Cafe Carpe

WILLY PORTER   RANDY SABIEN  BILL CAMPLIN (Peter Mulvey found something worse to do.)

WILLY PORTER   RANDY SABIEN  BILL CAMPLIN (Peter Mulvey found something worse to do.) We will open at 4, and are serving food.  Please come at least an hour early if you plan on eating here.

ROD MACDONALD  ticket link follows bio Some of you may know Rod from the days he played at Charlotte's Web in Rockford. His visits to the Midwest are rare, so take advantage of this opportunity. Rod MacDonald is an American singer-songwriter, novelist, and educator. He was a “big part of the 1980s folk revival in Greenwich Village clubs”, performing at the Speakeasy, The […]

MIKE COMPTON and JOE NEWBERRY,  masters of old-time mandolin and banjo/guitar, dig deep into early country music and blues. Their duet-singing, two-man string band ranges between traditional songs, instrumentals, ‘mother’ ballads and original tunes. It’s not about the number of notes with Compton and Newberry, but telling the truth and respecting the song. More bio […]

JOY CLARK is a New Orleans-born singer-songwriter, lyrical guitarist and composer who creates soulful compositions that celebrate peace and the undeniable power of love. Her intricate rhythms and warm melodies reveal a sweet vulnerability that have enchanted audiences around the world. Growing up the daughter of a minister, she learned to create an atmosphere ripe for […]