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SUMMARY:SONG CIRCLE w/ TRICIA ALEXANDER
DESCRIPTION:The usual last Thursday of the month date has been changed to accommodate songwriter BILL MILLER. \nRound 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 regularly on the last Thursday of each month (except sometimes). \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-
URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/song-circle-w-tricia-alexander-19/
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20180302T230000
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SUMMARY:KAIA FOWLER
DESCRIPTION:With soaring vocals and accomplished guitar work\, KAIA shares songs that explore life’s struggles and joys\, drawing on folk\, blues\, roots\, and rock traditions. Inspired by nature and the human condition\, Kaia’s songs resonate with strength and vulnerability as she explores a vast emotional landscape. With over 20 years as a performing singer-songwriter\, Kaia draws from a large repertoire of original material and select cover songs by artists such as John Prine\, Carole King\, Bonnie Raitt\, and Stevie Nicks. \nKaia’s songwriting has been compared to Joni Mitchell’s for its lyrical poetry\, rich melodies and engaging chord progressions. She placed as a finalist for the 2012 Great River Folk Festival songwriters contest. Two songs from her 2010 album Seams of My Heart received radio play on Woman of Substance Radio. The Americana Gazette album review had this to say about Kaia’s songwriting: “Each song is very well written\, with a true authenticity of life. You can picture yourself or someone you know in each story line.” It continues\, “Fowler is a tremendous lyricist. Her lyrics paint pictures and her musical notes add the color…” (Aug.-Sept. 2010 issue). Kaia’s latest album\, released October 2015\, is an EP titled All The Way\, dedicated to the memory of her husband Scott R. Jaeger who died of pancreatic cancer in 2013. A portion of the proceeds from sales of All The Way benefit the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network. She is currently working on her third studio album. \nSee videos of Kaia’s recent performance at a house concert and listen to samples from her albums at her website.
URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/kaia-fowler-7/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20180303T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20180303T220000
DTSTAMP:20260413T131714
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SUMMARY:OPEN STAGE
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URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/open-stage-95/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20180308T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20180308T213000
DTSTAMP:20260413T131714
CREATED:20180111T041415Z
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SUMMARY:NEW PIONEERS
DESCRIPTION:This five piece bluegrass ball of fire featuring vocals\, banjo\, fiddle\, guitar\, bass and mandolin appears here regularly on the 2nd Thursday of the month- except when they don’t. Its various members have been involved with traditional music locally\, regionally\, and nationally for many years. \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-45/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20180309T203000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20180309T230000
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SUMMARY:GARNET ROGERS- sold out
DESCRIPTION:Click on the link to purchase your tickets:   \nThe big Canadian is back. \nIn a darkened bedroom\, lit only be the amber glow from an old floor model radio\, two young brothers aged 6 and 12 lay in their beds\, listening to the country music broadcasts from the Grand Ol’ Opry\, and practiced their harmonies. Two years later\, the youngest one was playing the definitive 8-year-old’s version of “Desolation Row” on his ukulele. He soon abandoned that instrument to teach himself the flute\, violin and guitar. \nWithin ten years\, and barely out of high school\, Garnet Rogers was on the road as a full- time working musician with his older brother Stan. Together they formed what has come to be accepted as one of the most influential acts in North American folk music. \nHailed by the Boston Globe as a “charismatic performer and singer”\, Garnet is a man with a powerful physical presence – close to six and a half feet tall – with a voice to match. With his “smooth\, dark baritone” (Washington Post) his incredible range\, and thoughtful\, dramatic phrasing\, Garnet is widely considered by fans and critics alike to be one of the finest singers anywhere. His music\, like the man himself\, is literate\, passionate\, highly sensitive\, and deeply purposeful. Cinematic in detail\, his songs “give expression to the unspoken vocabulary of the heart” (Kitchener Waterloo Record). An optimist at heart\, Garnet sings extraordinary songs about people who are not obvious heroes and of the small victories of the everyday. As memorable as his songs\, his over-the-top humour and lightning-quick wit moves his audience from tears to laughter and back again. \n“Garnet Rogers is capable of awe-inspiring and unpredictable stuff – and that includes more than just music”
URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/garnet-rogers-3/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20180310T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20180310T223000
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SUMMARY:KAREN JOHNSON
DESCRIPTION:Karen Johnson started performing at the Café Carpe in 1998. She says she counts herself so very fortunate to have the opportunity to perform at such a wonderful place! \nAfter retiring early from teaching 4th grade\, she treasures spending time with her golf-crazed husband\, visiting with her two grown boys\, taking care of her two cats (one of which she swears is her reincarnated Golden Retriever\, Lady)\, gardening\, feeding her fine-feathered friends\, and finding every excuse possible to get outside and enjoy nature. So much for housework! \nJoan Baez\, Nanci Griffith\, and Alison Krauss are just a few of her favorite artists. Riding along with her dad in his old Chevy truck sparked her passion for old country songs of which a few find their way onto her song list. \nPlease call 920-563-9391 to reserve. \n  \n\nGive her a listen here. \n  \n 
URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/karen-johnson-8/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20180311T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20180311T220000
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SUMMARY:ANNA TIVEL & JEFFREY MARTIN
DESCRIPTION:We will open at 5:30. \nANNA TIVEL and JEFFREY MARTIN  – you can’t go wrong with this double hitter \nANNA TIVEL has spent some quality hours in a dodge caravan repeating lyrical lines over and over until the words fall in time with the windshield wipers\, or until the gas light comes on. \nAnna gained a number of fans by playing with PETER MULVEY for 5 nights of last year’s Lamplighter series.  We count ourselves proudly among them. \nA nationally touring artist with a deep love of quiet stories\, Anna is beginning to carve a place for herself in the songwriting world. She was a winner at this year’s Kerrville Songwriting Contest\, and has shared the stage with heroes and friends across the country. \nAnna was raised in the forest and farmland of rural northern Washington and currently calls Portland\, OR home. Her songs reflect both the stark colors of small town life\, and the hard\, sharp lines of the city. Anna’s album\, Before Machines\, was hailed by No Depression as “raw\, yet superbly composed and executed\, intelligent\, personal and deeply expressive.” Her newest album\, Heroes Waking Up\, was produced by guitar mastermind Austin Nevins (Josh Ritter\, Anais Mitchell\, Kris Delmhorst). The album was released by Portland’s well-loved Fluff and Gravy Records and called “vastly expressive in its stark beauty\,” by Glide Magazine. \n“Portland songwriter Anna Tivel is a favorite over at Hearth. She’s a deft\, clever songwriter with a knack for observing the small\, subtle beauties of our lives.” – Kithfolk \n“Raw yet superbly composed and executed\, as well as intelligent and personal and deeply expressive in their experience\, observation and storytelling\, the fifteen tracks on Before Machines don’t just serve as an absorbing and utterly worthwhile listen but as indisputable evidence that the folk scene is in good hands with both its longtime artists and newcomers alike.” – No Depression \n“To be sure\, these are organic songs that freely reveal the poetry of the mind\, heart and soul\, the sharp imagery of the world translated into sound\, and both the simple and complex things represented sentimentally and at length.” – Examiner \n“Anna Tivel’s voice is haunting\, exhibiting the timbre of a precocious child\, whispering to a teddy bear underneath the covers.” – The Bluegrass Situation \n“Anna Tivel brings a raft of beautiful songs with brine-soaked images of Pacific Northwest tidepools\, oceans\, and the birds that wheel above them in the gray skies.” – Devon Leger\, No Depression \nShe and JEFFREY MARTIN are touring all over the United States.  Jeffrey quit teaching to go back on the road. \nBorn in Texas in 1984\, Jeffrey Martin quickly made his way to the Northwest where he discovered in nature and in people what would be the deep well for much of his songwriting. His father was a lover of stories\, especially in music\, and Martin was raised with a careful ear cocked and listening to Neil Young\, John Prine\, Jackson Browne\, Bob Dylan\, and Harry Chapin. He was fortunate to live in Eugene\, OR for much of his adolescence\, where in the late 90’s and early 2000’s there was a strong and steady flow of folk songwriters touring through. Leo Kotke\, John Gorka\, and David Wilcox were huge inspirations. \nIn 2011 Jeffrey Martin caught a lucky break\, a chance encounter with a prominent local promoter at a rowdy dive bar. Through that meeting he was invited to open for Tracy Grammer and then David Wilcox\, which then lead to a few small tours\, and eventually a finalist slot in a national songwriting competition in New York City and a successful national tour. \nMartin’s music has been likened to the styles of Josh Ritter and Joe Pug\, with an attention to storytelling reminiscent of Harry Chapin and John Prine. Since 2011 Jeffrey has released two full length albums (Gold in the Water (2011) and Dogs in the Daylight (2014))\, and one EP entitled Build a Home (2012.) Also in 2014\, Martin signed to the sensational Portland record label Fluff and Gravy Records\, where he still makes a happy musical home\, along with fellow artists Mike Coykendall\, Nick Jaina\, Fernando\, Dan Stuart\, Richmond Fontaine\, Anna Tivel and others. \n“He’s an incredibly rare find among today’s glut of singer-songwriters: a songwriter whose songs are immediately affecting. These are the kind of songs that can change you.” –Devon Leger NO DEPRESSION \n“Jeffrey Martin can write a heavy-hitter and sing it too. He’s good backstage company\, and a solid bet for any club in the country…” –Jeffrey Foucault \nPORTLAND MERCURY: “Jeffrey Martin’s music is not widely known\, which is a shame\, because he might be the best songwriter in Portland. With lyrics that read like Raymond Carver stories and a voice that’s one breath away from breaking completely apart\, Martin’s songs are beautiful\, sparse\, and utterly devastating. . . . If there is any justice in the world\, Martin’s music will soon reach a wider audience and inflict devastation on a much larger scale.” \nPlease call to reserve at 920-563-9391.
URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/anna-tivel-jeffrey-martin-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20180315T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20180315T223000
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SUMMARY:JEFFREY FOUCAULT/ Erik Koskinen SOLD OUT
DESCRIPTION:Buy tickets in advance using this link: \n \n JEFFREY FOUCAULT grew up in Whitewater.  A longtime disciple of the rich and strange music that sings behind the American veil\, Foucault has spent the last decade mining the darker seams of country and blues\, producing a string of spare and elemental albums of rare power while garnering accolades across the United States and overseas for a tersely elegant brand of songwriting set apart by its haunting imagery and weather-beaten cool. He now lives in Western Massachusetts. \nMusically sprouted from the blend of American folk\, country\, rock-n-roll\, and blues\, opening act Erik Koskinen realizes a sound that is distinctive and fresh while familiar and classic.
URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/jeffrey-foucault-8/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20180316T203000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20180316T230000
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SUMMARY:JEFFREY FOUCAULT/ Erik Koskinen- Sold Out
DESCRIPTION:Please buy tickets in advance using this link: \n \nJEFFREY FOUCAULT grew up in Whitewater.  A longtime disciple of the rich and strange music that sings behind the American veil\, Foucault has spent the last decade mining the darker seams of country and blues\, producing a string of spare and elemental albums of rare power while garnering accolades across the United States and overseas for a tersely elegant brand of songwriting set apart by its haunting imagery and weather-beaten cool. He now lives in Western Massachusetts. \nMusically sprouted from the blend of American folk\, country\, rock-n-roll\, and blues\, opening act Erik Koskinen realizes a sound that is distinctive and fresh while familiar and classic. \n 
URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/jeffrey-foucault-7/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20180317T203000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20180317T230000
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CREATED:20180208T233952Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180315T185732Z
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SUMMARY:LONESOME BILL CAMPLIN
DESCRIPTION:Will no doubt be his best night of singing. Ever. \nPlease call 920-563-9391 to reserve.
URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/lonesome-bill-camplin-16/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20180322T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20180322T223000
DTSTAMP:20260413T131714
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SUMMARY:PAPER BIRDS w/ Claudia Russell\, Katie Dahl\, Bruce Kaplan & Rich Higdon
DESCRIPTION:  \nThere is power\, and beauty\, in numbers. In the case of PAPER BIRDS\, the magic number is four. Fronting this pop-up band are two superlative songwriters: CLAUDIA RUSSELL and KATIE DAHL. Claudia is a veteran of the California Americana music scene and has won songwriting honors from Boston to Texas. Wisconsin’s own Katie Dahl is gaining a reputation as one of the Midwest’s best young songwriters\, writing keenly literate songs planted deep in the ground of her Door County home. Her velvety alto carries a keen sense of melody that makes for memorable and satisfying music moments. Add Dahl’s husband\, Rich Higdon\, on bass and percussion\, and spot on accompaniment from Russell’s spouse\, Bruce Kaplan\, on mandolin and guitar\, and you have a wonderfully adept musical outfit. \nPaper Birds was born of friendship. The four are fans and friends of each other have long shared stages when one duo would travel to the home state of the other. (Russell lives in California and Dahl in Wisconsin). So in 2015 Paper Birds was officially chartered. And though the band’s performances are somewhat rare\, there is nothing thrown together about it. This quartet is as magic as any Blue Moon and has won over audiences at Fishstock\, The Blackhawk Folk Society\, Chicago’s nationally syndicated radio concert\, FOLKSTAGE\, venues across California\, and of course\, here at Cafe Carpe. \nCLAUDIA RUSSELL– Known for her expressive voice and tightly-knit songs\, Russell brings wonder to an eclectic array of music. She has just completed her fourth CD\, produced by the Bay Area’s Grammy winning Bluegrass icon Laurie Lewis. He 2013 CD\, “All Our Luck is Changing\,” was hailed as “a masterpiece” by American Songwriter Magazine. \nRussell has sung with John Gorka\, Tish Hinojosa\, and shared bills with Cheryl Wheeler\, Peter Mulvey and the later great Dave Carter – to name a few. A veteran of American Folklore Theater (aka Northern Sky Theater)\, Russell has performed in AFT shows such as “Old Friends\,” “Fish and Whistle” and Good Night Irene.” Of her work for AFT\, the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel said’ Russell has a voice that was born to sing folk music – she breaks hearts.” \nKATIE DAHL – Still in her early 30s\, Wisconsin singer-songwriter Katie has performed her original songs everywhere from the dusty cliff country of Mali\, West Africa\, to the winding canals of southern France\, to the cedar forests of the American northwoods. The depth and power of Katie’s alto voice\, the literate candor of her original songs\, and the easy humor of her live performances have earned her numerous songwriting awards\, as well as the chance to share stages with such luminaries as Dar Williams\, Peter Mulvey\, Julie Gold\, and Cheryl Wheeler. Katie is also a playwright whose musical Victory Farm premiered to high acclaim in 2012 and has since been made into a live cast album. \nMike Fischer of the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel writes that Katie Dahl “combine[s] old-fashioned populism\, an abiding love of the land\, and wickedly smart love songs\, all delivered in a rich and expressive alto.” \n“Crowns\,” the opening track from her third CD “Ordinary Band\,” hit number one on the folk radio charts for July 2015. \nCheck out the quartet on YouTube: https://goo.gl/8G1rjE \nPlease call 920-563-9391 to reserve.
URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/claudia-russell-bruce-kaplan/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20180323T203000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20180323T230000
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SUMMARY:SONOFMEL & the SLIDEMAN
DESCRIPTION:Sonofmel is the psuedonym of Hayward\, Wisconsin’s John Adler. He’s a deep thinker who sees symbols and human connection in all things\, and his album “Springtime in a Foreign City” details moments of his life travelling the world. He’s joined by Jordan “Slideman” Grunow of Ashland\, WI\, for a memorable Scenic Route full of original tunes and great conversation. \n“Sometimes it takes traveling far from home to find out where you come from…\n…after 20 years of wandering the globe and combing the sites\, lights\, sounds\, and shadows for signs of the sacred sprung from the profane\, time warrants a return to the mid west with a time-worn guitar\, fistfuls of chords strung up with verse\, bringing the foreign home to the familiar… These songs come from the world-weary road\, plied from places and faces met from Baku to Berkeley\, Anchorage to Ankara\, from recluse to royalty…”  –sonofmel \n“Sonofmel is one of the best songwriters out there.“– Gary Storm\, Oil of Dog Radio \n“Dylanesque songwriting delivered with a voice like Johnny Cash.” – Jeffrey Jones\, WOJB Music Director \nPlease call 920-563-9391 to reserve.
URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/sonofmel-the-slideman/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20180324T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20180324T220000
DTSTAMP:20260413T131714
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SUMMARY:OPEN STAGE
DESCRIPTION:Share in a 2-3 song rotation with others who love to play.
URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/open-stage-96/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20180326T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20180326T170000
DTSTAMP:20260413T131714
CREATED:20180326T141139Z
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SUMMARY:OPEN STAGE
DESCRIPTION:Share your talent in a 2-3 song rotation with others.
URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/open-stage-97/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20180328T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20180328T223000
DTSTAMP:20260413T131714
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SUMMARY:JOHN STATZ/ HAYWARD WILLIAMS
DESCRIPTION:One of the more prolific and hard-working young songwriters working in the Americana genre\, JOHN STATZ has released seven studio albums\, and performed all over North America (including Canada and Mexico) and Europe\, all in just a shade over a decade. Throughout that time he’s been writing the kind of songs that float through your mind and stay nestled in your thoughts long after listening (American Songwriter) and it’s been said that his songwriting can stand beside the best and above the rest (No Depression). Along the way John has attracted the attention of the likes of Americana scene heroes Jeffrey Foucault and Bo Ramsey (Lucinda Williams\, Greg Brown)\, who separately produced his last two records. This latest is produced by fellow Denver songwriter Megan Burtt\, whose instincts and backing band help bring forth an entirely new sound from Statz. The title of The Fire Sermon was taken from the third section of T.S. Eliot’s poem\, The Wasteland\, the name of which was borrowed from a sermon given by Buddha\, in which he denounced the fires of passion\, hatred\, and infatuation with which the senses burn\, according to Eliot’s endnotes. At the very end of the Fire Sermon section Eliot simply repeats\, “Burning burning burning burning.” \nJohn Statz was given a guitar by his grandmother when he was 15\, which turned out to be perfectly timed for a teenager who\, after ten years of piano lessons\, had lost interest in classical music and had taken to learning John Lennon and Elton John tunes\, first trying out his singing voice and turning towards rock and roll. Spending the rest of his high school years in southern Wisconsin attempting to play and sing like Neil Young and Cat Stevens\, it wasn’t until Statz was 19 and attending university in Oshkosh that he began writing songs. The spark lit after attending a show at the storied Cafe Carpe in Fort Atkinson\, Wisconsin featuring Jeffrey Foucault and Peter Mulvey\, who quickly became heroes\, and\, much later on\, fast friends and colleagues. The first record\, Dusk Came Slow\, was engineered by a friend enrolled in the university recording program\, and what followed for John has been 11 years of touring everywhere from Bellingham to Budapest\, Fairbanks to Mexico City\, all the while becoming a stronger songwriter\, and a more compelling performer. \nHAYWARD WILLIAMS is a veteran singer/songwriter from Milwaukee\, WI. With six full length records under his belt\, Williams is set to release his latest effort: Pretenders.  This record is yet another swan dive into the deep end of the Americana/Soul world that Hayward tends to reside in. \nGrowing up in Wisconsin in the 80’s and 90’s convinced Hayward Williams to search for something more out there in the world. Foregoing higher education\, he joined a band and learned much about what to do and what not to do in the Midwest music scene. Playing in pubs for many years \, getting thick skin and finding a notably sharp tongue\, avenues opened up to Williams. Headlining European tours\, major US festivals and a few trips to Australia later\, Hayward has carved out an impressive niche in the folk music business. \nWilliams’ previous release\, The Reef\, was produced by venerated songwriter\, friend and collaborator Jeffrey Foucault. Utilizing an impressive rhythm section of Billy Conway (Morphine) on drums and Jeremy Moses Curtis (Booker T\, Levon Helm\, Session Americana) on bass\, The Reef is an unequaled Americana record with soaring vocals and hooks that dig in deep. \n “The surprisingly soulful voice of Milwaukee-based singer/songwriter Hayward Williams emanates from a slight\, almost unassuming figure\, yet that voice is imbued with so much power\, it’s difficult to imagine it coming from anywhere other than midway between Memphis and Muscle Shoals… The Reef is an album to return to again and again.” – Allan Wilkinson\, Northern Sky Magazine (UK) \nPretenders was recorded in October of 2016 at Midwest Sound in Rockford\, IL under a full moon and the care of Dan McMahon and Jeremy Koester. Hayward and J. Hardin would co-produced the album. Charles Koltak\, who played drums on Williams’ Haymaker (2012) teamed up with Jeremy Moses Curtis in the rhythm section. Corey Matthew Hart of Madison\, WI (Lost Lakes) would lend his talented voice and guitar work to the project during one late night session. Finally\, Brooks Milgate would send his B3 performances in remotely from the east coast adding a layer to the project that would fit in with any Al Green classic. \n“Often dark\, always honest and in the groove\, Williams continues to break new ground in new traditional folk rock. There’s a ghostly spirit that floats through the songs on “Pretenders.” Williams is a wary caretaker of those spirits. His songs brim with the smoke and mirror lyricism of Leonard Cohen—with the rocker’s heart of Neil Young.” -Andy Moore ISTHMUS (Madison\, WI) \nPlease call 920-563-9391 to reserve.
URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/john-statz/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20180329T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20180329T210000
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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 regularly on the last Thursday of each month (except sometimes). \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-
URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/song-circle-w-tricia-alexander-20/
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SUMMARY:CLAUDIA SCHMIDT
DESCRIPTION:More than 4 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 nineteen albums of mostly original songs\, exploring folk\, blues\, and jazz idioms featuring her acclaimed 12-string guitar and mountain dulcimer playing. \n“If it were the intention of the creator or creators of this universe to perfectly blend together the night sky with moon and stars\, it might have been their intention as well to deliver Claudia Schmidt as their messenger of reminder.  To say that Schmidt is simply a performer with a talent to entertain would be a miscarriage of understatement. Schmidt takes her audiences into her world as easily as the child who discovers the endless universes that exist in a cardboard box….. \nSchmidt weaves her way through her concert in much the same manner as a jester. Interwoven anecdotes\, revealing her past and present\, bring people to expect a relationship between themselves and memories driven deep with the passage of time. The concert is an endless display of self-realization through humor and longing\, leaving audience members yearning to become an integral part of her world.”  Door County Advocate \nPlease call 920-563-9391 to reserve.
URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/claudia-schmidt-4/
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