September 2018
Bucky Halker brings Labor Music to Barrington, IL
Bucky will be serving up his renditions of Illinois Labor Songs at the Barrington History Museum. Come out and hear the history of labor music and how it defined the labor movement in Illinois. Bucky holds a Ph.D. in American History with an emphasis in American labor history. Welcome To Labor Land
Find out more »Bucky Halker goes to Madison, WI
Details to come, but Bucky will be participating in a very special event, Folklore and the Wisconsin Idea, at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Find out more »October 2018
Folksongs of Illinois-Booth Shot Lincoln comes to Bloomington, IL
Bucky will be presenting his folksongs of Illinois program at Luther Oaks , Bloomington, IL. Come out and hear folksongs about Illinois and commentary on how they came to this great state.
Find out more »November 2018
Bucky Halker in Elgin, IL
Bucky will be playing at the Elgin Museum event at the Grand Victoria Casino. He will be presenting his brand of Folksongs of Illinois for the Elgin Museum fundraising event. Come out for a good cause and to say hello. Folksongs of Illinois, #4
Find out more »April 2019
The Day Will Come: Honoring Our Working Class Heroes
Join Bucky Halker, Purdue University Northwest, and the Illinois Labor History Society for a special program on the history of labor in American and a selection of labor protest songs from Illinois and US working class history.
Find out more »Remembering Haymarket: A Celebration
Remember the Haymarket Martyrs! Join the Forest Park Historical Society for an afternnoon of music, art, and remembrance as we celebrate May Day and the role of Forest Park in preserving the legacy of Haymarket. From 1-5 pm on April 28 at the Howard Mohr Community Center. Food, beer, artwork, non-profit tables, bookstores, vendors, and more. Bucky Halker performs American labor protest music from 4- 5 pm.
Find out more »May 2019
Road Scholar Concert-Mt. Vernon, IL: Protest Songs of Illinois Workers
Bucky will be performing his show “I Need to Make A Dollar: Protest Songs of Illinois Workers, 1865-1970”, May 9, 2019, 6:30 pm at the C.E. Brehm Memorial Library. Come join us for this FREE event, listen and learn about Illinois’ past. This event is underwritten through Illinois Humanities' Road Scholar Program. CDs will be available for purchase.
Find out more »Protest Songs and Cultural Transformation: Bucky Halker in Concert
May 31, 2019 7:15 P.M. at Parkland College in Champaign, IL Bucky Halker rolls into Champaign-Urbana for a concert and discussion of protest songs and their role in cultural and social transformation. Bucky will perform a number of songs from the labor movement and the civil rights movement, including works of Joe Hill, Bob Dylan, and Bruce Springsteen. The concert is sponsored by the Phi Theta Kappa honors society, a national community college organization for honors students. …
Find out more »June 2019
Folksongs of Illinois coming to DeKalb County History Center
Bucky will be bringing his brand of Illinois folksongs to DeKalb County History Center in his program entitled "Goin' Down The Road: Folksongs Of Illinois, 1818-1960, on June 8, 2019 at 1:00 pm. Come join us for some great music and stories about folk music in Illinois and how it came to be here. This is a free program offered at part of the Illinois Humanities' Road Scholar Program. Folksongs of Illinois CD series will be available for purchase at…
Find out more »Road Scholar Program, Lisle, IL
Join Bucky Halker at the Lisle Heritage Society, June 27, 2019, 7:00 pm, where he will present Goin' Down the Road: Folk Songs of Illinois, 1818-1960. Just in time to celebrate Illinois' Bicentennial, you will hear folk songs from all over the State. Songs that were written by Illinois residents or brought here and popularized in Illinois. This event is free and offered as part of the Illinois Humanities' Road Scholar program. Folksongs of Illinois CDs will be available for purchase.
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