New Year's Day 2025
May all hope bear fruit
may our tears be tears of joy
may we live in peace
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We take part in our annual Polar Bear plunge in Jacksonport, Wisconsin, one of the longest running plunges…
Haiku Milieu Highlights
In 2024, 49 new songs and spoken word pieces from 44 artists are glowing in the firmament of the Haiku Milieu-Universe.
Each song is an incandescent star, a miraculous explosion of creativity.
The artists and audience, drawn together by the…
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Chicago Tribune Rick Kogan article on Jenny and Robin Bienemann
Jenny and Robin Bienemann play music on their back deck in Oak Park on Aug. 27, 2024.
On Friday, September 1, the couple along with a group of musician friends, will be playing at Fitzgeralds in Berwyn. The music will…
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8/30: The Songs Are Coming!! Haiku Milieu After Dark
THE SONGS ARE COMING! THE SONGS ARE COMING!
Friday, August 30, the Friday of Labor Day weekend, it's the third annual Haiku Milieu After Dark!
Like a red carpet but for songs, Haiku Milieu Concerts are a cavalcade of…
"THAT" is the only "WHY" we ever need
Who knows why something resonates. I wish I knew.
Once, I was a substitute teacher and got to work with two sets of students in a row. The first class was incredible: they were doing what they did at a…
Kerrville: That's a Wrap!
Well, that's a wrap on the Kerrville Folk Festival in Kerrville, Texas, where songwriters from all over the world gather to celebrate songwriting and the creative spirit.
Here's a quick recap: The Grassy Hill New Folk Song Contest happens over…
NEW BOOK: "Sundays with Jenny Bienemann"
Brand new book!
"SUNDAYS with JENNY BIENEMANN” available Mother’s Day, 2024!
It came up suddenly. The urge to make a new book and have it ready for our show at the venue on May 10, 2024 the Friday before Mother’s…
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Jay Sebastian, forever in our hearts. May 21, 1953 - March 29, 20204
For Jay
I don’t know how many times I told him I was proud of him
I couldn’t have said it enough
there was too much to say
and I wasn’t sure he wanted to hear it
but I know…