Lula Wiles
North Street Cabaret 610 North St., Madison, Wisconsin 53704
Laura Partain
Lula Wiles (left to right): Eleanor Buckland, Mali Obomsawin, Isa Burke.
Lula Wiles is on tour with a sophomore album via Smithsonian Folkways that more than lives up to the high standard set by their self-titled debut. What Will We Do is anchored by the somewhat spine-chilling juxtaposition of “Bad Guy,” an original murder ballad, with “The Pain of Loving You,” a vintage Dolly Parton-Porter Wagoner duet (also re-recorded by Parton on the blockbuster 1987 Trio album). Bonus: The beautiful acoustics of the Cabaret are the perfect home for the instrumental and vocal alchemy created by the trio of Eleanor Buckland, Isa Burke and Mali Obomsawin.
Tickets at www.sugarmaplefest.org. General Admission $10 Advance; $15 Day of Show