SATURDAY June 16
Sally Rogers and Claudia Schmidt
Come celebrate their first joint CD in 21 years!
with special guest Lisa Null
In case you were wondering abou these amazing performers, here are a few testimonials:
Peggy Seeger says, "Sally Rogers has a clear, fluid and remarkably agile voice, a keen sense of drama, and a most refreshing sense of fun."
And the Washington Post declares, "Rogers' achingly sweet voice imbues her ballads with classic poignance even as it lifts the spirit."
A review from Borders Books and Music raves, "Claudia Schmidt is a firecracker of a singer, irrepressibly emotional, and a radiant, almost overwhelming performer."
And the Boston Glove acclaims Claudia as "a true artist - she has talent and the fire of genuis."
Suggested donation for this show is
$20 at the door.
Doors open at 7pm; the show starts at 7:30.
We're not taking reservations on line,
but you can buy advance tickets from our good friends at
House of Musical Traditions
7010 Westmoreland Avenue
Takoma Park, MD 20912
tel: 301-270-9090
Please note:
Following the June show, Carroll Café will be taking a vacation for the rest of the summer. We'll return on September 14 with Sparky and Rhonda Rucker. On October 12, Zoe Mulford will return to our stage. Check back with us later for more information on the 2012-2013 season.
about Carroll Café
A night at Carroll Cafe is like a night of fine music in the Village or watching a gripping play at the theater. The venue is warm and welcoming, with wonderful acoustics, and the musicians are stellar and seasoned performers who have toured regionally, nationally, and even internationally on the folk and roots music circuit.
An intimate venue like the Carroll Cafe melts the boundaries even further, creating a community that is centered upon the magic that happens when deep, respectful listening takes place. As Cameroonian dancer Paul Kengmo says, “In my country, there is no such thing as an audience and a performer.” At Carroll Cafe the music will be top-notch, whether the act is familiar to you or not; the sound will be great, the price is right, and the baked goods and coffee will warm you inside and out.
Janie Meneely, long-time manager of the 333 Coffeehouse in Annapolis; Jesse Palidofsky, who ran a successful coffeehouse in Detroit; and Glen Yakushiji, a skilled sound engineer, got together in the fall of 2009 to talk about creating a folk music venue for Takoma Park. They wondered why Takoma Park, a community that supports a folk music instrument store, and a well-respected annual folk festival, did not have a regular place to hear folk music. They wanted to make a place where folk musicians would feel welcome to present their best work (and be fairly compensated), and audiences could trust they would hear great music month after month.
Seekers Church has a strong commitment to the arts and to the artists who create it. Beginning in 1999 the church renovated the empty shell of a storefront near the Takoma metro station and built a well-appointed performance space with new sound and lighting equipment. Their foresight resulted in the perfect place for Carroll Cafe to present wonderful folk and roots music to the Takoma Park community.
We hope you will visit us on a second Friday to hear, see, and share (very nice and affordable snacks are available at every show), and possibly be educated and inspired with everything Carroll Cafe has to offer.