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SUMMARY:BLACK WILLOW STARLING
DESCRIPTION:BLACKWILLOW STARLING are a Milwaukee-based acoustic duo who perform Pagan\, folk\, and Celtic music. Both Nora and Michael Tinker Tierney have decades of experience in national and international playing and performance. \nSince the release of their debut\, self-titled album in June of 2024\, Blackwillow Starling have appeared at Pagan Spirit Gathering and the International Pagan Music Award ceremony. Their 2025 performance schedule includes WinterStar in February\, Paganicon in March\, Pagan Spirit Gathering in June\, and Starwood in July. More festivals and venue dates to be announced. \n\n      \n        \n      \n    \nTheir music can be streamed on every major service and has been featured on Pagan/Wiccan media and folk outlets such as International Pagan Radio\, The Cauldron\, Songs of the Pagan Tribe\, CeltCast\, Wyldwood Radio\, DruidCast with Damh the Bard\, Irish and Celtic Music Podcast\, Sidvalley Radio Folk Show\, Tarottunes\, and Pagan Artist Spotlight Podcast. They have also been featured presenters on Full Moon Circle broadcasts with Circle Sanctuary. \nBlackwillow Starling released their debut album in June\, 2024. The “What the Folk is This?” radio program rated the disc as #13 for folk album of the year. Multiple songs from the release have cracked both the International Pagan Radio top 20 and The Cauldron top 10 with their song “The Answerer Sword” holding the #1 spot for 2 weeks. “Sun King”\, “Between Times pt 1”\, and their version of “Wild Mountain Thyme” have also placed in The Cauldron top 10 chart. The International Pagan Music Awards have bestowed a nomination for Pagan band of the year for 2025. \nNora\, a classically schooled vocalist\, sings about the elements of the natural world and wonder of spirit. She works with Celtic-based rhythmic patterns and folk stylings in Blackwillow Starling. She finds pure joy in the art of song. Michael “Tinker” Tierney has strong familial Celtic ties\, regularly tours and performs live with multiple projects\, and enjoys cleverness and outside the box creativity in writing and performing.
URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/black-willow-starling/
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SUMMARY:KELLY HUNT/ KELLEY SMITH
DESCRIPTION:This will be a great evening with two women of unique talent. Ticket link follows bio \nMemphis-raised singer-songwriter\, KELLY HUNT\, paints stories as old and offbeat as her Depression-era tenor banjo and parlor guitar\, reimagining traditions of folk & old-time music with innovative vigor. Interweaving poetic lyrics\, lilting melodies\, and intriguing arrangements\, Hunt casts a spell which No Depression describes as “the musical equivalent of a book you can’t put down\, one you’ll want to revisit again and again to catch every nuance and turn of phrase.” Hunt’s 2019 debut album\, Even The Sparrow\, was a finalist for the International Folk Music Awards “Album of the Year.” Her sophomore album\, Ozark Symphony\, was recorded with Grammy-winning musician & producer Dirk Powell and released on Compass Records in 2023. \n“Standing shoulder to shoulder with contemporaries like Gillian Welch and Rhiannon Giddens…folk music harking back to the stripped-down sounds of Leadbelly\, Robert Johnson and Woody Guthrie.”— American UK \n“Uncanny is Hunt’s innate ability to summon the same vigorous energy of classic folk players\, all while pushing forward to modernize the instrument’s role in contemporary songwriting…She delivers her lyrics with an earthen frankness that can’t be taught. ”— Jonathan Frahm (Popmatters) \n“Once in a while\, a musical project comes along that truly captures the spirit of America…Kelly Hunt’s OZARK SYMPHONY does exactly this […] If you’ve ever been enchanted by the lyrical power of Lucinda Williams or felt the emotional tug of Nanci Griffith\, then you’re about to meet your next obsession.”— [Grateful Web] \n“Kelly Hunt weaves an enchanting spell with her atmospheric music […] Hunt’s vocals draw us in like a siren calling from rough seas\, asking us not to dash ourselves on the rocks but to find shelter in her soothing tones.”— [Folk Alley] \nMinnesota songwriter KELLEY SMITH is a wallflower who fancies old poetry and grandpa sweaters. All at once whimsical and haunting\, Smith delivers deeply affecting lyrics with wry charm and a time traveler’s voice. Prone to melancholy and daydreaming\, Kelley spent her childhood roaming the woods of the north country. To this day\, her longing for that landscape runs deep and seems to find its way into her songs in one way or another. \nRaised by musicians\, Smith always had music in her bones\, but it wasn’t until she was 40 and a mother of four that her first record\, Moon Child (2022)\, came to be. “These organic and unvarnished songs reflect life experiences that could as easily come from past lives as they could from Kelley’s soul.” – Rieder Homestead Concerts. \n”Her rustic sound\, combined with relatable gut-punchy lyrics has been resonating with audiences up north and beyond.”\n– Southern Minn Scene \nSince 2022\, Kelley has had the honor of sharing stages with artists such as Charlie Parr\, Kelly Hunt\, Wild Horses\, Dave Simonett\, and Alan Sparhawk. Every once in awhile she tucks into old dive bars with her banjo to play folk songs. \n\n      \n        \n      \n    \n\n\n\n 
URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/kelly-hunt-kelley-smith/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261118T183000
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SUMMARY:ROUND ROBIN w/ TRICIA ALEXANDER
DESCRIPTION:Round robin led by TRICIA ALEXANDER– (performer\, poet\, healer\, “with a voice\, music and lyrics that resonate the heart”) done informally\, not from the stage\, no microphones. This is a lovely gathering of singers\, songwriters\, musicians and music appreciators\, poets\, and storytellers held somewhat regularly on the 3rd Wednesday of each month. \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- therein lies our sustenance.
URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/round-robin-w-tricia-alexander-16/
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SUMMARY:LONESOME BILL CAMPLIN
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URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/lonesome-bill-camplin-47/
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SUMMARY:WHAT'S HIS NAME & the OBSCURE GUY
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URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/whats-his-name-the-obscure-guy/
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SUMMARY:JOHNSMITH
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URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/johnsmith-7/
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SUMMARY:FLOYD MERCANTILE
DESCRIPTION:In April 2025\, PETER MULVEY and JENNA NICHOLLS\, along with guitarist Ross Bellenoit\, traveled to Floyd\, a small mountain town located in the Blue Ridge Highlands of Southwest Virginia for five uninterrupted days of recording. What emerged is Floyd Mercantile — a record that feels both intimate and timeless. The repertoire bridges eras. Mostly comprised of songs Peter and Jenna wrote separately\, there are a few gems from Great American Songbook: “Skylark” (Hoagy Carmichael/Johnny Mercer)\, “Them There Eyes” (Maceo Pinkard/Doris Tauber/William Tracey) and “I’ll Be Seeing You” (Sammy Fain/Irving Kahal). \nMore bio follows ticket link. \n\n      \n        \n      \n     \nThe makeshift studio was a decommissioned general store called (you guessed it!) Floyd Mercantile — a weathered wooden building standing across the road from an open pasture where cows wandered and grazed in the gentle early-spring. (One cow even volunteered to be on the album cover.) Inside those old walls\, the trio recorded the album live — no isolation booths\, no heavy overdubbing — just three musicians in a room\, listening closely and letting the songs unfold in real time. \nThe sessions were recorded by Jeff Oehler and filmed in their entirety by partner Sue Bibeau and their associate Skylar Locke. Together\, Sue and Jeff comprise Beehive Pro\, an audio\, visual\, and design collective famed for their intimate recordings and thoughtfully considered visuals. They captured not just the sound\, but the atmosphere — the wood floors\, the daylight through the dusty windows\, and the creak of the porch boards could all be considered session players on this album. \nThe visual and sonic tones of the project reflect the periods these songs evoke — even the newly composed tracks feel in conversation with another time. The goal was not nostalgia\, but continuity: to stand inside the lineage of American song and add something honest and present to it. \nFloyd Mercantile is not just an album. It’s a document of place. Of three musicians in a room. Of songs — old and new — allowed to breathe in the quiet of a Virginia afternoon.
URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/floyd-mercantile/
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SUMMARY:FLOYD MERCANTILE
DESCRIPTION:In April 2025\, PETER MULVEY and JENNA NICHOLLS\, along with guitarist Ross Bellenoit\, traveled to Floyd\, a small mountain town located in the Blue Ridge Highlands of Southwest Virginia for five uninterrupted days of recording. What emerged is Floyd Mercantile — a record that feels both intimate and timeless. The repertoire bridges eras. Mostly comprised of songs Peter and Jenna wrote separately\, there are a few gems from Great American Songbook: “Skylark” (Hoagy Carmichael/Johnny Mercer)\, “Them There Eyes” (Maceo Pinkard/Doris Tauber/William Tracey) and “I’ll Be Seeing You” (Sammy Fain/Irving Kahal). \n\n      \n        \n      \n     \nThe makeshift studio was a decommissioned general store called (you guessed it!) Floyd Mercantile — a weathered wooden building standing across the road from an open pasture where cows wandered and grazed in the gentle early-spring. (One cow even volunteered to be on the album cover.) Inside those old walls\, the trio recorded the album live — no isolation booths\, no heavy overdubbing — just three musicians in a room\, listening closely and letting the songs unfold in real time. \nThe sessions were recorded by Jeff Oehler and filmed in their entirety by partner Sue Bibeau and their associate Skylar Locke. Together\, Sue and Jeff comprise Beehive Pro\, an audio\, visual\, and design collective famed for their intimate recordings and thoughtfully considered visuals. They captured not just the sound\, but the atmosphere — the wood floors\, the daylight through the dusty windows\, and the creak of the porch boards could all be considered session players on this album. \nThe visual and sonic tones of the project reflect the periods these songs evoke — even the newly composed tracks feel in conversation with another time. The goal was not nostalgia\, but continuity: to stand inside the lineage of American song and add something honest and present to it. \nFloyd Mercantile is not just an album. It’s a document of place. Of three musicians in a room. Of songs — old and new — allowed to breathe in the quiet of a Virginia afternoon.
URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/floyd-mercantile-2/
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SUMMARY:CASH BOX KINGS w/ Queen Lee Kanehira
DESCRIPTION:For more than 25 years\, CASH BOX KINGS have been carrying the raw\, rollicking spirit of classic Chicago blues into the present. Now\, with a powerful new voice at the helm\, the band is entering an exciting new chapter. \nAlligator Recording artists the CASH BOX KINGS are bona fide blues royalty. Co-led by Chicago blues vocalist CAMERON WEBB* and songwriter\, harmonica giant and singer JOE NOSEK\, the band plays masterfully raw and unvarnished houserocking blues. Webb’s stunning vocals and Nosek’s powerhouse harmonica fuel their razor-sharp original songs. The masterful BILLY FLYNN is on guitar. \nThe Kings will be joined by QUEEN LEE KANEHIRA\, recognized as one of the premier blues and boogie woogie piano players in the world today. She was the winner of the inaugural 2019 Chicago International Blues Piano Competition. She regularly tours throughout Europe\, Asia\, and North America as a solo artist (and as a member of the Cash Box Kings). She was a featured artist for the Otis Span Tribute concert at the 2024 Chicago Blues Festival. \n“One of the best blues bands in the land. Any of these musicians could have played with the great bands of the golden blues era. Together they keep a sound alive that many thought was no more.”— Living Blues \n“Unflinching blues distilled to its essence and steeped in tradition.”— Chicago Tribune \n“An enthusiastic celebration of Chicago blues in all of its electric forms. The Cash Box Kings don’t merely pay homage to the past\, they bring tradition into the present\, making the case that the blues can still speak forcefully and directly about contemporary life.”— AllMusic \nMore bio follows ticket link \n\n      \n        \n      \n    \nFounded by Chicago Blues Hall of Fame inductee and harmonica powerhouse Joe Nosek\, The Cash Box Kings have built an international reputation for their fiercely authentic take on the music they love. Their sound draws deeply from the electrifying blues of the 1950s and ’60s\, while embracing jumping proto-rock ’n’ roll\, early New Orleans-style R&B\, Retro Soul\, and the band’s own hard-charging hybrid of Chicago blues and Memphis rockabilly—what the Kings affectionately call “bluesabilly.” \nAs MOJO put it\, the band are “experts in classic Chicago grooves\,” evoking Muddy Waters and Little Walter while also delivering original songs that are “both funny and pointed.” AllMusic praised their “enthusiastic celebration of Chicago blues in all of its electric forms\,” noting the band’s combination of witty\, sharp songwriting and an ability to bring tradition into the present: “The Cash Box Kings make the case that the blues can still speak forcefully and directly about contemporary life.” \nFeaturing Nosek and Webb alongside keyboardist Lee Kanehira\, bassist John W. Lauler\, guitarists Billy Flynn and Andrew Diehl\, and drummers Derek Hendrickson and Kenny “Beedy Eyes” Smith\, the album showcases everything that has made The Cash Box Kings a singular force in contemporary blues: deep Chicago grooves\, explosive harmonica\, powerful vocals\, sharp songwriting\, jumping rhythms\, and the unmistakable chemistry of a great live band. \nThat combination of reverence and originality has been at the heart of The Cash Box Kings since Nosek founded the group in Madison\, Wisconsin\, in 2001. As a teenager growing up in the Chicago suburbs\, Nosek began sneaking into Chicago blues clubs to see legends including Junior Wells\, James Cotton\, Otis Rush\, Jimmy Rogers\, and Sunnyland Slim. Those experiences inspired him to take up harmonica and develop the driving\, expressive style that has become one of the band’s defining sounds. After moving to Madison to attend college\, he began sitting in with artists including Clyde Stubblefield and Luther Allison before assembling a group of like-minded musicians determined to play raw\, rough-edged\, hard-charging blues. \nThe Cash Box Kings released their debut\, Live! At The King Club\, in 2003 and quickly established themselves as one of the Midwest’s most exciting live blues acts. Over the years\, the band has released eleven albums\, earned 25 Blues Music Award nominations—including Album of the Year\, Best Traditional Album\, Song of the Year\, and Band of the Year—and received widespread critical acclaim. Their albums have topped the Billboard Blues\, Living Blues Radio\, and SiriusXM’s B.B. King’s Bluesville charts. In 2023\, The Cash Box Kings were named Blues Band of the Year at the Blues Blast Music Awards\, while their Alligator Records release Oscar’s Motel became the most-played blues album worldwide that year. \nThe band’s latest chapter began in 2026 with the departure of longtime vocalist Oscar Wilson\, who left the group to pursue new endeavors. Wilson had been an important part of The Cash Box Kings’ history since joining in 2007\, and his commanding South Side Chicago voice and gritty songwriting helped propel the band to international acclaim. Now\, rather than looking backward\, the Kings are moving forward with a new generation of energy and musicianship. \n*Enter CAMERON WEBB. \nBorn and raised on Chicago’s South Side\, Webb began performing at the age of three in the Baptist church where his father served as pastor. From those early beginnings\, he immersed himself in the rich traditions of Black American music\, developing a powerful and highly expressive vocal style rooted in gospel\, blues\, soul\, jazz\, and R&B. \nWebb is not only a powerhouse vocalist and dynamic showman but also an accomplished multi-instrumentalist who performs on piano\, guitar\, bass\, and saxophone. He has already built an impressive résumé on the blues and R&B circuit\, performing and holding residencies in Los Angeles\, Las Vegas\, Chicago\, Atlanta\, and New York. \nWebb first became part of The Cash Box Kings as a second vocalist\, stepping in for Wilson during periods when Wilson was unable to perform. Those appearances quickly made clear that Webb was more than capable of holding his own alongside the band’s seasoned musicians. With his remarkable voice\, charisma\, musicianship\, and deep connection to the traditions of Black American music\, he brings a fresh energy to the Kings while remaining firmly grounded in the music’s roots. \nInfluenced by legendary vocalists including Junior Parker\, B.B. King\, Sam Cooke\, and Magic Sam\, Webb represents the next generation of blues artists\, one that understands that keeping the blues alive means allowing it to grow. His arrival gives The Cash Box Kings an opportunity to honor the music’s history while pushing their sound into new territory\, embracing not only classic Chicago blues but also the soulful sounds of retro soul and early R&B\, along with the raw\, infectious energy of Sun Records-era rockabilly. \nWith Webb’s stunning vocal power and Nosek’s soaring harmonica and songwriting chops\, The Cash Box Kings continue to do what they have always done best: make the blues feel immediate\, alive\, and joyous. They bring the music of the past roaring into the present—not as a museum piece\, but as living\, breathing music built to move people. \nThe Cash Box Kings have performed at major festivals and venues throughout the United States and Europe\, including the Chicago Blues Festival\, New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival\, Cambridge Folk Festival\, Moulin Blues Festival\, Lucerne Blues Festival\, Tampa Bay Blues Festival\, Doheny Blues Festival\, Baltic Blues Festival\, and Edmonton Blues Festival. They have also headlined legendary Chicago clubs including Buddy Guy’s Legends\, Rosa’s Lounge\, SPACE\, and Fitzgerald’s. \nTwenty-five years after their formation with Cameron Webb bringing a powerful new voice to the band\, The Cash Box Kings aren’t simply preserving a tradition. They’re keeping it alive and thriving.
URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/cash-box-kings-w-queen-lee-kanehira-2/
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