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SUMMARY:SMALL POTATOES
DESCRIPTION:The Chicago based folk duo of Jacquie Manning and Rich Prezioso say it has taken them years of careful indecision to develop a repertoire they describe as “Celtic to Cowboy.” Superb musicianship and showmanship\, award-winning songwriting\, and a strong sense of tradition has made them\, as Dirty Linen Magazine once said\, “one of the most polished\, inventive\, and entertaining shows on the circuit.” \n“make ‘em laugh\, make ‘em cry\, make ‘em think” \nFrom the start\, they’ve called themselves eclecto-maniacs and described their music as “Celtic to Cowboy”. They say it has taken them “years of careful indecision” to come up with a mix of music that ranges from country\, blues\, and swing to Irish\, with songwriting that touches on all of those styles and more. Their four recordings\, Alive!\, Waltz of the Wallflowers\, Time Flies and Raw demonstrate that “indecision” can be wonderfully entertaining. They both sing\, they both play guitars and an array of other instruments. They even yodel. \n“Jacquie Manning and Rich Prezioso combine cleverly witty with powerfully poignant songs\, along with well chosen covers to present an unusually entertaining and involving repertoire engagingly delivered. Prezioso’s song “1000 Candles\, 1000 Cranes” is one of the most outstanding songs of the past 50 years.” Rich Warren\, The Midnight Special – WFMT Radio\, Chicago\, IL \n“They don’t sound like anybody else. I like that. They lay out a blanket and every song is a picnic.”  Warren Nelson\, Big Top Chautauqua/WI Public Radio\, Bayfield\, WI \n“I’ve never been so fascinated by a singing duo. They’re original\, funny\, energetic\, profound\, always respectful of the music but always daring to try new things. When they get their hands on music\, rhythmically and harmonically\, it just takes off. The audience here loves them. It’s a stand-up-and-shout kind of love.” Phee Sherline San Diego Folk Heritage Society\, San Diego\, CA \nPlease call 920-563-9391 to reserve.
URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/small-potatoes-6/
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SUMMARY:RIDGEWAY STUDIO ENSEMBLE
DESCRIPTION:Please call 920-563-9391 to reserve seats. \nThe sound of the vibes: nostalgia tinged\, meditative\, romantic\, haunting\, and yet capable of scintillating percussive crescendos! Pair it with lush\, yet laconic guitar comping and underpinning it with a powerful\, melodic bass line and you have the RIDGEWAY STUDIO ENSEMBLE. This instrumental trio has left the studio and has been exciting audiences around Chicago in the last year with performances of iconic standards from the Great American Song Book \, Tin-Pan Alley\, familiar Latin jazz tunes\, and punctuated with Bebop and Modern Jazz excursions\, plus original compositions. \nThe Ensemble aggregates 150 years of musical performing experience\, with Bob Fahlstrom (Vibes\, Piano)\, Matt Levinson (Guitar) and Bob Becker (Bass & Guitar) who have been working and jamming in the Chicago area for 5 decades. \nBob Fahlstrom studied percussion with Ed Poremba (Lyric Opera Orchestra) at Roosevelt University\, and harmony and theory with Jack Hubal\, the great Chicago bebop pianist and teacher\, who convinced him to buy a vibraphone. In the late 1970’s Bob began his Jazz performance career playing drums and vibes with Chicago area jazz artists such as bassist Steve Hashimoto\, tenor Saxophonist Mike Finnerty\, guitarists Akio Sasajima and David Cherry\, as well as jazz groups led by pianist Jack Hubal. He can be seen on YouTube videos of the “Jack Hubal Jazz Show” playing drums and vibes. \nMatt Levinson has played guitar for over five decades\, and studied with the late\, great Chicago jazz guitarist Frank Dawson. He has performed with a wide range of big bands around Chicago\, including Wendell Brenner’s Sidemen\, the Highland Park Jazz Band\, and John McGahan’s Stardust Big Band and Jazz Sextet. From 2005-2016 he co-led a pro-am jazz jam every Sunday night at Big Joe’s Bar in Chicago\, where he and Bob Fahlstrom met. Since 2015 they have developed a repertoire along with Bob Becker (Bass) culminating in the Ridgeway Studio Ensemble. \nBob Becker has been preforming on jazz guitar\, classical guitar\, electric bass\, and string bass for over five decades. He toured as jazz guitar soloist with the Manhattan Pops Orchestra under the direction of Richard Hayman and was the guitarist in backup bands for Roy Clark and Tennessee Ernie Ford. Bob has also performed shows with the Four Lads\, the Ink Spots\, the Harmonicats\, and Chicago’s own Jimmy Damon. He has played classical guitar for the Lyric Opera of Chicago\, Chicago Opera Theater\, and the Royal Danish Ballet. Bob was on the faculty of the Chicago Musical College for eleven years where he developed the curriculum for jazz guitar and electric bass. Bob has performed as a freelance musician\, working in the Chicago area “doing it all” – wedding parties and ceremonies\, industrial shows\, and jazz gigs. He performs as a soloist\, and in ensembles ranging from duos to big bands. \nFollowing their well-received duet performance at a Café Carpe open-mic Saturday a few years ago\, they are returning with a highly polished trio. Come out and hear the collective sounds of 3 souls who have dedicated the largest part of their lives to jazz and want to share the joy! \nPlease call 920-563-9391 to reserve seats.
URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/ridgeway-studio-ensemble/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20181108T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20181108T210000
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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 mostly regularly on the 2nd Thursday of the month- except when they don’t\, like this time\, which is the 1st Thursday. 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-51/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20181110T203000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20181110T230000
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SUMMARY:LONESOME BILL CAMPLIN
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URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/lonesome-bill-camplin-19/
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SUMMARY:ANNA STINE & ROBERT BELL
DESCRIPTION:Please call 920-563-9391 to reserve seats. \nANNA STINE is an indie singer-songwriter\, ROBERT BELL is a jazz guitarist and producer. The duo began working together in 2018 on Anna’s debut recording. \nAnna Stine is an indie folk artist creating music that ponders the trials and triumphs that make us most human. Her lyrics and melodies are driven by a soulful authenticity that invites audiences to connect to their own stories. \nAnna harmoniously blends together her love of honest folk songs and haunting jazz melodies\, while drawing upon the influence of powerful female artists such as Billie Holiday\, Bonnie Raitt\, Norah  Jones and Laura Marling. Anna’s experiences as a music therapist have given her a unique understanding of the ways that music can enrapture and transform us\, and she seeks to manifest this through her intentional  presence and performance. In her debut album “Company of Now” Anna delves into the delicate dance of being present in the midst of growth and discomfort. Through songs that speak to both suffering and self- acceptance\, she encourages listeners to stand tall\, breathe easy\, and step from the ground they’re standing on. \nGuitarist Robert Bell is a multi-genre performer specializing in early  jazz. He was born in Milwaukee\, but after relocating to Minneapolis\, MN  he became a key player in the diverse music scene. His guitar work\,  arrangements and producing include features on Minnesota Public Radio\, National Public Radio\, American Public Media and Garrison Keillor’s A  Prairie Home Companion. Robert has performed alongside authors Barbara  Kingsolver and Django Reinhardt biographer\, Michael Dregni. Festival performances include the Portland Blues Festival\, Twin Cities Jazz  Festival\, Washington D.C. Lindy Exchange\, Midwest Gypsy Fest\, Jazz at  Five and Minnesota Sur Seine Jazz Festival with French Gypsy guitar legend Dorado Schmitt. \nRobert has been a featured soloist with the North Carolina Symphony\, Fort Smith Symphony and the Dallas Fort Worth Symphony performing the music of Django Reinhardt. Theater performances include national tours with Troupe America’s A Closer Walk With Patsy  Cline and Minnesota Festival Theater’s Always Patsy Cline. His solo recording Gypsy Tendercies currently receives airplay in the United  States and France. Mr. Bell maintains a two hundred sixty show per year performance schedule. \nPlease call 920-563-9391 to reserve seats.
URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/anna-stine-robert-bell/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20181115T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20181115T223000
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SUMMARY:RICHARD SHINDELL- SOLD OUT
DESCRIPTION:We will be selling tickets for this show on Brown Paper Tickets-click on the Buy tickets link:    \nOriginally from New York\, now dividing his time between Buenos Aires\, Argentina and New York’s Hudson Valley\, RICHARD SHINDELL is a writer whose songs paint pictures\, tell stories\, juxtapose ideas and images\, inhabit characters\, vividly evoking entire worlds along the way and expanding our sense of just what it is a song may be. From his first record\, Sparrow’s Point (1992) to his current release\, Careless (September 2016)\, Shindell has explored the possibilities offered by this most elastic and variable of cultural confections: the song. \nThe path that led him to songwriting was both circuitous and direct. Taking up the guitar at the age of eight\, he spent his formative years learning the instrument – first acoustic\, then electric. And he listened: Beatles\, Dylan\, Joni Mitchell\, Motown\, Bowie\, Hunter-Garcia\, King-Goffin\, Paul Simon\, Bill Monroe\, Rogers & Hammerstein. Their songs gave the impression of having always been there\, so solid and self-evident were their melodies\, hooks\, grooves\, and lyrics. Listening to WNEW or WLIR in 1970s NY felt like a kind of anamnesis. So it seemed completely out of the question to imagine that a song could be written – by anyone\, anywhere\, anytime\, about absolutely anything. If he sang\, it was just to sing along\, or harmonise to the hymns in church. \nOn the other hand\, a good song seemed like such a simple little thing. A voice in the back of his head kept whispering that surely it must be possible to write one. He would make his first attempts at it during college\, where he studied Philosophy. According to him\, these early songs were “abysmal: pointless\, self-indulgent drivel. It’s a wonder I ever allowed myself to try again.” \nAfter college and a nine month stint in a Zen Buddhist community in Upstate New York\, he headed to Europe with his guitar\, finding something not approaching a livelihood performing in the Paris Metro\, where his repertoire consisted of Fahey-tinged fingerpicking\, Blakian flatpicking and “endless droning along in open tunings.” Evincing an early inclination toward self-imposed commercial exile\, he sought out the less-travelled corners of the Metro. “I loved the acoustics in those tunnels\, but only when they were empty.” \nUpon running out of money\, and despite being an atheist\, he applied to and was accepted by Union Theological Seminary (NY)\, beginning his studies in 1986. Three years in an M.Div. program did nothing to cure him of his atheism\, however it did provide him (thanks to a friendly sexton) with late-night access to the neo-gothic expanses of Union’s St. James Chapel\, whose celestial acoustics inspired his first “keeper”: On a Sea of Fleur de Lis. Ostensibly a paean to the Virgin Mary\, the song marked his rupture from the church and the beginning of his creative life. Its underlying themes – immanence and transcendence\, human love and divine love\, the particular and the general – have continued to resonate through subsequent work\, right up to the present. In many ways\, his new album Careless\, though in no way a concept record\, represents a further exploration of those ideas. \nMore songs followed. He began frequenting a well-known songwriters circle on Houston Street in New York City. Hosted by the late Jack Hardy\, every Thursday night writers would gather to debut new songs\, give and receive constructive criticism\, take the songs back to the drawing board to try again the next week. It was a tough crowd\, but also a supportive one. And beyond the concrete benefit to one’s craft\, those gatherings offered the fledgling writer a sense of community\, and thus identity. He began to think of himself as a songwriter\, abandoning his theological studies. \nIt was right about then that Shanachie Records called with an offer for a three record deal. \nThat deal resulted in Sparrows Point (1992)\, Blue Divide (1994)\, and Reunion Hill (1997). The latter\, produced by multi-instrumentalist Larry Campbell (credits too numerous to mention here)\, won the AFIM (NAIRD) award for “Best Contemporary Folk Album” in 1998. Its title track was covered (along with two other of Shindell’s songs) by Joan Baez on her 1997 release\, Gone From Danger. In 1998\, Shindell joined forces with his friends Dar Williams and Lucy Kaplansky to make CryCryCry (Razor and Tie)\, a collection of covers by writers such as Robert Earl Keen\, Michael Stipe\, Ron Sexsmith\, Greg Brown\, Julie Miller\, and James Keelaghan. Over the course of two years\, the group toured in support of this highly acclaimed (and eponymously titled) album\, leaving audiences spellbound by their gorgeous three-part harmonies. \nBy then Shindell was beginning to stretch out as a harmony singer\, guitarist and performer. With each successive record he toured relentlessly\, building a solid following of loyal fans. He also became an adept bandleader\, as reflected in his 1999 release\, Courier (Signature Sounds)\, a live album\, recorded and mixed by Ben Wisch\, and featuring long-time cohorts Lincoln Schleifer\, John Putnam\, Dennis McDermott\, as well as Lucy Kaplansky and Larry Campbell. \nThe year 2000 brought the release of a new collection of originals\, one of Shindell’s most popular albums\, Somewhere Near Paterson (Signature Sounds)\, produced by Campbell. That year also saw a major life-change: with his Argentine wife and their two small children\, Shindell moved to Buenos Aires\, Argentina. Taking a few years to get acclimated and learn the language\, in 2004 he followed up with Vuelta (Koch Records)\, joining with Puente Celeste\, an eclectic and much beloved group of virtuoso Argentine musicians. The decade’s next was release was a collection of covers\, South of Delia (2007)\, Shindell’s first foray into production. More than simply a cover record\, the song-selections and performances of South of Delia were that of an expatriate looking back at the country and culture he moved away from\, and featured guest appearances by artists such as Viktor Krauss\, Richard Thompson\, Tony Trischka\, and Eliza Gilkyson. His next collection of original songs\, Not Far Now\, was released by Signature Sounds in 2009. For 13 Songs You May or May Not Have Heard Before\, which The Telegraph (UK) called “a stunningly good record”\, Shindell revisited some of his earlier material\, giving fresh interpretations to old favourites. \nIn 2015 he joined forces again with Lucy Kaplansky to record another collection of covers\, Tomorrow You’re Going (Signature Sounds)\, also produced by Larry Campbell. Consisting mostly of love songs\, or love lost songs\, it provided Shindell and Kaplansky an occasion to revel in their distinctive\, two-part harmony with the backing of a top-notch band (Byron Isaacs\, Dennis McDermott\, Bill Payne\, and Campbell) – all thanks to the participation of a committed community of fans who financed the project via the crowdfunding platform Kickstarter. The campaign more than doubled its funding goal in less than 48 hours. \nShindell continues to tour nationally in the United States\, with the occasional forays into Canada\, the UK\, and Europe. Although known primarily as songwriter\, Shindell takes a more holistic view of his career. Producer\, writer\, singer\, guitarist\, interpreter: it all adds up to a life in music.
URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/richard-shindell-2/
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20181116T230000
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SUMMARY:JOHN PARROTT & TOM WASELCHUK Guitar Duo
DESCRIPTION:Bringing you vintage swing & country blues \nTom Waselchuk will be familiar to southern Wisconsin audiences from his work with his Americana band The Dang-Its (1998 to present) and Gypsy swing ensemble Harmonious Wail (2001-2011)\, with whom he toured the U.S. and abroad. He keeps up a busy schedule of solo and small ensemble performances including his newest collaborations with Mr. Parrott and with Chicago vocalist Jodi Jean Amble. Ms. Amble\, Mr. Waselchuk\, and another of Tom’s long-time guitar partners\, Doug Brown\, are currently performing as The Honey Pies. Tom’s guitar work demonstrates equal ease with a range of styles from jazz and pop to country and bluegrass. \nJohn Parrott is a rare species in the vast genus of acoustic guitarists. He plays the archtop rhythm guitar in a style that was common from the 1930s to the 1950s (think Count Basie\, Frank Sinatra\, and Bob Wills). For forty years he’s applied his skills\, sensibilities\, and adult chords to the field of String Jazz\, backing up such luminaries as John Hartford\, Vassar Clements\, and Steve Goodman. John is especially noted for his many years of laying down the swinging pulse for the great jazz mandolinists Jethro Burns and Don Stiernberg. John currently works and records with Milwaukee musicians Chris Hanson\, Robin Pluer and an assortment of jazz and swing artists. \nTogether they present a showcase of 20th century American music in a variety of genres with solidly swinging guitar artistry and more than acceptable vocals. \nPlease call 920-563-9391 to reserve.
URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/john-parrott-tom-waselchuk-guitar-duo/
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20181117T230000
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SUMMARY:KELLSWATER BRIDGE
DESCRIPTION:KELLSWATER BRIDGE is a modern Celtic Band dedicated to showcasing the traditional music of Ireland\, Scotland\, and Wales. \nThe band is comprised of MARE EDSTROM\, lead vocals\, Celtic Flute\, Keyboards\, and Bodhran\, KENN FOX\, Guitar and Bouzouki\, and DAVE KARNES\, Guitar and Bouzouki. \nKellswater Bridge has received positive reviews and extensive airplay on their first two recordings “Origin” [2015]\, and “As The Story Goes” [2017]. \nA third album is slated for release in Spring 2019. \nPlease call 920-563-9391 to reserve seats.
URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/kellswater-bridge/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20181123T203000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20181123T230000
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SUMMARY:HAYWARD WILLIAMS
DESCRIPTION:Tradition says Hayward must play here the day after Thanksgiving\, and who are we to define a wonderful tradition? \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/hayward-williams-7/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20181124T203000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20181124T230000
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SUMMARY:THE HOME FIRES
DESCRIPTION:THE HOME FIRES is an Americana duo based in Minneapolis comprised of critically acclaimed singer/songwriters\, SARAH MORRIS and VICKY EMERSON. Sarah and Vicky are established touring artists and after developing a close friendship and playing live shows together\, they unearthed a gorgeous new sound featuring Sarah’s clear\, melodic voice and Vicky’s warm\, weathered harmony. They are excited to return to Cafe Carpe with their guitars\, harmonies and a healthy dose of sass! \nNO DEPRESSION: “From its wonderful title\, understated cover\, tight focus\, and great songs\, Vicky Emerson’s third album Wake Me When The Wind Dies Down is an all-encompassing musical experience. Forget genre considerations and labels. These are simply great songs. 9 out of 10\nstars.” \nMUSIC EXISTENCE: “…Wake Me When the Wind Dies Down is one of the year’s best Americana releases.” \nThey are currently working on a debut album as The Home Fires which is scheduled to be released on in the spring of 2019. \nPlease call 920-563-9391 to reserve.
URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/home-fires/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20181129T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20181129T210000
DTSTAMP:20260418T085837
CREATED:20180117T010749Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180625T224009Z
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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-28/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20181130T203000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20181130T230000
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SUMMARY:FRICTION FARM
DESCRIPTION:Modern-folk duo FRICTION FARM is a husband and wife team of traveling troubadours. Aidan Quinn and Christine Stay combine storytelling\, social commentary and humor to create songs of everyday life\, local heroes\, and quirky observations. From ballads to anthems each song is filled with harmony and hope. \nFriction Farm’s lyrically rich\, harmony-driven songs have earned them spots as Kerrville New Folk Finalists and Falcon Ridge Emerging Artists. They are winners of the South Florida Folk Festival songwriter competition and have performed as official showcase artists at the Southeast\, Southwest\, and Northeast Regional Folk Alliance Conferences. \nPerforming internationally and throughout the US\, Friction Farm feels at home on the road and on stage. Audiences lean into their stories\, laugh at their humor\, are inspired to do a little good in the world\, and sing along once in a while. \nPlease call 920-563-9391 to reserve. \n“ intricate harmonies which are reminiscent of 1960s classics with a modern twist” – The Sun Journal New Bern NC \n“ They were utterly charming\, but also extremely professional. Their well-written songs cover a wide gamut and their delivery is spot on. They should be much better known.” – Rich Warren\, Host WFMT’s Folk Stage and Midnight Special \n“ … a refreshing collection of songs that look at life by soaking in every detail and putting the sentiments to music. Christine and Aidan show a comfort and chemistry in working together that shines through in their performances. My one complaint? There aren’t enough songs on this CD. It makes me want more.” – Wanda Fischer\, WAMC
URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/friction-farm/
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