WSSS Presents Bill Camplin

Description

Bill Camplin is a singer/songwriter and acoustic guitarist who began playing professionally in the Milwaukee Area in the late 1960's.  He was an integral part of the Milwaukee acoustic folk scene for many years and appeared regularly at various clubs including the Blue River Café, The Crystal Palace, The Mine Shaft, The Avante Garde and the 19th Street Coffee House. He has worked with Milwaukee musicians Jason Klagstad, Paul Wehrley, and the late great Bob Mueller. For the last 3 decades he has been co-owner of the popular music venue Café Carpe in Fort Atkinson.

Bill writes and arranges his own material and has produced a considerable body of work, including albums of all originals, as well as one of Dylan covers, and another of old country tunes. Camplin entertains with the clarity of his penetrating mind, guitar mastery and quicksilver voice.
"...the proverbial best singer nobody's ever heard of, even though he's known in folk music circles as the guy with the sweet pipes and the droll wit who runs Café Carpe, one of the nation's best small venues for touring singer-songwriters." Capital Times
"Here is Bill Camplin, nothing but his voice and guitar, both sounding as amazingly crystal clear and beautiful, taking on the timeless songs of Bob Dylan. This is one of the most beautiful recordings I've ever come upon." singer-songwriter Dean Stevens