Author Archives: Bucky

Tribute To Woody Guthrie

Title: Tribute To Woody GuthrieLocation: SKokie TheatreLink out: Click hereDescription: Bucky performs the songs of Woody GuthrieStart Time: 20:00Date: 2010-05-14

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Ageless Northshore: Bucky Halker in Concert

On the town with Don and Peg:  Bucky Halker Ageless Northshore (November 4, 2009) Last Friday night we saw Bucky Halker at the Skokie Theatre – the program was the music of Pete Seeger, Woody Guthrie and Bob Dylan. Now, … Continue reading

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Review: Folksongs of Illinois, Vols. 1-3

Bucky Halker’s emotionally powerful performance of Woody Guthrie’s, “The Dying Miner,” commemorating the Centralia mine disaster of 1947, includes actual words that miners left behind on scraps of paper as their oxygen was running out; Halker’s rich voice portrays their plight in a compassionate interpretation that is realistic, avoiding maudlin excess. Continue reading

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Folksongs of Illinois

Title: Folksongs of IllinoisLocation: Forest Park Nature Preserve, Peoria, ILDescription: Bucky in concert at the Forest Park Nature Preserve in Peoria, IL. Start Time: 19:00:00Date: 2010-11-05

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Folksongs of Illinois

Title: Folksongs of IllinoisLocation: The Pavillion in Rockwood, ILDescription: Bucky offers an outdoor concert of Illinois folksongs in beautiful Rockwood, IL. Date: 2010-09-25

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Folksongs of Illinois

Title: Folksongs of IllinoisLocation: Sycamore Museum, Museum, ILDescription: An outdoor concert of Folksongs of Illinois at the Sycamore Museum, 1730 N. Main, Sycamore, IL. Start Time: 19:00:00Date: 2010-06-16

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Remember Haymarket

Title: Remember HaymarketLocation: Haymarket Monument, Chicago, ILDescription: Bucky joins the throngs that gather annual to remember Haymarket, the nation\’s most important labor event. Speakers and Music! Start Time: 10:00:00Date: 2010-05-01

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This Machine Kills Fascists: Woody Guthrie and American Folksongs

Title: This Machine Kills Fascists: Woody Guthrie and American FolksongsLocation: Oakton Community College, Skokie, ILDescription: Skokie brings Bucky to Oakton Community College to reprise his rendition of Woody Guthrie songs. It’s sing-along timeStart Time: TBADate: 2010-06-15

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Illinois Folksongs

Title: Illinois FolksongsLocation: City Square in Rockwood, ILDescription: Come see the home of Popeye in Chester, IL and then head south out of town for a few miles to Rockwood where Bucky will entertain the town with folksongs from Illinois. … Continue reading

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Folksongs from Lincoln Land

Title: Folksongs from Lincoln LandLocation: Centralia Area History Society Museum/Centralia, ILDescription: The old coal mining town of Centralia welcomes Bucky Halker into town for a concert of folksongs from Illinois, including \”Centralia/Dying Miner\” by Woody Guthrie. Brothers and Sisters, never … Continue reading

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