Cafe Carpe

“ANNE HILLS is such an exquisite singer that it’s understandable that people might be swept up in the pure beauty of her voice and thereby overlook her writing. That would be a mistake. For me, Anne’s writing, in songs like ‘Follow That Road’ and many others, is as direct, melodic and deep as any work being […]

SLIPJIG plays music of the Celtic nations, featuring fiery dance tunes, sweet airs & rich harmonies. Ruthie McQuinn on fiddle and vocals.

As always, show will start a little later if we are not able to feed everyone by showtime. Be sure to come early if you are planning to eat here. TIM GRIMM is a bit of a Renaissance man in the performing arts world, forging a rich and varied career that blends his love of songwriting, […]

Spring is here, and MY POLITIC  brightens with their annual visit. Guffey and Pankey's engaging slice-of-life storytelling, expertly-crafted characters & sibling-like harmony, shape a collection of songs that are as intimate and engaging as they are unforgettable.  

The last few years have been a little hazy for LILLY HIATT, who finds herself searching for answers on her striking new album, Forever. Recorded at home with her husband, Coley Hinson who produced and played most of the instruments, Forever grapples with growth and change, escape and anxiety, self-loathing and self-love. The songs are intensely […]

Two gifted songwriters Amy and John will share the evening. Ticket link follows bios. AMY SPEACE Heralded by Rolling Stone, Billboard Magazine and The New York Times and featured on NPR’s “All Things Considered”, Amy was discovered by Judy Collins, who signed her to her record label and has recorded her songs. She’s the 2020 […]

JASON DEA WEST & NORA JEAN are brother & sister folk duo with roots in Northwest WisconsinNora and Jason have been writing, recording and performing folk music around the country for some decades. In their early years they traveled the country by freight train, hitchhiking and questionable old vehicles, cutting their teeth as young buskers on […]

SHAUNCEY ALI is a fiddler, composer and educator who has won the coveted RockyGrass fiddle competition, performed with multi-Grammy Award winner Peter Gabriel, composed and recorded theme music for an Ambie-nominated podcast, and pioneered MadFiddle - a reimagined model for youth music education - work that has taken him across the U.S., Canada, Italy, Spain […]