Cracked Walnuts

Cracked Walnuts is Cracked Walnuts is a nutty washboard and banjo duo specializing in old time music. From the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania, husband and wife team, Jeff and Jan Ausfahl, entertain with music from the Civil War era, campfire and folk songs, barbershop quartet style music, patriotic favorites, traditional jigs and reels, hits from the roaring 20’s, Western Swing and even old movie and television music.   They will present their Music of Vaudeville program at the Madison Public Library on Saturday, March 31st at 2:00 pm.

Music of Vaudeville features music, stories and humor of the stars from 1890's Vaudeville through Prohibition, such as Al Jolson, Fanny Brice and Eddie Cantor. Even though many of these songs were popular at the time of the Titanic's famous voyage, familiar songs like Carolina in the Morning or Shine on Harvest Moon are still hard to resist singing along with!

Fun for all ages!