Title: May Day in Chicago
Location: 175 North DesPlaines, Chicago
Description: Bucky will be playing solo for this yearly tribute to the Haymarket Martyrs. The event takes place on the street at the Haymarket monument and generally starts around 11:00 a.m.
Start Time: 11:00
Date: 2013-05-01
End Time: 13:00
May Day in Chicago
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Folksongs of Illinois: Volume 5, Chicago Since 1970
Volume 4 of Folksongs of Illinois was released by Company of Folk in 2011. Look for Volume 5: Chicago Since 1970 in the fall of 2013. Volume 5 is being partially funded by the Richard Dreihaus Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts. Company of Folk director, Bucky Halker, continues to serve as the series producer. The CD will cover a variety of the city’s rich musical traditions, but will devote particular attention to the Asian and Hispanic music that became central to the city’s sounds in the years following 1970.
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Bucky Halker, Woody Guthrie, and Texas Radio: Live Interview on KDRP
Title: Bucky Halker, Woody Guthrie, and Texas Radio: Live Interview on KDRP
Location: Your Computer Speakers
Link out: Click here
Description: Bucky Halker joins radio host Bill Paige for a one-hour interview on Woody Guthrie, born July 14, 1912. You can hear the interview live via streaming. Start time is 8:15 a.m.
Start Time: 08:15 a.m.
Date: 2012-07-13
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Remember Haymarket!
Title: Remember Haymarket!
Location: Haymarket Monument @ Desplaines and Randolph in Chicago
Description: Join Bucky and a cast of speakers and musicians in the annual commemoration of Haymarket, the key event in American labor history.
Start Time: 11:00
Date: 2012/05/01
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Black Hawk College & Bucky Halker
Title: Black Hawk College & Bucky Halker
Location: Black Hawk College
Description: Bucky travels to Moline, Illinois for two days of concerts and discussion at Black Hawk College
Start Date: 2012/05/03
End Date: 2012/05/04
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Jane Addams and Hull House
Title: Jane Addams and Hull House
Location: Hull House, Chicago, IL
Description: A commemoration of Jane Addams contribution to American society. Larry Spivack, chair of the Illinois Labor History Society, will lead the program. Bucky will offer a few songs for the participants.
Start Time: 09:00
Date: 2012/05/04
End Time: 12:00
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75 Years for Teachers in Lake County (AFT)
Title: 75 Years for Teachers in Lake County (AFT)
Location: 248 Ambrogio Drive, Gurney, IL
Description: Bucky Halker presents a concert of labor music as part of the celebration of the 75 anniversary of the American Federation of Teachers in Lake County.
Start Time: 06:00
Date: 2012/05/01
End Time: 08:00
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Woody Guthrie at 100
Title: Woody Guthrie at 100
Location: Itasca Historical Society, Itasca, IL
Description: Woody Guthrie Centennial Concert (date is tentative)
Start Time: 14:00
Date: 2013-02-24
End Time: 16:00
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Road Scholar Gig – Woody Guthrie at 100
Title: Road Scholar Gig – Woody Guthrie at 100
Location: North Shore Unitarian Church
Description: Join us for a potluck and concert featuring Woody Guthrie music from the Depression and Dust Bowl era.
Start Time: 18:00
Date: 2013-02-09
End Time: 20:00
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Roads Scholar Gig – Woody Guthrie at 100
Title: Roads Scholar Gig – Woody Guthrie at 100
Location: McHenry Public Library, McHenry, IL
Description: Woody Guthrie Centennial Concert
Start Time: 12:00
Date: 2013-06-02
End Time: 14:00
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