SPOOK HANDY performed alongside Pete Seeger at festivals and concerts more than 50 times from 2003 – 2013 learning firsthand many of Pete’s songs and the stories behind them. Even more, he learned who Pete Seeger was and what he stood for. Spook is now traveling throughout the U.S. and Canada with his “Remembering Pete […]

Use the Buy tickets link below to get your seats.  The link will take you to Brown Paper Tickets website. More than four decades have passed since STEVE FORBERT made his way to New York City from his Meridian, Mississippi birthplace in quest of a career in music. It was the most unlikely time and […]

Musically, ROY BOOK BINDER is equally difficult to fence in or categorize. His eclectic repertoire includes blues, country tunes, bluegrass, folk, and popular songs that originated on Tin Pan Alley. He fantasizes that if he had been born 50 years earlier, he would have become a minstrel man. One of his musical heroes, Dave Van […]

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. The Pioneer’s lead singer and guitarist, Jerry Wicentowski, has been described by […]

MATTHEW FRANCIS ANDERSEN Matthew Francis Andersen's music is reminiscent of Steve Earle, John Prine, and Springsteen. He's a tremendous writer, bridging Chicago with the Northwoods. I really dig what he's doing. - Nick Digilio, WGN Radio, 720am, Chicago Matthew Francis Andersen is a consummate craftsmen. His song "Blue Line" proves he has a poet's eye for detail, […]

JEREMY CLYDE of Chad & Jeremy We will open at 5:00 and are serving food. Get your tickets by clicking on Buy tickets below: Jeremy Clyde of Chad and Jeremy, and his Bottom Drawer Band present 1960s Chad & Jeremy classics, deep cuts from the psychedelic years, and songs from Jeremy’s ‘Bottom Drawer’ project. Featuring […]

Kentucky Based, Patuxent Music recording artist, is bringing the finest in Pure Kentucky Bluegrass, Classic Country, Grassed up Vintage Rock and Gospel music for their second appearance here. Known and world wide for his Machine Gun Mandolin style and his High Tenor Vocals, Kevin Prater brings his Belcher, KY. based THE KEVIN PRATER BAND  to share their Traditional […]

MCKAIN LAKEY Songwriter, performer, teacher, luthier, and sound engineer – McKain Lakey knows every inch of the musician life. With voice, banjo, fiddle, and her handcrafted guitar, Lakey draws her creative inspiration from the American folk tradition, touring nationally with her patented mix of old-time tunes and new-roots originals. These originals exist wherever the imagination […]

From T.S. HENRY WEBB: "Been a couple of years since the last time Glenn (www.silvermoonblues.com) and I got to create some music together at the wonderful Cafe Carpe. Looking forward to seeing a lot of old friends. The joyful moments are due...I will abide." "Listening to TS Henry Webb's music is like taking a walk […]

With an affinity for minimalist pop and firm roots planted in American traditional music, JACOB MILLER crafts a timeless sound unique to his style and abilities. In 2019, Jacob released his debut album, ‘This New Home,’ which displays his abilities as a performer, writer and composer. Recorded and performed entirely by Miller in a SE […]

Anyone not familiar with the music of BILL STAINES is in for a special treat. Singing mostly his own songs, he has become one of the most popular and durable singers on the folk music scene today, performing nearly 200 concerts a year and driving over 65,000 miles annually. He weaves a blend of gentle […]

THE LOWEST PAIR is a quirky, old-time roots influenced duet, featuring the high lonesome harmonies of banjo-pickin’ songsters Kendl Winter and Palmer T. Lee. They perform both traditional and original music, often nestling-in somewhere between. Arkansas-born and homesteading in Olympia Washington, Kendl is a solo artist on indie record label K Records and was one of […]

Fiddle champ GEORGIA RAE has discovered the magic of the loop pedal and opened a treasure trove of original material and a one-woman show. Quirky and catchy, these songs will invade your life if you let them. Watch her build and give flight to song right before your eyes. Inspired by contemporary artists from the […]

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). Traditional Round Robin […]

Purchase your tickets in advance through Brown Paper Tickets by clicking on the Buy tickets link: "With a tangle of songs that emotionally connect us all and leave a tender trace, JOHN GORKA stimulates the cerebrum, keeps our smiles agile and fit and reconnects us with what really matters most in music: honesty. His atmosphere […]

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