Cafe Carpe

BUY TICKETS below bio. Athens, Georgia native turned New Orleans Folk Rock Diva LILLI LEWIS is a powerhouse composer and performing artist with “storytelling with transformative empathy and classically trained poise.” Jewly Hight, NPR.org. Lewis is a voice for the voiceless in Americana, her third full album for Louisiana Red Hot Records, lauded by NPR, Rolling […]

Cover $15.  Please call 920-563-9391 to reserve seats and to let us know if you will be dining here this evening. Anna p.s. is a nationally touring Indie Folk Artist, entertaining audiences across the states as a one-woman-symphony with guitar, foot percussion, flute, and more.  They play original tunes with the occasional unique take on […]

Buy tickets below- bio will follow ticket link: DANA COOPER is a poetic songwriter, an insightful storyteller, and a rousing musician currently from Nashville. His mixture of flat-picking, finger picking, and percussive strumming is “Legend Among Other Guitarists.” His harmonica playing is equally impressive. As one critic noted, “he sings like an angel and plays […]

Buy tickets below bio: The DRIFTLESS REVELERS play string band freak folk from the fringes of the driftless and the reservoirs of revelry. It's someone's birthday, and they wanted a fun band for the occasion.  We found 'em. A Driftless Revelers show will lure you in with their joy--keep you dancing with their search for […]

CAMPLIN, that is. He's back!  You just can't keep a lonesome guy down. " Bill co-presides at the Fort Atkinson, WI, cafe, bar, and listening room called Cafe Carpe. Occasionally you'll see him performing there ....with his consummate guitar, voice, and lyrics, and with a mix of folk and rock-influenced tunes. And an awesome sense of […]

Cover charge $15 Buy tickets below bio ALEX MCMURRAY “A good songwriter writes good songs. A great songwriter writes overarching poetic narratives. The songwriter as lyric poet doesn’t just turn out albums or mixes, they weave myths that touch our collective soul and seem at once personal and in synch with the human zeitgeist. Alex […]

Ticket link will follow bio. If you’re wondering what Australian singer, songwriter and one-of-a-kind guitar virtuoso DANIEL CHAMPAGNE did after his 44-city US tour over the summer of 2022, he proceeded immediately to Canada for 30 mostly sold-out shows and then to New Zealand for another 30 mostly sold-out shows.  There’s a Christmas break, and […]

This is an acoustic open stage, sound system set up in advance. Share your songs (or stories- storytellers welcome) in a two song (think 8-10 minutes) rotation with whoever else is there to play, being respectful of others. Please support our business by buying drink and/or food.

RHAPSODY is a family-friendly, free community event featuring six venues with regional musical talent scheduled at each throughout the day following the River Run 5K. Enjoy a day of music, dining, and shopping during this end-of-summer celebration! 12PM-1:30PM: Cafe Carpe (sponsored by Johnson Financial Group): SARAH THE RED FULL VENUE SCHEDULE Venue Schedule & band […]

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 somewhat regularly on the last Thursday of each month (unless interrupted […]

 International Folk Music Awards 2017 Artist of the Year ORDINARY ELEPHANT captivates audiences with their emotionally powerful and vulnerable songs, letting the listener know that they are not alone in this world. The collaboration of husband and wife Pete and Crystal Damore, their connection, and their influences (such as Gillian Welch, Guy Clark, Anais Mitchell) […]