Lou & Peter Berryman (4:45 p.m.) – authors of 17 recordings and three songbooks of original material, have performed together for more than 20 years. Their whimsical and wonderfully accessible performances of their hilarious, quirky, yet oddly profound songs leave audiences with cheeks aching from smiling. Frequent comparisons to Tom Lehrer, Flanders and Swann, and Burns and Allen notwithstanding, these two are originals whose songs blend Midwestern culture and intelligent observation. Their songs have been performed by Peter, Paul & Mary, and Peggy Seeger.

They began their musical partnership in high school in Appleton, Wisconsin, in the 1960s. By the 1980s, they had established themselves as a prominent feature of the songwriting subculture of Wisconsin’s capital, playing their original material every week in a local club. Gradually they gained national attention with appearances on such programs as American Public Media’s A Prairie Home Companion and National Public Radio's Weekend Edition. They have performed at festivals and folk music clubs across the country, and have represented Wisconsin at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.

Christine Lavin has said, “Lou & Peter Berryman are the funniest thing on four legs and brilliant songwriters.” Scott Alarik said in The Boston Globe, “Their satires are at once bitingly funny and endearing, wildly absurdist and vividly human. They have the rare ability to make us simultaneously laugh at and care about the people they lampoon.”

For more information about Lou & Peter Berryman, visit their website at LouAndPeter.com.