The People, Yes
One of the most celebrated poets of all time, Illinois’ Carl Sandburg wrote an epic poem in the 1930s “The People, Yes,” which turned the everyday words of Americans into everlasting images on the page. This presentation mixes some of the traditional folk songs preserved by Sandburg—who was also a folk song collector—and combines them with samples from this Pulitzer-Prize winning author. The result is a compelling and entertaining musical portrait of both the American essence and the stories of the people of the Midwestern heartland.
Since 1981, Mark Dvorak has performed across nearly all of the United States in concerts, festivals, community-based programs, school programs, and more. He has been called a folk singer’s folk singer who has an encyclopedic knowledge of traditional songs. Mark has been teaching at the Old Town School of Folk Music since 1986, where he presents group instruction programs and master classes.
