Aug. 31, 2024

Farley Center/Southwest Wisconsin Area Progressives (SWWAP)
Play Music on the Porch – Open Mic Event

Come join us for an open mic event as we join the worldwide event “Play Music on the Porch”

This event is open to all who would like to make music on the Farley Center deck! Sign up starts half hour before event . The number of signup dictates how long folks play.

Please bring your own chairs/blankets to sit out on the front lawn.

Reyna Gonzalez/El Sabor De Puebla & Farley Center Farmer will have Mexican food, organic vegetables and flowers for purchase. Please bring cash.

This event is hosted by:

Farley Center/Natural Path Sanctuary
www.farleycenter.org
www.naturalpathsanctuary.org

Southwest Wisconsin Area Progressives (SWWAP)
www.swwap.org

Questions, please contact Tim White (SWWWP) at uncleyukon@gmail. com or

10-6-24

Come join us and listen to Yid Vicious who will be playing at the Farley Center Center Fall Festival from 10:30-12:30!
https://yidvicious.com/

Yid Vicious has been engaging and delighting audiences throughout the Midwest since 1995. The group has released five CDs, toured on three continents, and has received numerous Madison Area Music Awards for its unique blend of traditional and contemporary klezmer. Indoors and out, in ramshackle bars and luxurious ballrooms, on high festival stages and on bare sod, Yid Vicious brings the party to life with Yiddish dance music spanning generations from the old world to our world.

For any questions, please contact us at 608-845-8724 or e-mail

10-6-24

Come join us and listen to Noah James Hittner who will be playing at the Farley Center Center Fall Festival from 12:30-2:30!
https://www.facebook.com/events/250896704703530

Musician and author, Noah James Hittner, was born and raised in the beautiful driftless region of the rural Midwest, where his work has led him to appear on both radio and network television.

About Noah’s music…
Despite being raised the son of a local Country-Rock legend, Noah procrastinated for well over three decades before finally picking up the guitar to begin the new year in 2009. Influenced by everything from folk-rock to hip-hop, Noah has recorded and released several albums which blend the singer-songwriter, acoustic, rock, urban, and electronic styles into a singular Acoustic-Tronic genre. This collage of influences creates a sound that begs listeners to feel something. Currently based out of Madison, WI and regularly touring the Midwest, Noah performs with the use of a looper pedal and various effects, creating a wildly entertaining, full-band sound.
Noah James Hittner’s 3rd solo album, willing, was written, performed, recorded, mixed and produced entirely by Noah in his tiny basement home-studio on the blue-collar east-side of Madison, WI. Using Blues, Folk, Hip-Hop, R&B, and Electronica, this 12-song multi-genre journey touches on social issues, loss, consciousness, parenthood, and of course love, to successfully paint a sonic canvas which not only emotes—but grooves hard. willing is available now on all major streaming and download platforms.

About Noah’s books…
Warming the heart and inspiring the mind, Noah has written and published several books on the topic of human consciousness, spirituality, and personal freedom. Currently, he is working on his first novel, an epic journey tale of love and friendship.

About Noah’s former company…
Noah is also the former creator, owner and operator of, The Ark of Music LLC (TAOM LLC), which strives to enrich the music culture by connecting independent and small label musicians with the music-loving public. TAOM LLC now continues its mission under new ownership.

For any questions, please contact us at 608-845-8724 or e-mail

7/8/23

John Duggleby

Hosted by the Farley Center and the Southwest Wisconsin Area Progressives (SWWAP), PFLAG of Mount Horeb

Cost: $10 Suggested Donation
SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL MUSICIANS!
All proceeds will go to the musicians

Come join us for a concert with “John Duggleby” at the Farley Center under the Bur Oak Welcoming Area (BOWA ). Weather permitting, a campfire open mic will follow the concert.

FOOD: Perez Produce will be selling tamales ($2.50 each) and cold drinks (cash only). They will also offer tamales by the dozen if you want to pre-order those and they will be ready for pick up from the concert – pre-order at )

Please bring your own chairs and blankets. There will be one of our farmers selling fresh, organic vegetables and Farley Center honey will be available (cash or check only).

John Duggleby: Weaned an Iowa “river rat”, aged for 12 years in Chicagoland, and still maturing after three decades in the Madison area. An award-winning writer who’s chased music as a side hustle ever since—at age five– warbling “You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby” in a supper club for a nickel. John was named 2020 and 2021 Madison Area Music Association’s Children’s Performer of the Year, and has received 2 nd place for Singer/Songwriters in the Isthmus “Madison’s Favorites” reader’s poll. His 2014 album Better Late Than Never and 2019 double album Castaway can be heard at https://soundcloud.com/duggleby.

Poster of John Duggleby  Concert
Poster of the full Summer Concert Series

HOSTED BY:

Farley Center
www.farleycenter.org

Southwest Wisconsin Area Progressives (SWWAP)
https://www.facebook.com/MtHorebProgressives

Natural Path Sanctuary
naturalpathsanctuary.org

Farley Center Farmers
https://www.facebook.com/farleyfarmers

8/26/23

Yid Vicious Klezmer Ensemble Concert
https://yidvicious.com/

Hosted by the Farley Center and the Southwest Wisconsin Area Progressives

Cost: $15 PAY AT THE DOOR
SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL MUSICIANS!
All proceeds will go to the musicians

Come join us for a concert with “Yid Vicious” at the Farley Center under the Bur Oak Welcoming Area (BOWA ). Please bring your own chairs and blankets. There will be one of our farmers selling fresh, organic vegetables and Farley Center honey will be available (cash or check only).

FOOD: Perez Produce will be selling tamales ($2.50 each) and cold drinks (cash only). They will also offer tamales by the dozen if you want to pre-order those and they will be ready for pick up from the concert – pre-order at )

We are offering an informational tour with Farley Center Board Member Jeanne Meier at 4:00- one hour before the concert. No charge for the tour.

We are also offering a Farley Center Food Forest Tour with Kalev Kristjuhan/Wisc. Food Forests following the concert from 7:00-8:00. No charge for the tour.

Yid Vicious has been engaging and delighting audiences throughout the Midwest since 1995. The group has released four CDs and has received numerous Madison Area Music Awards for its unique blend of traditional and contemporary klezmer. In 2009, Yid Vicious became the first performing arts ensemble in Wisconsin to receive a USArtists International grant, to perform at Argentina’s KlezFiesta, an international klezmer festival spanning three cities and including bands from ten countries.

In 2006, Yid Vicious toured Chiba Prefecture, Japan as part of the Wisconsin-Chiba Sister State Goodwill Delegation. Yid Vicious is committed to keeping traditional klezmer music and dance alive, and collaborates frequently with internationally renowned klezmer dance instructor Steve Weintraub. The group has participated in the New York-based “KlezKamp: The Yiddish Folk Arts Program”, and was a featured performer at the “KlezKamp Roadshow” directed by Yiddish scholar Henry Sapoznik at the University of Wisconsin in April 2009.

Yid Vicious has presented concerts, workshops, and clinics at performing arts centers, cultural festivals, universities, and K-12 schools in Wisconsin, Minnesota, South Dakota, Iowa, Illinois, and Michigan, and has performed to statewide audiences on Wisconsin Public Radio and Wisconsin Public Television.

Poster of the Yid Vicious Klezmer Ensemble Concert
Poster of the full Summer Concert Series

HOSTED BY:

Farley Center
www.farleycenter.org

Southwest Wisconsin Area Progressives (SWWAP)
https://www.facebook.com/MtHorebProgressives

Natural Path Sanctuary
naturalpathsanctuary.org

Farley Center Farmers
https://www.facebook.com/farleyfarmers

10-1-23

Come join us and listen to “Brazilian ‘pagode” music! “Saideira Pagode” will be playing at the Farley Center Center Fall Festival from 12:30-1:45!

“Saideira Pagode (pronounced “sai DAY ruh, pa GOH jee,”) consists of several longtime members of The Handphibians. They perform Brazilian ‘pagode’ music, a roots samba style featuring small percussion and strings, sung around tables in bars and backyards. In essence, a quintessential Brazilian party music.”

More about the Farley Center Fall Festival

“Pagode (Portuguese pronunciation: [paˈɡɔdʒ(i)]) is a Brazilian style of music that originated in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, as a subgenre of Samba. Pagode originally meant a celebration with food, music, dance, and party.”

For any questions, please contact us at 608-845-8724 or e-mail

10-1-23

Come join us and dance to the bluegrass band “Down from the Hills” at the Farley Center Center Fall Festival. Down from the Hills will be playing from 10:30-12:15!

http://downfromthehills.com/

More about the Farley Center Fall Festival

Down from the Hills – Band Members
Pat Downing: mandolin, fiddle, melodion, vocals
Bill McWilliams: banjo, guitar, vocals
Dan Hildebrand: guitar, mandolin, fiddle, vocals
Brad Wolbert: upright bass, guitar, vocals

For any questions, please contact us at 608-845-8724 or e-mail

10-1-23

The Raging Grannies will be back at the Farley Center! Come join us at the Farley Center Center Fall Festival. The Raging Grannies will be playing from 1:45-2:30!

http://raginggrannies.madisonwi.us/

More about the Farley Center Fall Festival

The Raging Grannies have participated at the Farley Center festivals in 2016. 2017 and 2019. We look forward to hearing them sing again!

For any questions, please contact us at 608-845-8724 or e-mail

7/15/23
Congress of Starlings – Andrea Bunch and Aerin Tedsco
vitalbodywellnessllc.com/music/

Hosted by the Farley Center and the Southwest Wisconsin Area Progressives

Cost: $15 PAY AT THE DOOR
SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL MUSICIANS!
All proceeds will go to the musicians

Come join us for a concert with “Congress of Starlings” at the Farley Center under the Bur Oak Welcoming Area (BOWA ). Please bring your own chairs and blankets. There will be one of our farmers selling fresh, organic vegetables and Farley Center honey will be available (cash or check only).

FOOD: Perez Produce will be selling tamales ($2.50 each) and cold drinks (cash only). They will also offer tamales by the dozen if you want to pre-order those and they will be ready for pick up from the concert – pre-order at )

We are offering an informational tour with Farley Center Board Member Jeanne Meier at 4:00- one hour before the concert. No charge for the tour.

We are also offering a Farley Center Food Forest Tour with Kalev Kristjuhan/Wisc. Food Forests following the concert from 7:00-8:00. No charge for the tour.

“Congress of Starlings is a long-time favorite on the Chicago indie music scene. Aerin Tedesco and Andrea Bunch have been called ‘two of the most beautiful noises on the planet.’ The Starlings have brought their music to world famous venues like Milwaukee’s Summerfest, The National Women’s Music Festival, Halsted Market Days, Taste of Chicago, Pride Fest, Hard Rock Café, The House of Blues, and to beloved Chicago venues like The Old Town School of Folk Music, SPACE, Schuba’s and Martyr’s.”

Whether as an acoustic duo or a full band, Congress of Starlings joyfully delivers a unique, startling blend of unearthly harmonies, rich melodies, and unusual meters. Lyrically, their concerns reach from the depths of the heart, across the damaged American landscape, and through the mists of other worlds. Their voices are unmatched in their ability to move and enrapture audiences. Their songs are raw and powerful.

Congress of Starlings recent highlights ~

We produce Covers for Cover, now in its 17th year. Covers for Cover brings together trans and cis women artists to raise funds for women in need. Our annual shows are celebratory, uplifting concerts full of fans and artists cheering each other on! This December, Covers for Cover was proud to raise $25,000 for the Chicago Abortion Fund.

In June 2022, we sold out the 500+ seat Old Town School of Folk Music theater with our tribute to Joni Mitchell. Here’s Woodstock from that show.

Our music appears in Monty & Rose I and II, feature length documentaries about endangered piping plovers nesting in Chicago and the decision Chicagoans made to protect them. Hear The Gift.<

Live show videos
Kristina – for the Woman King of Sweden.
Fishing – for ghosts of women lost

Recorded music
Albedo on Spotify

https://www.congressofstarlings.com/

Poster of  Congress of Starlings Concert
Poster of the full Summer Concert Series

The Farley Center welcomes guests from the Midwest Mujeres Collective to this concert as a featured Madison non-profit. CEO & Founder Aracelo Esparza will say a few words about her organization during the intermission.

“Midwest Mujeres is a mentorship program that connects, guides, and mentors Latinas and other Black and Brown women on business opportunities, online education, and presentation skills.” https://www.midwestmujeres.com/

HOSTED BY:

Farley Center
www.farleycenter.org

Southwest Wisconsin Area Progressives (SWWAP)
https://www.facebook.com/MtHorebProgressives

Natural Path Sanctuary
naturalpathsanctuary.org