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Roundstone Buskers return to Galesburg

April 30, 2016 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

$5

The Roundstone Buskers and their modern take on Celtic music return to the Carl Sandburg State Historic Site on April 30 during the city’s annual Carl Sandburg Festival.

 

The group, which formed in 2001, takes its name from Roundstone, Ireland. The trio’s current line-up features Shannan Sullivan, Tom Jones and Bruce Burton. For more about their music, visit www.roundstonebuskers.net.

 

The Roundstone Buskers have been praised for putting a modern spin on traditional music and bringing some traditional sounds to modern music. Critics rave that they “routinely get people up clapping, yelling, singing and dancing” and “keep the musical traditions of their ancestral homeland alive.”

 

The April 30 “Songbag” concert takes place in the Sandburg site’s barn at 313 E. Third Street, Galesburg. The show starts at 7 p.m. and ends at 9 with a break for refreshments around 8. A donation of $5 per person is suggested.

 

Some of Sandburg’s work is read at each Songbag concert. The reader on April 30 will be Aron Whitehurst.

 

The concert is sponsored by the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency and the Carl Sandburg Historic Site Association.

 

Carl Sandburg was a collector and performer of America’s folk songs. The series is named in honor of Sandburg’s book “The American Songbag,” published in 1927.

 

The Carl Sandburg State Historic Site includes the home where the famed poet and biographer was born. For more information, visit www.sandburg.org.

 

The site is operated by the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. IHPA protects the state’s historic resources, which contribute to education, culture and the economy. IHPA sites include ancient burial mounds, forts and buildings erected by settlers, and homes connected to famous Illinoisans.

 

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Details

Date:
April 30, 2016
Time:
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Cost:
$5
Event Category:

Venue

Carl Sandburg Historic Site
313 E. Third Street
Galesburg, IL 61401 United States
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