Illinois has rich and diverse folk music traditions that are little known to most people.  From the beginning of the 19th century through the folk revival of the 1950s, the many peoples who have made Illinois their home have produced a huge body of folk music from historical ballads, to labor anthems, to early country songs, to dance tunes (not to mention an equally large body of music from ethnic communities in the state).  Bucky Halker shares his knowledge of the Prairie State’s folk music in a program that features performance and commentary.