05 May

Tolhuistuin

Queer folksinger-songwriter and poet Willi Carlisle returns with his signature sound of traditional folk, exploring themes of absurdity, spectacle, and philosophy with a love for outsiders.

Willi Carlisle Live

A Folksinger for the Outsiders

Willi Carlisle is a folksinger-songwriter and poet with a love for outsiders. His music has always been a dance between absurdity, spectacle, and philosophy. On his fourth album, 'Winged Victory', the artist returns to his signature sound of traditional folk and a palette of odd-one-out characters.

Carlisle believes that life is about caring for each other and the connection between all people. He initially fell for the punk in folk after delving into American music history. After his debut album 'To Tell You the Truth' was well-received, 'Peculiar, Missouri' followed in 2022. The latter is also an activist folk record that addresses topics such as the struggles of queer people, the right to drinking water, and experiencing panic attacks. With his words, Carlisle tries to show that it is time to stop thinking in boxes so that we can reach great heights together.