''Live at the Cafe Carpe'' (or more completely ''Live at the Cafe Carpe: Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin, December 2008 & 2009'') is a live recording by
Redbird (
Jeffrey Foucault
Jeffrey Foucault (born January 26, 1976) is an American songwriter and record producer from Whitewater, Wisconsin, United States, whose work marries the influence of American country, blues, rock 'n' roll, and folk music. He has released seven ...
,
Kris Delmhorst
Kris Delmhorst is an American singer-songwriter and musician. Originally from Brooklyn, New York City, United States, she now lives in Western Massachusetts, is an active member of the Boston folk scene, and tours internationally. She has r ...
and
Peter Mulvey
Peter Mulvey (born September 6, 1969) is an American folk singer-songwriter based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Since the early 1990s, he has developed a strong national following in the indie folk/rock scene through his relentless touring and critic ...
), released in 2011.
Reception
Writing for
Allmusic
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, critic William Ruhlman wrote that of the album, "In putting together a repertoire to play to live audiences, the trio sometimes risks coming off as a novelty act, however, as they get laughs for "What Made Milwaukee Famous (Has Made a Loser Out of Me)" and the group-written "Phonebooth of Love." Such numbers serve as light entertainment and changes of pace in a show, but don't work as well on repeated listenings of a disc. Still, the singers in Redbird have a workable concept for their group..."
Track listing
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I'm Beginning to See the Light
"I'm Beginning to See the Light" is a popular song and jazz standard, with music written by Duke Ellington, Johnny Hodges, and Harry James and lyrics by Don George and published in 1944.
1945 recordings
*Ella Fitzgerald and the Ink Spots feat ...
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Duke Ellington
Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington (April 29, 1899 – May 24, 1974) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and leader of his eponymous jazz orchestra from 1923 through the rest of his life. Born and raised in Washington, D.C., Ellington was bas ...
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Don George
Don R. George (August 27, 1909 – 1987) was an American lyricist of popular music. His songs include " The Yellow Rose of Texas" " I Ain't Got Nothin' But the Blues" (1937), " I'm Beginning to See the Light" (1944) and " Everything but You" (194 ...
,
Johnny Hodges
Cornelius "Johnny" Hodges (July 25, 1907 – May 11, 1970) was an American alto saxophonist, best known for solo work with Duke Ellington's big band. He played lead alto in the saxophone section for many years. Hodges was also featured on soprano ...
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Harry James
Harry Haag James (March 15, 1916 – July 5, 1983) was an American musician who is best known as a trumpet-playing band leader who led a big band from 1939 to 1946. He broke up his band for a short period in 1947 but shortly after he reorganized ...
) – 2:56
#"Strangers" (
Kris Delmhorst
Kris Delmhorst is an American singer-songwriter and musician. Originally from Brooklyn, New York City, United States, she now lives in Western Massachusetts, is an active member of the Boston folk scene, and tours internationally. She has r ...
) – 3:18
#"What Made Milwaukee Famous (Has Made a Loser Out of Me)" (Glenn Sutton) – 3:10
#"
Come All Ye Fair and Tender Ladies" (Traditional) – 5:37
#"For the Turnstiles" (
Neil Young
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) – 4:47
#"Ships" (
Greg Brown) – 3:20
#"Snowed In" (David Goodrich) – 4:12
#"Let the Mermaids Flirt with Me" (
Mississippi John Hurt
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Raised in Avalon, Mississippi, Hurt taught himself to play the guitar around the age of nine. He w ...
) – 3:01
#"Silver Wings" (
Merle Haggard
Merle Ronald Haggard (April 6, 1937 – April 6, 2016) was an American country music singer, songwriter, guitarist, and fiddler.
Haggard was born in Oildale, California, toward the end of the Great Depression. His childhood was troubled a ...
) – 3:58
#"
Ooh La La" (
Ronnie Lane,
Ronnie Wood
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Wood began his career in 1964, playing guitar with a ...
) – 3:33
#"Phonebooth of Love" (Delmhorst,
Jeffrey Foucault
Jeffrey Foucault (born January 26, 1976) is an American songwriter and record producer from Whitewater, Wisconsin, United States, whose work marries the influence of American country, blues, rock 'n' roll, and folk music. He has released seven ...
, Goodrich,
Peter Mulvey
Peter Mulvey (born September 6, 1969) is an American folk singer-songwriter based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Since the early 1990s, he has developed a strong national following in the indie folk/rock scene through his relentless touring and critic ...
, Barry Rothman) – 4:21
#"Stewart's Coat" (
Rickie Lee Jones
Rickie Lee Jones (born November 8, 1954) is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and author. Over the course of a career that spans five decades, she has recorded in various musical styles including rock, R&B, pop, soul, and jazz. A two ...
) – 3:58
#"Sad, Sad, Sad, Sad (And Far Away from Home)" (Mulvey) – 2:54
#"4 & 20 Blues" (Foucault) – 3:35
Personnel
*Kris Delmhorst - guitar, vocals
*Jeffrey Foucault - guitar, vocals
*Peter Mulvey - guitar, vocals
*David Goodrich - guitar
Production notes:
*Ian Kennedy – mastering
*David Goodrich – mixing
*Peter Mulvey – mixing
*Satchel Paige Welch – engineer
References
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2011 albums
Kris Delmhorst albums
Jeffrey Foucault albums
Peter Mulvey albums