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Welcome to the Simply Folk Calendar! This guide will be updated throughout the year and allows you to easily look for performances, events and festivals in your area. You can view them by Venue, by a particular month, or even search on a performer's name. If you want your event included in the Simply Folk Calendar, contact Stephanie Elkins at Wisconsin Public Radio, 821 University Avenue, Madison, WI 53706, call 608-890-3177 or E-mail simplyfolk@wpr.org |
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5/18/2012
7:30 PM |
Heyde Center For the Arts Chippewa Falls, WI 715-726-9000 |
Take 3 Event Email: http://www.cvca.net/ Musicians Tom Draughon, Lisa McGinley and Kevin McMullan have all been around the area for over a quarter of a century, and are acknowledged masters at what is sometimes referred to as “folk nouveau,” but the truth is they are far too versatile to fit into any convenient pigeonhole. The three have been integral parts of the movable feast that is the North Country music scene, having played together and with many others in countless combinations over the years. And that doesn’t even count their solo efforts. However with their new CD, “The Fox,” the three have come together as “Take Three” and proven that the sum of their whole takes full advantage of their musical parts.?That includes guitar, fiddle, bass, whistle, autoharp, bodhran and banjo, and wonderful vocals. In a dozen numbers they range from traditional Appalachian to Celtic and even swing. |
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5/18/2012
7:00 PM |
Kavarna Coffeehouse 112 S Broadway Green Bay, WI |
The Hollands Performer Site: www.thehollands.org |
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5/18/2012
9:00 PM |
Milwaukee Ale House 233 North Water St. Milwaukee, WI 53202 414-276-2337 |
The Mighty Short Bus Performer Site: http://mightyshortbus.com/home/ |
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5/18/2012
Time: TBA |
Thrasher Opera House Green Lake, WI 920-294-4279 |
Poco Poco, the easygoing Southern California country rockers of the '70s, perform their acoustic show on Friday & Saturday, May 18 & 19 at Thrasher. Poco, one of the first groups to pioneer Country-Rock music with their tight harmonies and instruments of Country mixed with Rock 'n 'Roll rhythms, paved the way for supergroups like the Eagles. Hits included: Crazy Love, Heart of the Night, Rose of Cimarron, Good Feelin' To Know, Indian Summer, Call It Love and much more! |
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5/19/2012
9:30 PM |
Club Tavern, The 1915 Branch St. Middleton, WI 608-836-3773 |
The Mighty Short Bus Performer Site: http://mightyshortbus.com/home/ |
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5/19/2012
7:00 PM- 11:00 PM |
Coffee House, The 631 N. 19th St. Milwaukee, WI 414-534-4612 |
The Coffee House's 45TH ANNIVERSARY CONCERT Featuring a plethora of performers from over the years including, David HB Drake, A.L. Williams & Kathy Ratzburg (One Lane Bridge), Mud River Lee, Larry Penn, Craig Siemsen & Patty Stevenson, Harvey Taylor, Sandy Weisto with Amy Otis Wilborn, Lil' Rev, Barb & Tom Webber, Suzanne Rosenblatt, Brian Drow, Jude Kinnear, Basic Joe Holland, Tom Hennessy, Lena Rose, Three Eyed Smelts (Jim Milewski & Gordon Kirchoff), The Moxie Chicks, and Zach Kopka. Proceeds from the concert will benefit Redeemer Lutheran Church (which has so graciously hosted The Coffee House for 45 years!) and The Coffee House (to keep it going for another 45 years!) |
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5/19/2012
12:00 PM- 1:00 PM |
Grace Episcopal Church 116 West Washington Avenue Madison, WI |
Navan Event Email: togracechurch@gmail.com In a return engagement, Navan, the visionary quartet of traditional Celtic singers, offers everything from shimmering Irish lullabies to spine-chilling Breton laments, performing exclusively in the native tongues of Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Cornwall, Brittany and the Isle of Man. |
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5/19/2012
7:30 PM |
Monroe Arts Center 1315 11th St Monroe, WI 53566 608-325-5700 |
Whitney Mann Performer Site: www.whitneymannmusic.com |
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5/19/2012
7:30 PM |
Mosquito Hill Nature Center N3880 Rogers Road New London, WI 920-779-6433 |
Green Apple Folk Society: Spring Concert Featuring Frogwater, Mosquito Hill A gentle lift of the foot during a tune is the universal sign lead players use to let the other musicians know something is about to change: The tune is coming to a close, another may be coming, but in any case, be ready. However, there’s nothing gentle about Susan’s kick, which looks like it could take out a phalanx of ninjas. That’s the way it is with Frogwater: Why settle for a subtle lifting of the foot when you can fit in a power kick? The adrenalin is flowing like Guinness, and members of the audience – those who aren’t already up and dancing – leap to their feet and roar. Performer Site: http://www.frogwater.us/index.asp |
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5/19/2012
7:30 PM |
Mosquito Hill Nature Center N3880 Rogers Road New London, WI 920-779-6433 |
Green Apple Folk Society: Spring Concert Featuring Frogwater, Mosquito Hill Performer Site: http://www.frogwater.us/index.asp |
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5/19/2012
9:00 PM |
Mother Fool's Coffeehouse 1101 Williamson Street Madison, WI 608-259-1030 |
Jenn Rawling & Basho Parks Jennifer Marie Rawling is a tree-climbing, fire-watching, pottery-making songstress born in Wisconsin and residing in Oregon. She is a roving apothecary, gardener, seamstress, chef, bicyclist and painter extraordinaire living with partner and bandmate Basho Parks in Portland. Midwestern grit with a heart made of the highest karat gold, Jenn's endearing personality shines beacon-bright in her music as well as her daily life. Born to hippie idealists in an adobe hut seven miles shy of Colorado's Mt. Blanca, Basho Watson Parks comes to us from radical origins. From symphonies to punk bands, bluegrass barn storms to roma-gypsy trios, organic electronica chamber music to classic country, his twenty-six years of string-playing experience span a huge swath of musical genres. Performer Site: http://www.jennrawling.com/ |
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5/19/2012
7:00 PM- 9:00 PM |
Wil-Mar Center 953 Jenifer St. Madison, WI |
David Sewell in Concert Performer Site: http://www.facebook.com/people/David-Sewell/1531621315 |
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5/20/2012
8:00 PM |
High Noon Saloon 701 East Washington Madison, WI 608-268-1100 |
Alejandro Escovedo |
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5/26/2012
8:30 PM |
Cafe Carpe 18 S. Water St. W Fort Atkinson, WI 920-563-9391 Email: cafecarpe@sbcglobal.net |
Piper Road Spring Band |
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5/26/2012
6:00 PM- 8:00 PM |
Pop More Corks 617 W Main St Lake Geneva, WI 53127 262-348-9463 |
Tracy Beck Performer Site: www.tracybeck.com |
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5/27/2012
3:30 PM |
The Brink Lounge 701 E Washington Av Suite 105 Madison, WI 608-770-2640 |
Veseliyka at Wurst Times Festival Balkan music ensemble |
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5/28/2012
3:15 PM |
High Noon Saloon 701 East Washington Madison, WI 608-268-1100 |
Echelon String Quartet at Wurst Times Festival |
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5/28/2012
1:30 PM |
The Brink Lounge 701 E Washington Av Suite 105 Madison, WI 608-770-2640 |
The Getaway Drivers at Wurst Times Festival |
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5/30/2012
7:00 PM |
The Brink Lounge 701 E Washington Av Suite 105 Madison, WI 608-770-2640 |
Michael Cooney/ Lou & Peter Barryman |
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5/30/2012
8:00 PM |
Wild Hog in the Woods Coffeehouse, The 953 Jenifer St. Madison, WI |
Ernie Hendrickson |
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5/30/2012
11:30 AM |
Windhover Center for the Arts Fond du Lac, WI 920-921-5410 |
The Hollands Performer Site: www.thehollands.org |
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6/1/2012
6:30 PM |
Fountain Park Sheboygan, WI |
The Dang-Its The Dang-Its play “Western Swing, Honky Tonk & Americana,” including many roots-oriented styles: bluegrass, country blues, folk, Cajun and more. The band’s 4th recording, ‘A Lick of Sense,” will be released this summer. Performer Site: www.dang-its.com |
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6/1/2012
6:30 PM |
Fountain Park Sheboygan, WI |
The Dang-Its The Dang-Its play “Western Swing, Honky Tonk & Americana,” including many roots-oriented styles: bluegrass, country blues, folk, Cajun and more. The band’s 4th recording, ‘A Lick of Sense,” will be released this summer. Performer Site: www.dang-its.com |
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6/2/2012
8:00 PM |
Home of Mary Staudenmaier 2411 Riverside Marinette, WI 54143 |
The Dang-Its Part of the Wild Rice Concert series Performer Site: www.dang-its.com |
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6/2/2012
7:30 PM |
Michelson Recital Hall UW - Stevens Point Stevens Point, WI |
Randal Harrison 45th Anniversary Celebration of the Founding of the Aber Suzuki Center Alumni Recitral featuring classical and alternative styles. Performer Site: http://randalharrison.com |
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6/2/2012
7:30 PM |
Park Theater 15791 US Hwy 53 Hayward, WI 54843 615-634-4596 |
Blue Canvas Orchestra The Blue Canvas Orchestra is the house band at Lake Superior Big Top Chautauqua and perform at least two dozen shows per year ranging from shows of original music, comedy, poetry and historical musicals. Performer Site: http://www.bigtop.org/on_tour/ |
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6/3/2012
5:30 PM- 8:00 PM |
Harmony Bar and Grill 2201 Atwood Avenue Madison, WI 608-249-4333 |
Piper Road Spring Band Performer Site: http://www.piperroad.com/ |
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6/3/2012
4:00 PM |
The Roxbury Tavern 8901 Highway Y Roxbury, WI |
The Dang-Its Performer Site: www.dang-its.com |
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6/3/2012
4:00 PM |
The Roxbury Tavern 8901 Highway Y Roxbury, WI |
The Dang-Its Performer Site: www.dang-its.com |
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6/9/2012
7:30 PM |
Erika Quam Memorial Theater 605 1st St Shell Lake, WI 715-468-4387 |
Take 3 Musicians Tom Draughon, Lisa McGinley and Kevin McMullan have all been around the area for over a quarter of a century, and are acknowledged masters at what is sometimes referred to as “folk nouveau,” but the truth is they are far too versatile to fit into any convenient pigeonhole. The three have been integral parts of the movable feast that is the North Country music scene, having played together and with many others in countless combinations over the years. And that doesn’t even count their solo efforts. However with their new CD, “The Fox,” the three have come together as “Take Three” and proven that the sum of their whole takes full advantage of their musical parts.?That includes guitar, fiddle, bass, whistle, autoharp, bodhran and banjo, and wonderful vocals. In a dozen numbers they range from traditional Appalachian to Celtic and even swing. |
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6/9/2012
8:00 PM |
The Root Note 115 S. 4th st La Crosse, WI 54601 608-782-ROOT Email: therootnote@gmail.com |
Ida Joe Performer Site: http://www.idajo.com/ |
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6/14/2012
11:30 AM- 2:00 PM |
Jackson Square Park 200 S Monroe Ave Green Bay, WI 54301 920-437-5972 Email: molly@downtowngreenbay.com |
The Hollands Performer Site: www.thehollands.org |
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6/15/2012- 6/17/2012 Time: TBA |
Three Rivers Waldorf School La Crosse, WI |
Three Rivers Dulcimer Festival Performer Site: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Three-Rivers-Dulcimer-Festival-June-15th-17th-2012/157433747684677 |
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6/16/2012
12:00 PM |
Mosquito Hill Nature Center N3880 Rogers Road New London, WI 920-779-6433 |
Frogwater Performer Site: http://www.frogwater.us/index.asp |
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6/17/2012
4:00 PM- 7:00 PM |
Halverson's Supper Club Stoughton, WI |
MIKE McCLOSKEY, Father's Day Cookout Party "Halverson's 4th Annual Fathers' Day Cookout Party" on the patio! Mike McCloskey will play acoustic blues, folk, jazz, swing and country tunes plus selections from his CD "Blues, Swings and Other Things". Then Jamie and friends will join Mike for an acoustic jam session! Free. Performer Site: www.cdbaby.com/cdmikemccloskey |
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6/17/2012
2:00 PM |
Tofflers Pub & Grill 200 5th Avenue New Glarus, WI 53574 608-527-2490 |
The Dang-Its Performer Site: www.dang-its.com |
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6/17/2012
2:00 PM |
Tofflers Pub & Grill 200 5th Avenue New Glarus, WI 53574 608-527-2490 |
The Dang-Its Performer Site: www.dang-its.com |
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6/18/2012
7:30 PM |
Erika Quam Memorial Theater 605 1st St Shell Lake, WI 715-468-4387 |
Take 3 |
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6/19/2012
10:00 PM |
Club Tavern, The 1915 Branch St. Middleton, WI 608-836-3773 |
Dale Watson Texas legend Dale Watson performs in celebration of his highly anticipated new Red House release. The Sun Sessions. A regular performer on the Grand Ole Opry and a member of the Austin Music Hall of Fame, he is known as a musical maverick who mixes hardscrabble honky tonk, rockabilly and Americana to create authentic country music that goes against the traditional Nashville grain. This dedication to his country music roots is evident in Dale’s new album, which he recorded at the fabled Sun Studios in Memphis. Evoking the sounds of Johnny Cash and Elvis Presley’s early albums, Dale and his band The Texas Two bring an old-fashioned swing to 14 fresh originals that will appeal to Americana and traditional country fans alike. |
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6/19/2012
6:30 PM |
Memorial Park Park Street Black Earth, WI 53515 (608) 767-3844 Email: blackearthchamber@tds.net |
The Dang-Its Performer Site: www.dang-its.com |
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6/21/2012
7:00 PM |
Cravath Lakefront Park Whitewater, WI |
The Dang-Its Performer Site: www.dang-its.com |
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6/22/2012
8:00 PM |
The Root Note 115 S. 4th st La Crosse, WI 54601 608-782-ROOT Email: therootnote@gmail.com |
Charlie Parr Performer Site: http://www.charlieparr.com/ |
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6/27/2012
6:30 PM- 8:30 PM |
Portage Center for the Arts 301 E Cook St Portage, WI 608-742-5655 |
KG and the Ranger |
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7/13/2012
7:30 PM |
Middleton High School Performing Arts Center 2100 Bristol Street Middleton , WI |
Russian Festival Conert Performer Site: http://bdaa.com/content/2012/concert.html |
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7/13/2012
8:00 PM |
The Root Note 115 S. 4th st La Crosse, WI 54601 608-782-ROOT Email: therootnote@gmail.com |
Shovels and Rope Performer Site: http://www.shovelsandrope.com/ |
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7/21/2012
5:00 PM |
Parallel 44 Winery N2185 Sleepy Hollow Rd Kewaunee, WI |
The Hollands Performer Site: www.thehollands.org |
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7/27/2012
8:00 PM |
The Root Note 115 S. 4th st La Crosse, WI 54601 608-782-ROOT Email: therootnote@gmail.com |
Joe & Vicki Price Performer Site: http://www.joepriceblues.com/ |
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7/28/2012
8:00 PM |
The Root Note 115 S. 4th st La Crosse, WI 54601 608-782-ROOT Email: therootnote@gmail.com |
Chastity Brown Performer Site: http://www.chastitybrownmusic.com/ |
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8/5/2012
7:00 PM |
The Riverside Theatre 116 West Wisconsin Avenue Milwaukee, WI 414-224-3000 |
Crosby, Stills &Nash Crosby, Stills & Nash (CSN) have announced an extensive U.S. summer tour, beginning early June and continuing through the end of September. The U.S. itinerary starts on June 7 at the Tower Theatre in Philadelphia, PA, and concludes on the West Coast. CSN website members will have access to pre-sale tickets; various public on sales for the U.S. dates begin this week. Crosby, Stills & Nash make their Milwaukee stop at the Riverside Theater this August. CSN will be donating $1 from each ticket sold on the U.S. Summer Tour to charity. In addition, special benefit seats will be available for purchase through The Guacamole Fund (www.guacfund.org). Performer Site: www.crosbystillsnash.com |
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8/23/2012- 8/26/2012 Time: TBA |
Hartman Creek State Park Waupaca, WI |
Frogwater Annual Camp-out |
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10/13/2012- 10/14/2012 Time: TBA |
Our Lady of Lourdes 3722 S 58th St Milwaukee, WI 414-545-4316 |
Our Lady of Lourdes Oktoberfest Artisan Fair 2012 Oktoberfest Artisan Fair will be held the weekend of October 13-14, 2012 at Our Lady of Lourdes Parish. Quality handcrafted arts for unique shopping. Take a break for German food, decadent desserts, or beverages in the beer garden all day long. Entertainment for all ages includes polka music, old-fashioned cake-walk, Milwaukee Brewer’s Racing Sausage, story-telling, raffles, and much more. Join the community at the 5 PM Saturday Polka Mass. Catch the last of the season produce at the Sunday afternoon Farmer’s Market. Admission is free. Parking is convenient and free. |
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