Lou and Peter Berryman to Perform Annual Concert at White Gull

Singers and songwriters Lou and Peter Berryman return to the White Gull Inn in Fish Creek on Wednesday, January 13, for a folk concert. Tickets for the 8 pm concert, the third in a series of six scheduled at the inn this winter, are $15.

Lou and Peter Berryman have performed annually in the White Gull folk concert series since its inception more than 24 years ago. The Madison-based duo, who accompany their own songs on the 12-string guitar and accordion, are musical humorists who have been performing to nationwide audiences since 1975.

Lou and Peter Berryman began their musical partnership in high school in Appleton, Wisconsin, in the ‘60s. By the ‘80s, they had established themselves as a prominent feature of the songwriting subculture of Wisconsin’s capital, playing their original material every week for almost 10 years in the run-down but trendy music room of Madison’s Club de Wash. Gradually expanding their circuit, they began crisscrossing the continent and gaining national attention with appearances on such programs as Public Radio’s A Prairie Home Companion and NPR’s Weekend Edition.

Regular appearances at festivals and folk music clubs all across the country now serve as venues for the songs contained in their 12 recordings and three songbooks, which have been performed by everyone from Garrison Keillor to Peter, Paul and Mary. The popularity of Lou and Peter Berryman is a testament to their intelligent and wickedly funny material, which is never bawdy or risqué but is rich with wordplay and witty images.

An optional pre-concert dinner will be served at 6 pm. The menu consists of Italian sausage lasagna with charred tomatoes and roast garlic, sundried tomato parmesan Focaccia, classic Caesar salad, and chocolate gelato for dessert.

Tickets for the concert, reservations for the dinner and information can be obtained by calling the White Gull at 920.868.3517.