
Reviews and News From Madison, WI
We are very proud of the 1000+ reviews we have accumulated over the years. Any of these clients will be happy to share their experiences with our company on & off stage.
Here is what people from Madison, WI and neighboring cities are saying about us
Corporate Event
Madison, WI - Wednesday, October 3rd, 2018
Company Party
Madison, WI - Friday, February 6th, 2015
Fundraiser | Fun Pianos dueling pianos show
Prescott, WI - Saturday, January 25th, 2025
The event was great! The guys were so easy to work with and we have gotten lots of great feedback! Thank you so much for everything!
Corporate Party | Fun Pianos dueling pianos show
Green Bay, WI - Wednesday, February 14th, 2024
It was incredible! They did an absolute fantastic job!! We received so many compliments of their performance. Thank you for participating in our day and all the excellent communication leading up to the day.
Community Event | Fun Pianos dueling pianos show
Pardeeville, WI - Friday, November 3rd, 2023
The audience loved them! We will definitely consider you for future shows and future seasons. Thanks again!
Corporate Party | Fun Pianos dueling pianos show
Lake Geneva, WI - Tuesday, October 17th, 2023
Absolutely awesome!
Fundraiser | Fun Pianos dueling pianos show
green bay, WI - Friday, September 22nd, 2023
Good morning, everything went great!! Those guys did an awesome job 😎
Corporate Party | Fun Pianos one-man show
Wausau, WI - Friday, December 9th, 2022
We had a fantastic time with Sam on the keys! His energy was amazing, and we highly enjoyed the entertainment he provided. Our whole team had nothing but great things to say!
Corporate Party | Fun Pianos dueling pianos show
Pewaukee, WI - Tuesday, October 4th, 2022
It was fantastic, your team did an awesome job! My team will be talking about this one for a long time. Thank you!
Corporate Party | Fun Pianos dueling pianos show
Blair, WI - Wednesday, August 18th, 2021
Everything went very well. The staff enjoyed themselves and had a great time. Maybe we can do it in a year from now.
Thanks, Jeff
Corporate Party | Fun Pianos dueling pianos show
LaCrosse, WI - Saturday, June 5th, 2021
Everyone really had a great time and enjoyed the show.
Fundraiser | Fun Pianos dueling pianos show
Green Bay, WI - Friday, June 4th, 2021
Sent to the Fun Pianos office DURING the show!:
These two are completely awesome 👏
Robb collard
FOCWC
Ski Entertainment | Fun Pianos dueling pianos show
Wausau, WI - Saturday, February 1st, 2020
Corporate Event | Fun Pianos dueling pianos show
Lake Geneva, WI - Friday, January 24th, 2020
Corporate Christmas Party
Black River Falls, WI - Saturday, December 7th, 2019
Conference | Fun Pianos dueling pianos show
Wisconsin Dells, WI - Tuesday, July 9th, 2019
Fundraiser
Stevens Point, WI - Saturday, February 9th, 2019
Fundraiser
Green Bay, WI - Friday, April 27th, 2018
Faculty Party
Boyd, WI - Friday, March 2nd, 2018
Wedding Reception
LaCrosse, WI - Saturday, November 11th, 2017
Corporate Event
Appleton, WI - Friday, October 13th, 2017
High school post-prom party
Superior, WI - Saturday, June 3rd, 2017
Corporate Party
Manitowac, WI - Saturday, February 18th, 2017
Corporate Event
Wisconsin Dells, WI - Wednesday, November 2nd, 2016
Family Celebration
Milwaukee, WI - Wednesday, June 8th, 2016
Holiday Party
Waukesha, WI - Friday, January 8th, 2016
Appreciation Dinner
Wisconsin Dells, WI - Monday, July 14th, 2014
Annual Dinner
River Falls, WI - Saturday, February 8th, 2014
Police Retirement Party
Lake Geneva, WI - Thursday, August 22nd, 2013
Fundraiser
Wausau, WI - Friday, March 1st, 2013
Private Party
Burlington, WI - Saturday, February 9th, 2013

Private Event
Elkhart, WI - Saturday, November 10th, 2012
Wedding
La Crosse, WI - Saturday, October 13th, 2012
Arnold and O’Sheridan Event
Johnson Creek, WI - Saturday, December 15th, 2007
Hoffman Holiday Party
Appleton, WI - Friday, December 15th, 2006
Stadium View Sports Bar
Green Bay, WI - Saturday, December 2nd, 2006
Toyota Regional Conference
Kohler, WI - Wednesday, July 12th, 2006
FiServe Corporate Party
Brookfield, WI - Thursday, October 6th, 2005
Latest News from Madison, WI
Fun Pianos duels out of summer into fall
Different areas of the country have different trends, something we’ve noticed in 14+ years of serving the Fun Pianos! by 176 Keys Dueling Pianos show throughout the entire country.
One things that is consistent everywhere, from Phoenix to Nebraska to Illinois, Florida and everywhere else is that summers are slower than the rest of the year. This is not to say we have nothing to do: weddings, county fairs, and other community events happen every week. But while folks in Phoenix want to get out of the sweltering heat, People in Iowa and Minnesota want to hit the water, North Dakota friends want to get together while they have a few weeks of sun…the events we play in the summer are generally the community and family minded events of weddings and festivals.
With fall comes the return of college events (including Texas and South Dakota in a couple weeks), corporate engagements and more of the full list of events we’ve been playing for well over 10 years.
This weekend, we’re spreading our roster to Tucson, Chadron Nebraska, Beatrice Nebraska, Sedalia Missouri, and Reinbeck Iowa. After more shows in Canton Illinois and Rough Kentucky next week, we have a very busy week, with shows every day but Wednesday in Cincinnati, Rapid City, Kearney, Bloomington Indiana, Okoboji Iowa, west Texas, Madison Wisconsin and Woodland Hills (north of Los Angeles and Hollywood). With a small break when we have just one holiday weekend show (a wedding party in Plymouth Nebraska, outside of Lincoln), we’re back at it the next week, hitting Colorado, Kansas, Williston North Dakota and Omaha.
Summer is coming to close, and the “real new year” is about to begin: School, Fall, Football…and Fun Pianos!
Silent Night in Fargo ND, Sioux Falls SD, Madison WI and Dallas TX? Nope. Not on our watch!
Fun Pianos by 176 Keys Dueling Pianos has never been accused of being too quiet! As a matter of fact… we like to have so much FUN, we can hardly contain it. We are taking our show to 15 different events in the next 4 days! We are going to haul out the “jolly” in everyone! Check out some fun facts about “Silent night”…
Silent Night (1818)
Words: Josef Mohr
Music: Franz Xaver Gruber
Arguably the world’s most popular Christmas carol comes in several different translations from the German original. It started out as a poem by the Austrian Catholic priest Father Josef Mohr in 1816. Two years later, Mohr was curate at the parish church of St Nicola in Oberndorf when he asked the organist and local schoolteacher Franz Xaver Gruber to put music to his words.
An unreliable legend has it that the church organ had been damaged by mice, but whatever the reason, Gruber wrote it to be performed by two voices and guitar. It was first performed at midnight mass on Christmas Eve 1818, with Mohr and Gruber themselves taking the solo voice roles.
Its fame eventually spread (allegedly it has been translated into over 300 languages and dialects) and it famously played a key role in the unofficial truce in the trenches in 1914 because it was one of the only carols that both British and German soldiers knew.
– http://www.historyextra.com/feature/christmas-songs-oldest-ones-are-best
Maybe Carols will be requested in Topeka KS, Kearney NE, Madison WI and Orlando FL at this week’s shows…
We don’t often get requests for our dueling pianos to play Carols anytime other than Christmas.
According to WhyChristmas.com, “Carols were first sung in Europe thousands of years ago, but these were not Christmas Carols. They were pagan songs, sung at the Winter Solstice celebrations as people danced round stone circles (The word carol originally meant to dance to something). The Winter Solstice is the shortest day of the year, usually taking place around the 22nd December. The word Carol actually means dance or a song of praise and joy! Carols used to be written and sung during all four seasons, but only the tradition of singing them at Christmas has really survived.”
Actually, after that explanation… I stand corrected. We get asked to play ALL kinds of Carols, we just call them anthems or oldies or ballads. There are always those songs that take us back to another time in our lives. We can remember the first time we heard the song. The first time we danced to it, and the first time we laughed / cried during it. They make us want to dance and be happy. I know I have a few. Whatever your favorite Carol is… whether it is Katy Perry’s “California Gurls” or Bing Crosby’s “White Christmas,” we hope to hear requests from everyone at our shows. We are here to put MORE FUN in your day!