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Sandburg Songbag Concert Series
June 9, 2019 @ 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
$5Mark and Molly Mathewson, the father and daughter duo that performs as Last Acre, will take the stage on Sunday, June 9 at the Carl Sandburg State Historic Site in Galesburg as part of the Sandburg Songbag Concert Series.
Last Acre’s sound is rooted in traditional Appalachian folk music. They excel at bluegrass, combined with Midwestern prairie songwriting sensibilities. Their blood-kin harmonies are exceptional, and they have a dry tongue-in-cheek repartee. Mark performed at the Sandburg site last November during the recording of one of the Illinois Humanities Bicentennial podcasts. His songs have been recorded by a number of bluegrass acts, including 2017 Grammy nominee Blue Highway, the Lonesome River Band, Ernie Thacker, Kenny Smith, and Josh Williams. For additional information, check their website at https://www.lastacremusic.com/
The June 9 Songbag performance by Last Acre will be in the Sandburg site’s Barn at 313 E. Third Street in Galesburg. The show starts at 4:00 p.m. and ends at 6:00 p.m. with a break for refreshments around 5:00 p.m. A donation of $5 per person is suggested. The 2019 Sandburg Songbag concerts are made possible thanks to a grant from the Mark and Celia Godsil Family Fund, a Donor Advised Fund of the Galesburg Community Foundation, and the Community Impact Fund at the Galesburg Community Foundation. The concert is presented by the Carl Sandburg Historic Site Association and the Illinois Department of Natural Resources.
Carl Sandburg Songbag concerts for the remainder of 2019 include:
July 14: David Berntson, blues harmonica
August 11: Andy Crawford and Harry Tonchev, jazz guitar and bass
Sept. 8: Barry Cloyd, singer, songwriter
Oct. 13: Sally Weisenburg and Don Bernbaum, blues and jazz
Nov. 10: Jera Faraipanahi Scott and Carol Jean Trulson, acoustic guitar and keyboard
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 Sandburg site is operated by the Illinois Department Natural Resources.
