A reprise of last year's successful benefit- all proceeds will go to the Homeless Coalition of Fort Atkinson. The Von Carpe Family Singers will include Karen Reinhardt and Jim Marousis, sister Lisa Reinhardt, brother Eric Reinhardt and his partner Frankie Ciccarelli, daughter Laura Christianson and grandson Camdyn James, daughter-in-law Stephanie Kilkenny, perennial crowd favorite Brian […]
"ANNE HILLS is such an exquisite singer that it’s understandable that people might be swept up in the pure beauty of her voice and thereby overlook her writing. That would be a mistake. For me, Anne’s writing, in songs like ‘Follow That Road’ and many others, is as direct, melodic and deep as any work being […]
KELLY HUNT "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." — JOHN VAITES On the walls of any local used music shop there hangs a gallery of mysteries. Picked up and handed down across the decades, each […]
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 last Wednesday (formerly Thursday) of each month. Traditional Round Robin […]
What could be better than the cello? Two cellos! Fort’s own BENJAMIN WHITCOMB and rising star DAVID CAPLAN (who has been regularly subbing with the Chicago Symphony!) join forces to bring you an eclectic and fun variety of cello duo works, including pieces by Paganini, Beethoven, Popper, Faure, plus some Brazilian dances and a classic […]
