Peter and Lou Berryman

Masters of the comedy folk song, Lou Berryman and her ex-husband Peter Berryman are public-radio folk programmers' favorites when they want to liven up their playlists with lighter fare. The husband-and-wife team from Wisconsin have charmed folk festival audiences across the country with their peculiar, offbeat songs. Lou was born in Appleton, Wisconsin and works as a fabric and fiber artist when she's not on the road. She sings lead and plays accordion with Peter in concert, but also plays piano, harpsichord, banjo, viola de gamba, saxophone, lute and guitar. Peter Berryman, born in Philadelphia, attended school in Appleton and worked as an illustrator. Peter plays 12-string guitar and also writes lyrics. The two met in high school and formed their first band in 1964; they formed a jug band in college together in 1966 and led two other bands in 1969 and 1971. Meanwhile, they married in 1967 and were divorced in 1974, but became a professional duo in 1975 and began playing a weekly show at the Club deWash in Madison, Wisconsin in 1977. For the past 20 years, the duo has entertained crowds at folk festivals and coffeehouses across the U.S., Canada and Europe. The prolific duo have issued several songbooks, including Frescoes and Bowling Balls, and The New Berryman Berryman Songbook. Their albums include Double Yodel (1995), What, Again? (1993), We Don't Talk About That! (1992), Cow Imagination (1990), Forward Hey (1988), Your State's Name Here (1988) February March (1986) So Comfortable (1984), Cupid's Trash Truck (1981), and No Relation (1980), all on their own label. Their songs have been recorded by lots of fellow folkies: Claudia Schmidt, Sally Rogers, the Chenille Sisters, Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer and others. Garrison Keillor, host of the public radio program...