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Category Archives: News
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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Tagged Bob Dylan, Bucky Halker, IWW, labor songs, Pete Seeger, Republicans, Skokie Theatre, Wobblies, Woody Guthrie
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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
Skokie Theatre: Allan Curtis
Of all the artists I book here at the Skokie Theatre, Bucky Halker is my personal favorite. His Tribute to Woody Guthrie is something I look forward to every year and Bucky captures Woody’s spirit better than anyone else. Bucky’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Bucky Halker, Carl Sandburg, cdbaby, halker, protest music, Studs Terkel, unions, Woody Guthrie
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Hear the WBEZ Interview on 848 with Steve Edwards & Bucky Halker, May 30, 2007
To hear the live interview with Bucky and performances by Bucky, Don Stiernberg and Janet Bean on WBEZ simply click on the following: WBEZ
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Chicago Reader interview with Bucky, May 25, 2007
To view the Chicago Reader story on Bucky just click on the following: CHICAGO READER
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Folksongs of Illinois, vols. 1-3: Produced by Bucky Halker
Hey, I produced a series of three CDs on Illinois folk music for the Illinois Humanities Council. The Folksongs of Illinois CDs feature archival tracks, songs from old 78s and LPs, and new studio recordings. Everything from early country, to … Continue reading
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Wisconsin, 2-13-63, volume 1
77 At last! After two CDs and a decade of performing worker protest songs, as well as lecturing and writing about the subject, I was aching to get into the studio with my own songs. Late in 2003 I jumped … Continue reading
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