Folksongs of Illinois

Event Details

When
05/07/2010 - 2:00pm
Where
Lincoln Log Cabin State Historical Site
400 S Lincoln Highway Rd
Lerna, IL, 62440-2840
United States
See map: Google Maps
County: 
Coles
Fee: 
Free. Open to the public.
Sponsor Organization: 
Academy of Lifetime Learning at EIU
Where
Lincoln Log Cabin State Historical Site
400 S Lincoln Highway Rd
Lerna, IL, 62440-2840
See map: Google Maps
County: 
Coles
Fee: 
Free. Open to the public.
Sponsor Organization: 
Academy of Lifetime Learning at EIU
A Road Scholar Program by Bucky Halker

Illinois has rich and diverse folk music traditions that are little known outside a small circle of scholars. From the beginning of the 19th century through the folk revival of the 1950s, the many peoples who made Illinois their home produced a huge body of folk music, including historical ballads, labor anthems, early country songs, and dance tunes as well as a large body of music from ethnic communities in the state.

This event is Free and Open to the public. For more information, please contact Janna Overstreet, 217.581.5114.