Robinson & Rohe
to
Cafe Carpe, Fort Atkinson 18 S. Water St., Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin 53538
$10.
press release: On Thursday, August 24th at 8pm, songwriting duo Robinson & Rohe come to The Cafe Carpe as part of their Hunger record release tour. Liam Robinson is a frequent collaborator with songwriters Anaïs Mitchell and Becca Stevens; Jean Rohe is an award winning songwriter and performer. Their debut record, Hunger, is a collection of songs about love and the land.
The Cafe Carpe is located at 18 S. Water St, Fort Atkinson. Please call 920-563-9391 to reserve.
About Robinson & Rohe:
Ask Robinson & Rohe how the duo was formed and they’ll look at each other as if to say, Which beginning should we begin with? The two have known each other for over a decade, developing a friendship as they pursued their separate careers—spanning everything from playing Brazilian jazz gigs to composing orchestral scores.
Over those years, the two grew into powerhouse performers. Liam Robinson honed his wide-ranging skills as an original cast member of the Tony Award winning play “Warhorse,” as musical director of Anaïs Mitchell’s Off-Broadway folk opera “Hadestown,” as a composer in the Red Light New Music collective, and as a member of the Becca Stevens Band. Meanwhile, Jean Rohe began touring and recording with her band, Jean Rohe & the End of the World Show, honing a honeyed, far-ranging voice and collecting accolades along the way (“a sure-footed young singer-songwriter,” says the New York Times.) Rohe also garnered attention for her unflinching alternative anthem for the United States, “National Anthem: Arise! Arise!” which continues to be performed and recorded by choirs and bands across the country, and was published in the Rise Up Singing songbook sequel.
A few years ago, the two deepened their collaboration and began exchanging lyrics and music—Robinson taking a fragment of writing from Rohe and delivering it back to her married to a melody. The process was the start of what would become their debut record, "Hunger," an album full of songs about love and land—often both at the same time. Written largely during a period of travels between the East Coast and the Upper Midwest, the record poses questions about the traditions we might carry on, and where to find hope in a country freighted with an inheritance that is both beautiful and troubling