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ART DISCIPLINES - MUSIC - FOLK/COUNTRY
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Labor of Love –
More about Labor songs from folk-poet Bucky Halker. This clip features Halker's tune "In Union Lies Our Strength/Good News,"
which features the lyrics of labor poet William Creech.
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Songs of the Ranch and Range –
Listen to Shady Mix open
Arts Across Illinois: CenterStage in 2006 with their original tune, "Pokeberry Jam."
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Straight Outta Appalachia –
Sterret's Last RunSterret's Last RunSterret's Last RunSterret's Last RunSterret's Last RunSterret's Last RunSterret's Last
RunSterret's Last RunSterret's Last RunSterret's Last RunSterret's Last Run
Listen to Ashley Lewis sing "Sterret's Last Run," a song she wrote after witnessing a boat accident on the Ohio River. Lewis
is backed up by teacher Jeff Midkiff on violin, Don Stiernberg on guitar and Jim Cox on bass.
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Sweet Song – Getting Hammered, or Dulcet Dulcimer
Hear the sweet sounds of the dulcimer as played by the agile hands of Bill Robinson and his students.
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Blackboard Broadsides – If I Were the President
Michael Miles explains how he engages students and helps them compose "If I Were the President," a song they'd sing and send
to President Bush.
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Modern Troubadour – Joni and her Band Perform
Watch Joni Laurence and her band play the title track from her latest album,
Trashbag Birdie, on
Arts Across Illinois: CenterStage in 2005.
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Bluegrass Bonanza – Localized Lyrics
Watch Special Consensus play for the community of Shipman, IL, where local residents are living the lyrics of the song,
Our Little Town.
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Labor of Love – Music with a Message
Learn more about Bucky Halker's music and the passion for politics that drives his music.
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Blackboard Broadsides – Of Thee I Sing
Watch Michael Miles strike a chord with Chicago public school students as he leads them on a songwriting journey.
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Straight Outta Appalachia – Old Joe Clark
See Jeff Midkiff, Ashley Lewis and friends jam on "Old Joe Clark" during 2005's
Arts Across Illinois: CenterStage .
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River Stories – Old-Time Poetry
Listen to Erwin Thompson as he reads his poem
Water Under the Bridge and reflects upon the sometimes bittersweet but inevitable passing of time.
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Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms – Steam-Powered Bluegrass Boys
Sit back and listen to these members of the Western Illinois Bluegrass Association pick on their mandolin, banjo, double bass
and guitar. Who knows if the late Bill Monroe, founding father of bluegrass, could have kept up with these quick fingers?
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Story Time – Telling Tales
Let the music and the tales of Chris and Tom Kastle, Dan Keding, and Mama Edie Armstrong carry you to places where imagination
is king and the worries of everyday life melt away at the Chinquapin Folk Music and Storytelling Festival.
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Turbo-Charged Folk – The Right Tune
Watch Sons of the Never Wrong perform on
Arts Across Illinois: CenterStage in 2002.
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Roots Music – Uniquely American
Learn more about Jim Kanas' uniquely "American" style of music.
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The Yodeling Cowboy – Yee-haw!
Randy Erwin Performs "Cowboy Rhythm" in this music video from
Arts Across Illinois: CenterStage 2005.
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