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SUMMARY:BILL FEST- MILLER &  CAMPLIN
DESCRIPTION:A surprise add-on as BILL MILLER finds himself back in his home state\, and BILL CAMPLIN just happens to be here too. \nServing a limited menu from 6-7. Please call 920-563-9391 to reserve seats and to indicate whether you are likely to eat here. \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. \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.” \nA recent article about Bill Miller. \nBILL CAMPLIN looks forward to sharing songs with his friend Bill. \n 
URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/bill-miller-bill-camplin/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220611T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220611T210000
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SUMMARY:BILL CAMPLIN w/ MICHAEL HECHT
DESCRIPTION:Please call 920-563-9391 to reserve seats and indicate whether you are likely to eat here. \nWearing masks in the intimate space of the back room is recommended. \nReadings this time include Ukranian poets\, American poet-Jane Kenyon\, American poet Murray Jackson\, prose from James Agee’s Let Us Now Praise Famous Men (tenant families in the deep south)\, American poet Vachel Lindsay (Abraham Lincoln)\, American poet Paul Lawrence Dunbar (I know why the caged bird sings) and poets Georgia Johnson/Joyce Kilmer\, and prose from All Quiet on the Western Front. \nBill waxing billoquent on a prior upcoming show alongside MICHAEL HECHT: \n\n“…..I will be sharing an evening of excerpts form the writing of poets\, playwrights\, authors and historical figures with Michael Hecht. \n\nThis will be at least the 7th time we have worked together with me supplying songs spaced between the writing he has organized and reads from.  I have never had a better collaboration in which to place songs\, which in this case are all my own writings.  It is not to presume that I am equating my own lyrics with any of these writers\, but allows me to visit the type of writing that has inspired and informed me through out my 74 years ( minus the first 7 or so).  Most of Mr. Hecht’s choices were specifically unknown to me so I am in the audience too.  As I listen I find a comfortability in performing that I have seldom had.  It feels so right.” \n  \n 
URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/bill-camplin-w-michael-hecht-3/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220610T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220610T220000
DTSTAMP:20260404T153505
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SUMMARY:AD HOC TRIO
DESCRIPTION:Please call 920-563-9391 to reserve seats and to indicate whether you are likely to eat here. Be aware that COVID restrictions could be in place\, and be prepared to present proof of vaccination and wear a mask in the listening room if they are. Call with any questions or concerns. \nSTEVE BORCHARDT\, PERRY BAIRD\, and  CHRISTIAN ELLESTAD first came together as THE AD HOC TRIO in 2021 for Fort Atkinson’s Rhythm Remix fest. Encouraged by the sound they developed and the response of audiences\, they’ve continued their musical collaboration performing a blend of folk\, pop\, country\, and traditional songs. Steve and Perry handle vocals\, accompanying on acoustic guitars\, while Steve also plays mandolin and Christian fleshes out the trio’s offerings with delicate violin enhancements. \nAs solo musicians and as members of various area musical groups through the years\, the three are familiar to Carpe audiences. Borchardt and Ellestad have played with The Merry Horde bluegrass band and Baird previously partnered with Mike and Patty McDougal in The Buzzards and currently is in the Rose Among Thorns quartet. Borchardt and Baird are Fort Atkinson natives\, while Ellestad hails from Sun Prairie. They continue to appreciate opportunities to play at one of the Midwest’s finest listening rooms!
URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/ad-hoc-trio/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220608T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220608T220000
DTSTAMP:20260404T153505
CREATED:20220505T192534Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220608T194009Z
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SUMMARY:BILL KIRCHEN (of Commander Cody) w/ Radoslav Lorkovic
DESCRIPTION:Purchase tickets below. Masks recommended in our intimate listening room space to protect performers and any vulnerable among us (which is all of us\, really). Windows will be open for better ventilation. \nUpon tallying how many decades he’s worked as a professional guitar slinger\, Telecaster master BILL KIRCHEN quips\, “Well\, they don’t make 50 years like they used to.” They don’t often make careers like his\, either. \n\n\nGrammy nominated guitarist\, singer and songwriter BILL KIRCHEN first gained national recognition as a founding member of Commander Cody and his Lost Planet Airmen. His trademark guitar licks drove their Hot Rod Lincoln cut into the Top Ten in 1972. He has released twelve CDs on his own\, and played guitar live or on record with a who’s who of Americana and Roots Rock ‘N’ Roll\, among them Gene Vincent\, Link Wray\, Bo Diddley\, Hazel Dickens\, Emmylou Harris\, Dan Hicks\, Nick Lowe\, and Elvis Costello. \nBill Kirchen and Radoslav Lorković both came of age in America’s midwest\, albeit in different states and a decade apart. Piano and accordionist Rad was born in Croatia\, grew in Iowa\, and has had a 40 + year career as a soloist and sideman to Odetta\, Shawn Mullins\, Greg Brown and more. Rad and Bill met at a Townes Van Zandt festival in Italy in 2018\, and then they played a half dozen gigs together on the 2022 Outlaw Country Cruise. Rad now holds the piano chair with Asleep At The Wheel\, and confessed to Bill that he grew up learning Commander Cody’s boogie-woogies and other songs. He knocked ’em dead doing the late Cody’s parts on Bill’s Outlaw Cruise tribute to the late Commander. They’ve now teamed up for a week long whirlwind run through the heartland\, and with a combined century’s worth of songs\, they ain’t gonna run out of material
URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/bill-kirchen-w-radoslav-lorkovic/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220525T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220601T163000
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SUMMARY:CLOSED FOR A BIT
DESCRIPTION:Family gatherings are compelling us to take this week off. \nWe hope you enjoy yourselves. \nBack in the swing of things evening of June 1.
URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/closed/
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220521T223000
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SUMMARY:MY POLITIC
DESCRIPTION:Please call 920-563-9391 to reserve seats.  NOTE: COVID protocols of proof of vaccination and mask wearing in the listening room are likely to still be in place. \nTried and true- They were here in October and hit it out of the park. \nMY POLITIC is a folk/Americana band based in Nashville TN. Kaston Guffey and Nick Pankey grew up together in Ozark MO and started My Politic around the age of 15. Kaston writes character driven story songs and Nick adds sibling-like harmony to create a unique sound that is totally their own. \n\nInspired by artists like John Prine\, Woody Guthrie\, Randy Newman Nina Simone\, Patty Griffin\, Simon & Garfunkel\, classic country and so much else\, My Politic has recorded 9 albums to date and have released 3 of those since moving to Nashville 7 years ago. “Anchor” (2015) “12 Kinds of Lost” (2017) and The band’s latest effort\, “Short-Sighted People In Power” (released 10/30/2020). It is a brutally honest\, sometimes angry\, sometimes satirical album about the current state of things in american politics and culture. It is meant to be heard in full. They’ve also had the pleasure of appearing at Americanafest and multiple times at The Bluebird since moving to Nashville. \nMy Politic has been all over the country for years thriving in intimate house concerts settings\, dive bars and everywhere in between. Unique midwestern storytelling in harmony. \nPress: \nShort-Sighted People in Power” \n“They are inspired\, brave and brilliant songs\, remarkably comprehensive but never preachy or ponderous. It’s perfect for this American moment. Rendered tenderly with close harmonies throughout\, it evoked the sound of Don Henley and Glenn Frey singing Randy Newman songs. It’s subversive\, but also soulfully charming.”– Paul Zollo – American Songwriter \n“...it might come off as a rootsy\, country-folk fusion but its importance transcends such a sonic description. It comes from the same disenfranchised place which spawned punk\, hip-hop\, even rock and roll itself\, and any and all movements born of being outside\, forgotten\, exploited\, ignored and used by those in power.”– Dave Franklin – Dancing About Architecture \n“…not to be missed. The album boasts beautiful harmonies\, heart-tugging bluegrass string arrangements\, and lyrical reflections on loneliness\, loss\, addiction\, and struggle. Even with its sad subject matter\, the songs provide a warm blanket of comfort\, a cure of for what ails you in the form of a front-porch jam session\, a campfire conversation\, or an intimate living room gathering of friends.”  Mother Church Pew  \n“a time capsule of these times\, that will stand as a statement for a future perspective to judge. Woody Guthrie would be proud. –Paul Mcgee – LonesomeHighway.com \n 
URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/my-politic-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220520T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220520T220000
DTSTAMP:20260404T153505
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SUMMARY:LONESOME BILL CAMPLIN
DESCRIPTION:Masks recommended.  We will try to keep doors and windows open but COVID seems to be having its way so be careful. \nI don’t care what anyone says\, Bill can sing and play guitar with the best of them. \nCome check him out. \n 
URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/lonesome-bill-camplin-26/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220519T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220519T210000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20220427T211752Z
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SUMMARY:DANCE AROUND MOLLY
DESCRIPTION:Please call 920-563-9391 to reserve seats and indicate whether or not you are likely to eat here. \nCheck for any COVID updates. \nNew to the stage as this moniker\, DAM is comprised of the ‘best of the best’ of ‘pickers’ out of Madison\, WI.Starr Moss\, Trent Cuthbert\, Michael Falk\, Dave Havas and Paul Kienitz are out playing their own brand of bluegrass inspired music. As they are experienced journeymen of the BG scene (Mark Hembree Band\, Hen House Prowlers\, Nob Hill Boys\, Sweet Grass\, Squirrel Gray\, Reeltime Travelers\, etc.)…count on a unique bend of driving classics\, original songs and masterly instrumentals that define the bands sound.
URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/dance-around-molly/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220514T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220514T220000
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SUMMARY:DULCIMER FEST
DESCRIPTION:Please call 920-563-9391 to reserve seats and to indicate whether you will be dining here that evening. \nThe mostly annual Southern Wisconsin Dulcimer Club festival in Janesville gives us the opportunity to present their featured performers. \nLORINDA JONES Mountain Dulcimer\nDONA BENKERT Mountain Dulcimer\nPAM BOWMAN Hammer Dulcimer
URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/dulcimer-fest/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220513T203000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220513T223000
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SUMMARY:LUKE CALLEN minus LONG MAMA- important update!
DESCRIPTION:ATTENTION- the LONG MAMA portion of this show has been canceled\, as they have tested positive.  \nLUKE CALLEN will soldier on\,  joined by Dandy Freling of Milwaukee\,  and the ticket price will be $10.   \nWe will reschedule LONG MAMA when we can. \nPlease call 920-563-9391 to reserve seats and indicate if you are likely to dine here. \nMasking during show and being vaccinated strongly encouraged. We will try to keep air exchange high with window ventilation. \nLUKE CALLEN  \nAt the intersection of Harry Smith’s Old Weird America – the songs of heartworn highways – and the tumult of today you can find the music of Luke Callen.  The songs – equal parts tragic comedy and hopeless reverie – paint a picture of the places and people that make up his earthly home.  A poet – a player – a folk singer – Luke has traversed his country unraveling tall tales – short tunes and all that’s hidden underneath. \nOriginally from the river town of La Crosse\, Wisconsin – the heart of the Driftless Region on the Mississippi River – and currently lives in Minneapolis\, Minnesota by way of Colorado  Luke brings his humble sense of humor and humanity wherever he may go.  His last two albums below your knows (2019) and Hard Sardine (2021) – reach from the ethereal to the eternally real – whimsical walks in the out of doors to hopelessness and heartache and all the in betweens.  He is currently working on his third studio album with Erik Koskinen – set to be released in 2022. \nDANDY FRELING \nCombining a touch of the high and lonesome hollers of the Appalachian hill people with the low-down\, dusty grooves of the cosmic cowboys\, Dandy has created a unique sonic banquet sure to satisfy the hunger of any weary passerby. \nLONG MAMA Milwaukee songwriter Kat Wodtke leads Andrew Koenig and Nick Lang (Buffalo Gospel)\, along with Samual Odin (Horseshoes & Hand Grenades)\, on this middle western journey of wide-open spaces & tight spots\, each song shimmering with honesty\, heart\, and grit. Debut LP coming 2022! \n 
URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/luke-callan-etc/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220512T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220512T213000
DTSTAMP:20260404T153505
CREATED:20220408T164848Z
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SUMMARY:KATIE SCULLIN/ COREY MATHEW HART
DESCRIPTION:Please call 920-563-9391 to reserve seats\, and to indicate whether you are likely to eat before the show\, or not. \nA grand evening with 2 songwriters who will do separate sets\, as well as a few songs together. \nKATIE SCULLIN is an award-winning singer and songwriter who has captivated audiences at festivals\, listening rooms\, and private parties all the way from Northern Wisconsin to the heart of Texas country. Whether performing solo or backed by her band\, Katie’s sound pulls from the influences of pop\, rock\, and soul\, tied together by her signature rhythm guitar\, broad vocal range\, and newly infused keys. Some people sing because they can. And then there are those who write searching lyrics because they must\, who work on music because they are compelled to deconstruct\, reinvent and refine. Katie has a way of wrapping you in her rhythm\, surprising you with a jab here and a soft\, elegant whimper there. She has turned the indie-pop ballad on its head\, and continues to craft an impressive arsenal of original songs planted firmly in her own style. \nFrom the time COREY MATHEW HART started singing at a young age\, his voice has amazed audiences. “The human voice is such a wonderfully complex instrument. So often\, words can fail to portray the whole meaning or idea you are trying to get across\, but in song you can convey more emotion and add more depth and dimension to the written word\,” says Hart. And he does just that with a voice and songs that earned Hart two MAMAs (Madison Area Music Association awards) in 2011\, one for best male vocalist and the other for best Folk/Americana album. Most recently\, Corey won the Overture Rising Stars competition in 2014 and has been selected as a finalist in the 2015 NewSong songwriting competition. His latest project\, Lost Lakes\, is turning heads both locally and nationally.
URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/katie-scullin-corey-hart/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220430T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220430T210000
DTSTAMP:20260404T153505
CREATED:20220412T005757Z
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SUMMARY:BILL CAMPLIN w/ MICHAEL HECHT
DESCRIPTION:Michael will do readings from Herman Melville (Billy Budd)\,  Kurt Vonnegut (Slaughter House Five)\, Quentin Crisp\, and William Golding (Lord of the Flies) \nBill will provide appropriate musical interludes.
URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/bill-camplin-w-michael-hecht-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220429T203000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220429T223000
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CREATED:20220406T195854Z
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SUMMARY:MATT SAYLES & the DRIFTLESS REVELERS
DESCRIPTION:Please call 920-563-9391 to reserve seats. \nCOVID precautions may still be in place\, so be prepared to show proof of vaccination and to wear a mask in the listening room. \nTHE DRIFTLESS REVELERS formed in the second spring of the first global pandemic of the 21st century\, with one ear turned toward the shellac platters and Victrola virtuosos of the early to mid 20th century\, and the other ear glued to the soundscapes of the 1960’s & 1970’s American freak-folk scene. \n​Featuring the original songwriting of Ben Nelson\, Matthew R. Sayles\, and Jerod Kaszynski\, the Driftless Revelers will pleasure a crowd with plectral banjo tones\, the mournful wailing of resophonic steel guitars\, and the up-right bass bellows of an era that can’t quite be defined\, but revels in the timeless ephemera of weird old-time American music. \n​With influences as varied and eccentric as a proper musty smelling thrift store record collection\, the band grooves merrily through early roots blues and jazz music\, to hillbilly and string band howlers\, all the way into the not-quite folk but not-quite psychedelic realms of their own creation. \n​A Driftless Revelers show will lure you in with their joy–keep you dancing with their search for the cosmic groove in the confines of stringed instruments–and will send you on your way with flashbacks of the Driftless Revelery found only in the essence of the intangible reaches of notes once played– that then fall silent. \nPlease call 920-563-9391 to reserve seats.
URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/matt-sayles-the-driftless-revelers/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220428T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220428T203000
DTSTAMP:20260404T153505
CREATED:20220318T211243Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220318T211533Z
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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\, poets\, and storytellers held somewhat regularly on the last Thursday of each month (unless interrupted by a pandemic). \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/song-circle-w-tricia-alexander-46/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220426T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220426T213000
DTSTAMP:20260404T153505
CREATED:20220316T012415Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220421T002826Z
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SUMMARY:MARK HUMMEL and BLUES SURVIVORS
DESCRIPTION:Ticket link is below the bio.  COVID precautions (proof of vaccination and wearing of masks in listening room) may still be in place.  Updates will be posted a couple of days before the show.  Call if you have concerns. \nMARK HUMMEL and BLUES SURVIVORS w/Rusty Zinn\, Billy Flynn\, Randy Bermudes\, and Wes Starr. \n“this is a rare pairing of guitarists Rusty Zinn & Grammy winner Billy Flynn with the amazing rhythm section of Wes Starr( drums) & Randy Bermudes (bass). Top it off with Grammy Nominee\, two-time Blues Award winner Mark Hummel on harp & vocals and you have one of the heaviest blues bands on the planet!!!” \nMark Hummel\, Rusty\, Billy\, Wes & Randy’s resumes include touring and recording with Asleep at the Wheel\, Fabulous Thunderbirds \, James Cotton\, Otis Rush\, Jimmy Rogers\, Jimmy Vaughn\, Snooky Pryor\, Kim Wilson\, Delbert McClinton\, Marsha Ball\, Brownie McGhee\, Charlie Musselwhite\, Charles Brown\, Eddie Taylor\, Legendary Blues Band\, Luther Tucker\, Jimmy Dawkins\, Omar and the Howlers\, Anson Funderburgh and many more.\n\nVideo:  https://youtu.be/8k85RXyeWYY\n“Hummel\, a specialist in West Coast Blues\, knows a thing or two about about how to please an audience” – New Yorker \n“Hummel plays the harmonica with the fat\, full sound that made Little Walter sound almost like a saxophonist rather than a harp man”.  -Chicago Sun-Times \n“Mark Hummel is a Harmonica Virtuoso. He is one of a handful of the Best Players ever on the Instrument”. – Blues Revue Magazine
URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/mark-hummel-blues-survivors/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220423T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220423T220000
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SUMMARY:JEFF STEHR/ MARK SORIANO/ ELIZA HANSON
DESCRIPTION:This is a date rescheduled  from COVID-intense January.   \nPlease call 920-563-9391 to reserve seats. Proof of vaccination will be requested.  Mask wearing optional. This is supposed to be a warm day\, allowing us to have some upper windows open for air exchange.  \nIt is not surprising that JEFF STEHR\, a twenty-first century\, glass half-empty cognoscenti songwriter from Milwaukee\, Wisconsin\, enjoys stage names. Hunter Gatherer. Matthew McCudahy. Rich Caramel. In dark times\, entertainers need more than melodies and rhymes to conjure up the good times.The songs are mostly wordplay atop a bed of Jamaican one drop rhythms\, explicit and implied\, and dusted with powdered sugar\, cocoa and diatonic doom. All styles and influences are on the menu. All genres are accomplices. \nWhen he’s not doing solo shows\, Jeff plays the piano with The Best Westerns. \nELIZA HANSON knows how to smooth out life’s ups and downs by covering them with melody and charm. After releasing her first EP in 2016\, she has been very fortunate to enjoy acclaimed success around the Milwaukee area playing stages such as Turner Hall\, Milwaukee PrideFest\, Evanston SPACE\, The Frequency\, among many other venues. After a postponed 2020 tour\, Eliza got back on the road in 2021 bringing her music to places it’s never been before\, collecting new stories and friends along the way. Now home\, she’s gearing up to get back in the studio to record a full length record sure to combine the honesty of a traditional singer/songwriter\, mixed with an indie folk flare to project a style all her own. Eliza blends soulful vocals with carefully crafted lyrics to create an emotionally authentic listening environment. \nOver the last decade\, MARK J. SORIANO has played for many of Milwaukee’s favorite bands like Dropbear Collective\, The Oxleys\, Fellow Kinsman and The Hatchets. When the world shut down in 2020\, Mark stepped out of the drummer’s role and began recording as a solo artist\, releasing a handful singles and now his debut EP\, So Strange. As a Milwaukee native\, Mark not only pulls inspiration from folk\, country and alternative rock\, but from the unique experiences of the city itself. \n“This song and the entire EP were recorded over quarantine and was my way of dealing with everything. Like many other people\, I fell hard into my vices so all of the songs helped me reflect and ultimately\, turn things around. Music has always pulled me out of the dark and I hope these songs can help someone else.”-Mark \nUntil Dec. 13th\, all sales from this single\, made on bandcamp will be donated to the Safe Harbor Program at the Milwaukee Rescue Mission. The program is dedicated to helping men break free from addictions and provides both long-term and short term services.
URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/jeff-stehr-mark-soriano-eliza-hanson-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220415T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220415T210000
DTSTAMP:20260404T153505
CREATED:20220415T184127Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220415T184705Z
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SUMMARY:ACOUSTIC OPEN STAGE
DESCRIPTION:Impromptu decision- \nOut of respect for others\, please wear masks if the space becomes crowded. \nThis is an acoustic open stage. \nShare your songs (or stories- storytellers welcome) in a two song rotation with others\, being respectful of the time if songs are long. \nPlease support our business by buying drink and/or food.
URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/acoustic-open-stage-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220414T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220414T210000
DTSTAMP:20260404T153505
CREATED:20220218T223348Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220406T180810Z
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SUMMARY:MARK HEMBREE BAND
DESCRIPTION:Please call 920-563-9391 to reserve seats. \nATTENTION: re the coronavirus situation. The small space of the listening room prevents any reasonable distancing. For the safety of everyone\, and to protect the performers who cannot mask while performing\, we will be requiring: \n\n\nproof of vaccination\nmask wearing in the listening room\, (and recommending it in all of our spaces when not eating or drinking.)\n\nKeep checking for updates\, as circumstances could require further measures\, or even cancellation. \n\nHembree’s band combines powerful vocals and hot picking to bring a new sound to the bluegrass stage. Featuring MARK HEMBREE\, PAUL KIENITZ\, STARR MOSS\, and MICHAEL FALK. \nMark Hembree started his music career in Wisconsin in the 1970s\, and before long was hosting a live radio show from the Glenmore Opera House near Green Bay. After a couple of years in Denver with the Monroe Doctrine\, he returned to Wisconsin briefly before an audition at a local festival netted a job with Country Music Hall of Fame legend Bill Monroe\, the Father of Bluegrass Music. \nHe became a Blue Grass Boy in 1979 and worked with Monroe for five years\, then was one of the founding members of the Nashville Bluegrass Band. While in Nashville he recorded with several well-known artists\, including the all-star band Dreadful Snakes (with Jerry Douglas\, Béla Fleck\, Roland White\, Blaine Sprouse\, and Pat Enright) and Peter Rowan (on the Grammy-nominated album “New Moon Rising”). \nHe returned once again to Wisconsin in 1989\, played with local bluegrass groups the Rounders and Nob Hill Boys\, and Western swing bands the Western Box Turtles (including Asleep at the Wheel steel guitarist Eddie Rivers) and his own group\, the Best Westerns. \nAdditionally\, he has appeared as a guest lecturer and instructor at various music workshops\, seminars\, and film presentations\, as well as in Bill Monroe tribute shows on “A Prairie Home Companion” and at North Carolina’s MerleFest (performing with Del McCoury\, Roland White\, Blake Williams\, Peter Rowan\, and Bobby Hicks). He also appears in the feature-length documentary film “Powerful: Bill Monroe Remembered\,” directed by Joe Gray and produced by the International Bluegrass Music Museum. \n \nAt Mark’s side; Paul Kienitz\, well-versed in traditional bluegrass fiddling\, has performed and recorded with a number of fine Wisconsin bands\, including the Nob Hill Boys\, where he first met up with Mark Hembree\, resulting in future bands and projects. He was the featured fiddler in a special “Blue Grass Boys Reunion” Bill Monroe tribute featuring mandolin virtuoso Mike Compton and Blue Grass Boy alumni Bob Black\, Tom Ewing and Mark Hembree. The go-to fiddler in the Badger State\, he and Hembree are longtime partners in crime. \nGuitarist and singer Starr Moss spent nearly four years with the Chicago-based Henhouse Prowlers\, traveling in the U.S. and abroad. Two U.S. State Department tours afforded the opportunity to perform and collaborate with local musicians in Russia\, Mauritania\, Zambia\, Nigeria\, and Uganda. Other musical highlights include performances at Chicago’s Old Town School of Folk Music and the International Bluegrass Music Association’s annual conventions. Starr’s fiery solos and solid rhythm power the ensemble.\nOn banjo is Michael Falk\, a hard-driving traditional banjo style and agile lead and harmony vocalist. His versatile playing serves well whether it’s a high-speed breakdown\, old-time fiddle tune\, or lonesome ballad. Michael has been playing with the Squirrel Gravy Bluegrass Band for the past four years after relocating to Madison from Ohio for graduate studies at UW Madison.
URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/mark-hembree-band-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220409T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220409T220000
DTSTAMP:20260404T153505
CREATED:20220309T021750Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220309T021750Z
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SUMMARY:TODD ALBRIGHT
DESCRIPTION:Please call 920-563-9391 to reserve seats. COVID protocol of proof of vaccination and mask wearing in listening is likely to still be in place.\n\nTODD ALBRIGHT is a country blues\, twelve string guitar player and vocalist based in Detroit\, Michigan. Grounded in the pre-war era of the blues tradition (1880-1939)\, Todd is a mindful purveyor of blues history. His repertoire upholds musical pillars such as Blind Willie McTell\, George Carter\, Blind Lemon Jefferson and Leadbelly. His life’s work continues the distinguished tradition of the very roots of American music as told by the African American musicians who created it. Todd joined Jack White’s Third Man records in 2016. \n\nTodd’s vigorous\, gritty and soulful performances are accompanied by stories of the masters and a deep intuitive sense of respect for craft\, providing audiences with a meaningful experience while creating a transcendent moment. One of the top blues guitarists in the world\, Todd is the only contemporary twelve string player in his genre. \nTodd began playing the blues while still a teenager\, some twenty-five years ago. Initially\, he was drawn to the sound of the finger-picked style and has since immersed himself in the foundational music and narratives of American culture. Over the years\, Todd has shared the stage with artists such as Roy Book Binder\, Charlie Parr\, Paul Geremia\, and Dakota Dave Hull. \nTodd’s first full-length LP\, Fourth Floor Visitor\, was released by Jett Plastic Recordings out of Detroit\, Michigan (2017). His latest album\, Detroit Twelve String: Blues & Rags\, is out now on Third Man Records (2017). \n\n\n\n\n\n“The character and emotional vibe of the performance are delicious…” Acoustic Guitar Magazine \n\n\n\n\n\n“…an explosion of acoustic wonder. Albright plays with heart\, daring\, and conviction.” American Blues Scene
URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/todd-albright-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220408T203000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220408T223000
DTSTAMP:20260404T153505
CREATED:20210701T191059Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220331T033509Z
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SUMMARY:AN EVENING w/ SAM BAKER
DESCRIPTION:NOTA BENE: If COVID is still on the loose\,  proof of vaccination and mask-wearing in the listening room will be required. \n“Simultaneously beautiful and broken…Sam Baker is an artist worth waiting for” – NPR All Things Considered \n“The Bard of the Workaday World” – Wall Street Journal \n“Maybe the most captivating songwriter in America.” – Lone Star Music\n​\n“Sam Baker is an island of warmth and hope in dangerous times.” – Neon Filler \n\n      \n        \n      \n    \n\nSam Baker is a lyric writer\, artist\, and survivor. His songs are stories of everyday people facing everyday challenges: a young Mennonite welder who finds love\, a ditch digger supporting his family\, a veteran grappling with post-war life\, a single mother driving around with a car full of baby junk\, a widower writing ‘her’ name in the sand\, and a straight-haired orphan in a house full of curls. They are survivors. Like Sam. \nIn 1986 Sam was on a train for Machu Picchu when a bomb exploded in the carriage he was riding in. Seven died. Through a series of miracles\, and the help of everyday people doing their best–his angels–he survived. \nPhysical recovery was hard.  Emotional recovery harder. Melody came to him–compelled him to turn an old guitar upside down so his gnarled hands could play. Slowly\, the words came–one true line–“Sitting on the train to Machu Picchu\, the passenger car explodes.”  He made a record. Then another. There were glowing reviews\, more records\, awards in Rolling Stone; sold-out shows in Europe\, Canada\, and the US; songs in TV shows; and an hour with Terry Gross on Fresh Air. Sam was a singer. \nSam uses his art to tell his story–whether from a symphony in Oregon\, an art gallery in Santa Fe\, a large theater in Kansas City\, a small room in The Netherlands\, or a song-writer retreat with soldiers. He travels the world sharing his songs\, grateful for each day\, helping us see the beauty in little things and hope for things to come. \n\n​
URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/sam-baker/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220402T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220402T210000
DTSTAMP:20260404T153505
CREATED:20220330T230801Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220330T230943Z
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SUMMARY:Acoustic OPEN STAGE
DESCRIPTION:Out of respect for others\, please wear masks if the space becomes crowded. \nThis is an acoustic open stage. Share your songs (or stories- storytellers welcome) in a 2-3 song rotation with others. \nPlease support our business by buying drink and/or food.
URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/acoustic-open-stage/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220326T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220326T220000
DTSTAMP:20260404T153505
CREATED:20220223T182511Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220301T034320Z
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SUMMARY:LONESOME BILL CAMPLIN
DESCRIPTION:Please call 920-563-9391 to reserve seats. \nATTENTION: re the coronavirus situation. The small space of the listening room prevents any reasonable distancing. For the safety of everyone\, and to protect the performers who cannot mask while performing\, we will be requiring: \n\n\nproof of vaccination\nmask wearing in the listening room\, (and recommending it in all of our spaces when not eating or drinking.)\n\nKeep checking for updates\, as circumstances could require further measures\, or even cancellation. \n\nLONESOME BILL\, working his charms again.
URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/lonesome-bill-camplin-25/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220325T203000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220325T230000
DTSTAMP:20260404T153505
CREATED:20211210T042016Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220324T215849Z
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SUMMARY:An Evening with LUCY KAPLANSKY-  SOLD OUT
DESCRIPTION:Buy tickets below.   COVID protocols: Masks in our listening room and proof of vaccination will be required. \nLUCY KAPLANSKY \nKaplansky writes personal\, poetic lyrics and creates sensitive portraits in her songs of love\, loss\, family and change. A rare vocal talent\, she blends country\, folk\, and pop styles\, and has the unique ability to make every song sound fresh\, whether singing her own sweet originals\, covering country classics by June Carter Cash and Gram Parsons\, or singing pop favorites by Lennon/McCartney and Nick Lowe. One of the most in-demand harmony singers\, Lucy has sung on countless records\, performing with Suzanne Vega\, Bryan Ferry\, Nanci Griffith\, and Shawn Colvin\, and in super groups with Richard Shindell and Dar Williams (Cry\, Cry\, Cry)\, and John Gorka and Eliza Gilkyson (Red Horse).
URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/an-evening-with-lucy-kaplansky/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220317T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220317T213000
DTSTAMP:20260404T153505
CREATED:20220203T035049Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220315T161314Z
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SUMMARY:LARRY UNGER w/ AUDREY KNUTH
DESCRIPTION:Please call 920-563-9391 to reserve seats. Also\, COVID precautions (proof of vaccination and wearing of masks in listening room) are still in place.   \nEnjoy this clip of Larry and Audrey. \nLARRY UNGER was raised in Detroit\, and he moved to the Boston area as a young adult. He has been a full-time musician since 1984\, and he has presented a diverse range of music at contra dances\, Scottish and English country dances\, waltz events\, dance weekends\, dance and music camps\, festivals\, coffee houses and concerts all across the United States. He has also toured in Canada\, England\, Scotland\, France\, Belgium\, Germany\, Italy\, Denmark and Sweden\, and has taught music in Afghanistan and performed in India. \nLarry has played guitar\, banjo\, and bass with many top bands for contra dances including Big Table\, Notorious\, Reckless Abandon\, The Reckless Ramblers\, Tempest and Uncle Gizmo. He has accompanied such fiddlers as Elke Baker\, Ralph Blizard\, Alasdair Fraser\, Matt Glaser\, Judy Hyman\, Audrey Knuth\, Rodney Miller\, Lissa Schneckenburger\, and Eden MacAdam-Somer\, to name a few. The bands Larry has been a part of vary in style from old-time to New England to Celtic and international. \nIn addition to his work with other musicians\, Larry gives solo concerts that include a wide variety of music: finger-style blues and slide guitar\, rags\, old-time banjo tunes\, original waltzes and fiddle tunes. He likes to play a number of unusual instruments such as banjo guitar\, fretless banjo\, jaw harp and piano harp. \nLarry has a broad understanding of traditional music\, and he enjoys telling the stories about the origins of his music and the people he learned from. Larry spent many hours playing blues with Etta Baker\, John Jackson\, Turner Foddrell\, Ted Bogan\, and other masters of the style. His trips south also included numerous sessions at old-time fiddle conventions. \nLarry has composed more than 5000 tunes\, many of which have been recorded by one of his bands or by other groups. His tunes are widely played at contra dances everywhere. He has published three books of original tunes and has recorded two entire CDs of original waltzes (with Ginny Snowe). \nLarry’s compositions and recordings have been featured in four different Ken Burns television documentaries. His tune “Door County #2” was played on the Grand Ole Opry by Mike Snider. “That Schoenberg Rag” was performed by the San Luis Obispo Symphony Orchestra. \nLarry teaches guitar and old-time banjo at the Music Emporium in Lexington\, Massachusetts. (He has also been known to give bass or ukulele lessons.) He also presents workshops at camps and weekend festivals on a variety of topics from guitar and banjo to dance-band and tune-writing. \nYou know AUDREY KNUTH is performing if the room is buzzing at a higher level. Her fiddling\, featured in bands including The Free Raisins\, The Gaslight Tinkers\, Audacious (with Larry Unger)\, and Wake Up Robin\, has electrified dance and concert halls across the US and Europe. Hailing from Honolulu and now living in California\, she cut her folk teeth in the Boston area\, attending Berklee College of Music and spending years exploring the thriving New England folk scene. Audrey’s fiddle playing is rhythmically lively and spontaneous; she’s guaranteed to get you up and dancing. She specializes in English dance\, New England\, Celtic\, and Old Time tunes (and did we mention she’s also an audio engineer?!). You might also have taken a workshop with Audrey\, as she’s been on staff at various camps including various weeks at Pinewoods\, Ashokan Northern Week\, BACDS American week\, New London Assembly and Halsway Manor.
URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/larry-unger-w-audrey-knoth/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220312T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220312T210000
DTSTAMP:20260404T153505
CREATED:20220223T182357Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220312T174437Z
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SUMMARY:BILL CAMPLIN & MICHAEL HECHT
DESCRIPTION:Please call 920-563-9391 to reserve seats.** \n\nFrom the mouth of Bill before the last time he did such a show with Michael: \n\n“This Thursday\, May 20th I will be sharing an evening of excerpts form the writing of poets\, playwrights\, authors and historical figures with Michael Hecht.  These will include Helen Keller\, Arthur Miller\, Eric Maria Ramarque\, Lucy Atkins\, Yusef Kamuryakaa\, Jimmy Santiago Baca\, Dalton Trumbo\, Martin Luther King Richard Harrison\, Paul Laurence Dunbar and Langston Hughes. \nThis will be at least the 7th time we have worked together with me supplying songs spaced between the writing he has organized and reads from.  I have never had a better collaboration in which to place songs\, which in this case are all my own writings.  It is not to presume that I am equating my own lyrics with any of these writers\, but allows me to visit the type of writing that has inspired and informed me through out my 74 years ( minus the first 7 or so).  Most of Mr. Hecht’s choices were specifically unknown to me so I am in the audience too.  As I listen I find a comfortability in performing that I have seldom had.  It feels so right.” \nThis night Michael will be doing readings from Dr. Martin Luther King\, Jr. and Mary Oliver. Bill has not revealed his sources. \n**ATTENTION: re the coronavirus situation. The small space of the listening room prevents any reasonable distancing. For the safety of everyone\, and to protect the performers who cannot mask while performing\, we will be requiring: \n\n\nproof of vaccination\nmask wearing in the listening room\, (and recommending it in all of our spaces when not eating or drinking.)\n\nKeep checking for updates\, as circumstances could require further measures\, or even cancellation.
URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/bill-camplin-w-michael-hecht/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220311T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220311T213000
DTSTAMP:20260404T153505
CREATED:20220301T043211Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220308T211554Z
UID:6808-1647025200-1647034200@cafecarpe.com
SUMMARY:Acoustic OPEN STAGE
DESCRIPTION:ATTENTION: re the coronavirus situation. The small space of the listening room prevents any reasonable distancing. For the safety of everyone\, and to protect the performers who cannot mask while performing\, we will be requiring: \n\n\nproof of vaccination\nmask wearing in the listening room\, (and recommending it in all of our spaces when not eating or drinking.)\n\nThis is an acoustic open stage. Share your songs (or stories- storytellers welcome) in a 2-3 song rotation with others. \n\nPlease support our business by buying drink and/or food.
URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/open-stage-112/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220310T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220310T210000
DTSTAMP:20260404T153505
CREATED:20220207T230301Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220308T211401Z
UID:6746-1646938800-1646946000@cafecarpe.com
SUMMARY:NEW PIONEERS
DESCRIPTION:Happy to have these bluegrass gentlemen back\, for this month at least. \n  \n\nATTENTION: COVID has not left us yet- https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#county-view\, so we’ll do our part. \n\nThe small space of the listening room prevents any reasonable distancing. For the safety of everyone\, and to protect the performers who cannot mask while performing\, we will be requiring: \n\nproof of vaccination \nmask wearing in the listening room\, (and recommending it in all of our spaces when not eating or drinking.)\n\nKeep checking for updates\, as circumstances can change. \nAlways nice if you call 920-563-9391 to reserve seats. \n\n\nThis five piece bluegrass ball of fire featuring vocals\, banjo\, fiddle\, guitar\, bass and mandolin are back! for this month anyway.\n\nIts various members have been involved with traditional music locally\, regionally\, and nationally for many years.\n\n\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-70/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220305T203000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220305T223000
DTSTAMP:20260404T153505
CREATED:20220208T034544Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220305T180208Z
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SUMMARY:CANCELLED!!!!!- Humbird/ Her Crooked Heart
DESCRIPTION:Dangerous icy weather in the Twin Cities is preventing them from driving down for the show.  They will try to reschedule. Lonesome Bill Camplin will occupy the stage at 8:00.  Please call 920-563-9391 to reserve seats if that option interests you. \nATTN:  While COVID is still misbehaving\, we are requiring proof of vaccination as well as mask wearing in the listening room. \nWe are so happy that Siri (Humbird) and Rachel (Her Crooked Heart) have agreed to return after they wowed people during the Lamplighter Sessions this December. They will swap songs\, and accompany each other at their whim. \nWe will also be live streaming- click on this to buy tickets for the live stream. \nTICKETS FOR THE IN PERSON SHOW: \n\n      \n        \n      \n    \nHUMBIRD will be Siri Undlin solo. Combining a wintry longing with the warmth of a familiar folktale\, Humbird stretches between experimental folk and environmental Americana to embrace the unexpected. Her music invites a refreshing dissonance into the house\, it leaves breadcrumbs along the path and reflects light back at the stars. \nHER CROOKED HEART is writer\, multi-instrumentalist and producer Rachael Ries. Rachael is a Minneapolis-based musician\, songwriter\, Kith + Kin Chorus director\, sideman\, auntie\, artist and tiny home inhabiter. She has released four albums and four EPs\, including the country ep\, a split 45 of countryish duets with longtime friend and collaborator\, Anaïs Mitchell. In 2016\, with the release of To Gentlemen\, Rachel parted ways from performing as “Rachel Ries” and now writes for and tours with her new project\, HER CROOKED HEART. HCH carries Rachel’s wry and powerfully tender writing farther down the path of instrumental expansion and distillation. HCH’s debut album\,To Love To Leave To Live\, was released May 2019. \nHear Siri and Rachel together here just for fun.
URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/humbird-her-croooked-heart/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220304T203000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220304T230000
DTSTAMP:20260404T153505
CREATED:20210706T232736Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220303T175619Z
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SUMMARY:ELLIS PAUL
DESCRIPTION:Buy tickets for the in-house show below the bio.  COVID protocols remain in place. Mask wearing in back room and proof of vaccination required. \nPurchase tickets for the live stream here. \nELLIS PAUL is a troubadour\, a singer/songwriter\, a folky\, and a storyteller — all are fair labels for this artist\, but they do not quite suffice. However\, the tattoo of Woody Guthrie worn proudly on his arm is a good starting place from which to grasp Ellis Paul\, for it is from the Woody Guthrie tradition that he hails\, and Maine as well. Joni Mitchell\, Bob Dylan\, and James Taylor are also listed among his influences\, and their spirits seem to occasionally grace his work. With an acoustic guitar in hand\, he weaves intimate\, provocative\, and romantic tales of lives that were obviously witnessed by a most-talented voyeur.  \nBased in Massachusetts\, Paul has been called the quintessential Boston songwriter more than a few times and has garnered the recognition and awards to back up that claim\, including a shelf full of Boston Music Awards. Since coming onto the scene in 1993 with his independent debut\, Say Something\, Paul hasn’t slowed or weakened as a performer or a writer. Spending two-thirds of most years on the road has helped him perfect both crafts\, with a lot of practice on-stage and a lot of people whose stories he retells in song. In fact\, his 1994 album Stories proved enchanting enough to secure him a deal with Rounder Records and a national following of dedicated fans.  \nOver the years and albums\, his songs have gotten more personal. He purposely turned the looking glass onto his own life for 1998’s aptly titled Translucent Soul as he publicly worked through the pain of his divorce. Following hot on the heels of 1999’s double-CD Live\, the new millennium saw Paul’s song “The World Ain’t Slowing Down” featured in Me\, Myself and Irene starring Jim Carrey.  \nHis eighth studio release\, a collection of previously unreleased tracks called Sweet Mistakes\, arrived in 2001\, followed by Speed of Trees (2002)\, a two-disc career retrospective (2006)\, a children’s record inspired by the birth of his second daughter called The Dragonfly Races (2008)\, and\, finally\, an all-new studio album\, The Day After Everything Changed\, in January 2010. In 2012\, Paul released his second children’s record\, The Hero in You\, which featured songs about Benjamin Franklin\, Georgia O’ Keefe\, Rosa Parks\, and Thomas Edison\, and other notable Americans that Paul deemed heroic. 
URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/ellis-paul-9/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220219T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220219T213000
DTSTAMP:20260404T153505
CREATED:20220202T233852Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220217T204224Z
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SUMMARY:LONESOME BILL CAMPLIN
DESCRIPTION:BILL CAMPLIN “ditches his band so that you are forced to focus on his singing and instrumental talents. Lonesome with benefits.”-  a quote.  Please call 920-563-9391 to reserve seats for the live show\, and consider coming early to eat to support the Carpe. \nTickets to the live stream can be purchased below.* \nProof of vaccination and mask wearing in the listening room required.  We are not out of the woods yet. \nIn case you didn’t know\, “Bill is a strong guitarist as well as a skilled singer with a beautiful tenor voice and great range. He is noted for penetrating\, intensely emotional performances of both his original songs and his interpretations of others such as Bob Dylan.” \n\n      \n        \n      \n    \nHere is a review of Bill’s performance at Linneman’s with Jason Klagstad and Paul Wehrly almost a year ago.
URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/lonesome-bill-camplin-24/
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