Kaia's reemergence as a performing artist in 2008 led to the release of her solo CD, Seams of My Heart in 2010. Since then, Kaia has expanded into the Madison area and beyond performing regularly and selling her CD at shows and online. The recording project enabled Kaia to work with outstanding musicians including Randy […]

They will reschedule for some future date. The Krause Family Band Roots music by father Rick and his daughters Ruthie and Katie Rick: Guitar, vocals, harmonicas, mandolin, song writing, stories, etc... Ruthie: Fiddle and vocals Katie: Vocals and eye candy Craig Radi: Bass and web design Brian Montrey: sweet grooves and rich tones

Kelly Joe Phelps A writer at the San Diego Troubadour described guitarist and songwriter Kelly Joe Phelps as, “The Phantom Monk Of Folk- Blues,” and rightly so. Over the past 17 years of recording and touring, Phelps has been talked about as much for his passionate, spirit-driven, lone musical ways as for the inventiveness of […]

Almost four decades as a touring professional have found Michigan native Claudia Schmidt traversing North America as well as Europe in venues ranging from intimate clubs to 4,000 seat theatres, and festival stages in front of 25,000 rapt listeners. She has recorded fourteen albums of mostly original songs, exploring folk, blues, and jazz idioms featuring […]

This five piece outfit featuring vocals, banjo, fiddle, guitar, bass and mandolin do a once-a-month performance here, usually the 2nd Thursday. But this is the third Thursday. It's the Ides of March, beware already. Its various members have been involved with traditional music locally, regionally, and nationally for many years. The Pioneer’s lead singer and […]

The Zombies will do a regular (as regular as anything gets for the Carpe or the Zombies) 3rd Thursday of each month gig here. That wasn't available, but this Friday was. Playing music that would make the Lorine Niedecker Poetry Foundation start mumbling verses of Virgil, Los Zombies keep it high and keep it getting […]

Mare & Kenn will be celebrating the release of their new gospel album, "Way Beyond the Blue", and also a live album recorded at the Carpe in 2007.

TWO GREAT ARTISTS - ONE GREAT NIGHT! It's a special treat when Danny Schmidt and Carrie Elkin, who normally tour separately and solo, get to share the stage together. If the chemistry seems especially sparkful, they come by it honestly, as they are a rare breed: a romantic partnership in real life, not just musical […]

Jim Post "This elfin troubador, in whom are married Irish tenor, revival sermonist, and hillbilly bluesman a la Jimmie Rogers, works upon his audience like a preacher, and is able to control the energy in the room without lapse for the entire duration of the performance." Billboard "As a singer, he'll bowl you over. Singing […]

Malcolm is "Not quite country, somewhere beyond folk, Holcombe's music is a kind of blues in motion, mapping backwoods corners of the heart." ~David Fricke- Rolling Stone Magazine Singer/songwriter Lucinda Williams, who knows a thing about country and the blues, has said of Holcombe's release, "From the first note I was drawn in. Malcolm Holcombe […]