is a blast of fresh air in a genre starved of creativity. This may be a debut\, but it’s packed with staying power. Though the tracks are as diverse as the dream-paved streets of New York City\, one thing is certain: Emily Forst is a musical talent to be reckoned with\, writing lyrics that linger long after the music stops playing. URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/emily-forst/ LOCATION:Cafe Carpe\, Fort Atkinson END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20130314T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20130314T210000 DTSTAMP:20260527T222731 CREATED:20130122T030832Z LAST-MODIFIED:20130213T224222Z UID:1556-1363287600-1363294800@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:NEW PIONEERS DESCRIPTION:This five piece bluegrass ball of fire featuring vocals\, banjo\, fiddle\, guitar\, bass and mandolin graces us every 2nd Thursday of the month (usually). 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. \nIt serves us well if you call to reserve. URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/new-pioneers-13/ LOCATION:Cafe Carpe\, Fort Atkinson END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20130308T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20130308T223000 DTSTAMP:20260527T222731 CREATED:20130212T213934Z LAST-MODIFIED:20130213T032835Z UID:1574-1362772800-1362781800@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:RAY BONNEVILLE DESCRIPTION:Many of those familiar with Red House recording artist RAY Bonneville know that he is a hard driving\, blues influenced\, song and groove man who often writes about people who live on the fringe of society. Ray’s vibe is loose and soulful. With a greasy guitar style\, horn-like harmonica phrasing\, smoky vocal style and pulsing foot percussion he immediately rivets audiences. His solo performance fills a concert hall with all the sound layering and drama of a full band. The consummate\, driven professional\, Ray plays more that one hundred and fifty shows a year across the US\, Canada and Europe. He has a loyal\, enthusiastic fan base wherever he goes. \nIn 1999 he won the Juno award (Canada’s Grammy) and was nominated twice more after that. His song about the resilience of New Orleans\, “I am the Big Easy” was the most played song by North American folk DJs\, and won “Song of the Year” at Folk Alliance in Memphis in 2009\, the same city where he took first place in the International Blues Challenge in 2012. About that award he says “I just went to Memphis to meet some new folks\, so it took me by surprise when they announced my name; I see what I do as the offspring of traditional blues music”. \nHe was forty-one when he started writing songs and making records after playing all over for twenty years. When asked why it took so long\, he replied “it’s hard to say\, but I only spoke French until I was twelve years old when my family suddenly moved us from Quebec to the Boston area\, so maybe it took me that long to really feel the nuance of the English language”. URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/ray-bonneville/ LOCATION:Cafe Carpe\, Fort Atkinson END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20130302T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20130302T223000 DTSTAMP:20260527T222731 CREATED:20130122T023657Z LAST-MODIFIED:20130301T180954Z UID:1549-1362254400-1362263400@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:JOHN STANO/ BRETT NEWSKI DESCRIPTION:The trademark of singer/songwriter\, JOHN STANO individual sound is a distinctive blend of acoustic six string\, twelve string and National steel slide guitar\, mandolin\, rack harmonica and expressive vocals\, developed over many years of performance and study. Initially 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. His style could be described as acoustic folk-blues\, or perhaps Americana\, as John’s influences also include rock\, bluegrass\, alt country and contemporary acoustic music. A skillful use of language adds an original spark to his lyrics. John was awarded first place at the Wisconsin Singer Songwriter Series Songwriting Competition finals\, held in November of 2012. John was also a ‘Big Top Chautauqua Songwriter of the Year Finalist for 2010’ and he performed under the Big Top. 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. John is a flexible and engaging performer who works regularly at a variety of indoor and outdoor venues. He also teaches guitar\, harmonica and other acoustic instruments from a private studio and has received various arts grants to present blues history\, harmonica performance and song writing classes in the public schools and private institutions such as Mount Mary College and Waukesha County Technical College. \nJohn represented Wisconsin at the 2012 International Blues Challenge in Memphis on historic Beale Street in the solo/duo category after winning a regional blues challenge sponsored by the Grafton Blues Society. John wrote and performed the soundtrack for a new locally produced documentary film called ‘Wisconsin’s and the Civil War’ that aired on Milwaukee Public Television.\nHis song ‘From A Rusty Cadillac’ was recently featured on NPR’s ‘Car Talk.’ His song\, “Caribou Bar and Grill” was recently featured on NPR on Michael Feldman’s “Whadya Know?” radio program.\nHis song ‘Dinosaur Bones’ from his first CD “Playing In Deep Water” was also included on a CD compilation called\, “A Celebration of Music/Volume 2.” Series contributors included Les Paul and The Bo Deans. His poetry was published in the Cream City Review\, where he was awarded 1st prize for poetry\, the Wisconsin Poet’s Calendar and the Shepherd Express. The Milwaukee Musician’s Cooperative also awarded his songwriting. \n\nBRETT NEWSKI URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/john-stano/ LOCATION:Cafe Carpe\, Fort Atkinson END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20130301T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20130301T223000 DTSTAMP:20260527T222731 CREATED:20130218T230615Z LAST-MODIFIED:20130218T230615Z UID:1585-1362168000-1362177000@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:OPEN STAGE DESCRIPTION: URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/open-stage-35/ LOCATION:Cafe Carpe\, Fort Atkinson END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20130228T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20130228T223000 DTSTAMP:20260527T222731 CREATED:20130108T210248Z LAST-MODIFIED:20130228T210908Z UID:1518-1362079800-1362090600@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:ARI & MIA DESCRIPTION:ARI AND MIA FRIEDMAN are a soulful and spirited acoustic accompanied duo exploring the traditions of Southern Appalachia\, Northeastern fiddle music\, and the realm where their own compositions cross paths with older traditions. \nTheir hearts also lie with early American swing\, jazz\, and bluegrass music. Combine this with their bold approach to song and tune-writing and their interpretations of traditional music and the result will open hearts and dance floors. Ari & Mia’s “intricate arrangements\, soaring harmonies\, infectious grooves and intuitive improvisations combine an old-time sensibility with a truly adventurous spirit\,” says Hankus Netsky of New England Conservatory. \nFeatured guests on their brand new album\, “Unruly Heart\,” include grammy-nominated Sarah Jarosz\, fiddler extraordinaire Eden MacAdam-Somer of the band Notorious\, Rebecca Wudarski and Owen Marshall on guitar\, Ben Krakauer on banjo\, and Ari and Mia’s sister\, Shoshana Friedman. Owen Marshall will be appearing with them. \nAriel Friedman\, a classically trained cellist from the Boston area\, is one of few musicians to be challenging the boundaries of cello-playing. Mia Friedman is an energetic and eclectic fiddler\, singer\, and banjo player. Both award-winning sisters study at New England Conservatory’s Contemporary Improvisation program; they perform extensively together and as members of other well-known groups including the Hanneke Cassel Trio\, and Childsplay. \nTheir music is all at once driving\, uplifting and moving. They’re artists on the rise – stay tuned\, because you’ll definitely be hearing more of them. URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/ari-maria/ LOCATION:Cafe Carpe\, Fort Atkinson END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR