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 A concert of American railroad, mining, and farming songs.
Friday, February 20, 2009, 7:30 p.m., in Roosevelt University's historic Ganz Hall. 430 S. Michigan Ave, Chicago (in the Auditorum Theatre Building). Free admission. Download flyer  Workshop on historical and stylistic aspects of the American ballad tradition. The
presentation will include recorded excerpts and examples performed
live. Part of the University of Chicago Folk Festival.
Saturday, February 7, 2009, 1:00 p.m., in the University of Chicago's Ida Noyes Hall. 1212 East 59th Street, Chicago. Workshop admission is free.  A concert of songs from Carl Sandburg's landmark 1927 folksong collection, The American Songbag. This is the kickoff event for the annual Sandburg Days Festival, honoring the great legacy of Carl Sandburg.
Thursday, April 24, 2008, 7:00 p.m., at the Carl Sandburg State Historic Site in the poet's hometown of Galesburg, Illinois. A reception with refreshments will follow the performance. For more information, visit the Sandburg Days Festival web page.  A concert of American crime songs, including songs about some of America’s most notorious bad guys (and gals).
Friday, February 15, 2008, 7:30 p.m., in Roosevelt University's historic Ganz Hall. 430 S. Michigan Ave, Chicago (in the Auditorum Theatre Building). Free admission. Download flyer.  Workshop on the stylistic
diversity of Old Time music of the 1920s and 1930s. The
presentation will include recorded excerpts and examples performed
live. Part of the University of Chicago Folk Festival.
Saturday, February 9, 2008, 10:30 a.m., in the University of Chicago's Ida Noyes Hall. 1212 East 59th Street, Chicago. Workshop admission is free.  Six shows in five cities,
including Tokyo, Fukuoka, and Naha (Okinawa). Sponsored by the
U.S. Embassy in Japan and its American Centers to spread awareness and
appreciation of American arts and culture.
November 15–22, 2007. See pictures.  An evening of songs from Carl Sandburg’s 1927 folksong collection, The American Songbag.
The selections, some familiar and others obscure, some humorous and
others haunting, will be sung and played in authentic styles of the
1920s and 1930s and accompanied by historical commentary.
Friday, September 7, 2007, 7:30 pm, at Historic Pleasant Home, 217 S. Home Avenue, Oak Park, IL. Download flyer. |