VANCE GILBERT He's back!  You can't keep a good man down. “If Joni Mitchell and Richie Havens had a love child, with Rodney Dangerfield as the midwife, the results might be something close to the great Vance Gilbert", says Richmond Magazine. Vance's new album, "The Mother Of Trouble”, features Grammy winner Lori McKenna on background […]

This is a city-wide arts event. Our portion of it is a poetry open stage from 6:30 to 7:30, and a music open stage at 7:30. ● WRITE ON THE RIVER will continue all day along the River Walk in Fort Atkinson. Stroll to destinations of your choice. ● 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. FARMERS […]

Mesmerizing folk duo ORDINARY ELEPHANT has spent the better part of the last decade on a never-ending tour that’s earned married couple Crystal and Pete Damore widespread critical acclaim and made fans of luminaries like Tom Paxton and Mary Gauthier. In 2017, the pair took home the International Folk Music Award for Artist of the Year on […]

“CAROL MONTAG  is a genuine discovery and the best to come out of Iowa since Bonnie Koloc.” Upon receiving the album Marigolds he described the recording as “…excellent in songwriting style, performance, and production.”- Tom Paxton, folk music legend “Upon hearing her music I was stunned and couldn’t wait to write about her. Once I […]

SATCHEL PAIGE has been playing here for 41 years. Catalyzed into songwriting by Kurt Cobain's spirit after a decade within the walls of this folk haven, Satchel's influences are many and eclectic. It could be said he bends or blends genres, but that's just happenstance. He simply goes wherever his feelings take him, and learns […]