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Songbag Concert Series Continues March 27 at Sandburg Birthplace
The popular annual Songbag Concert Series continues Saturday, March 27 at Carl Sandburg State Historic Site with a 7 p.m. performance of traditional folk and blues by Dan Zahn and Kate Moretti. The concert series is sponsored by the Carl Sandburg State Historic Site Association. A donation of $3 per person is suggested, and the concert takes place at the Carl Sandburg State Historic Site Barn at 313 E. Third Street in Galesburg.

Kate Moretti remembers listening to the music of the '40s on the radio in her family's '64 Studebaker - it was her Dad’s car, so she had no choice. She would rather have been listening to the music she later learned to play on guitar, the songs of Gordon Lightfoot, Bob Dylan, Phil Ochs, and Simon & Garfunkel. As her musical tastes grew she rediscovered the music that she had listened to in the old Studebaker and developed an appreciation for jazz players such as the legendary Django Reinhardt. As a soloist Kate performed her blend of folk and jazz at coffeehouses in northern Illinois, opening for such great performers as Joel Mabus, Tricia Alexander, Small Potatoes, and Sons of the Never Wrong.

Dan Zahn grew up listening to the music of the '40s when his parents would watch "Sing Along With Mitch." As a teenager, he too was influenced by the music of Gordon Lightfoot, Phil Ochs, and Bob Dylan. As time went by, he was also influenced by Tony Rice and Django Reinhardt. Over the years Dan has performed on the road as a soloist and in a variety of bands.

Dan and Kate met in 1995 and discovered how similar their musical tastes were. That year they co-founded and directed the first Lake County Folk Festival, which took place in Lake Zurich, Illinois, and ran for thirteen years. Over the years Dan and Kate have performed as a duo throughout the Midwest. Playing traditional folk, blues, country swing, jazz and Dan's originals, they have performed at such notable venues as The No Exit Cafe', The Hickory Ridge Coffeehouse, The Lake County Folk Festival, The Fox Valley Folk Festival and Bill's Blues to name just a few.

The Carl Sandburg State Historic Site is administered by the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. For more information, visit www.sandburg.org.

(Illinois Historic Preservation Agency)
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