Tag Archives: labor protest

Bucky Halker in Elgin, IL

Posted on 11/17/2018 by Bucky

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.

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Folksongs of Illinois-Booth Shot Lincoln comes to Bloomington, IL

Posted on 10/03/2018 by Bucky

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.

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Bucky Halker goes to Madison, WI

Posted on 09/20/2018 by Bucky

Details to come, but Bucky will be participating in a very special event, Folklore and the Wisconsin Idea, at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.  

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Bucky Halker brings Labor Music to Barrington, IL

Posted on 09/08/2018 by Bucky

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 … Continue reading →

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Bucky Halker Live From the Heartland on WLUW, Chicago

Posted on 09/01/2018 by Bucky

Tune in to WLUW Radio-Live from the Heartland, 88.7 on your FM dial, for a very special Labor Day program featuring labor music by Bucky Halker.  Bucky will be hanging with Michael James and Co., talking about labor protest music … Continue reading →

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Bucky Halker is coming to Rudolstadt, Germany

Posted on 07/05/2018 by Bucky

Bucky is excited to be presenting and performing at Rudolstadt music festival for the first time.  He will be participating in a conference on American Protest Music and its effects around the world.  Bucky holds a PhD. in American History … Continue reading →

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Bucky Halker returns to Oldenburg, Germany

Posted on 06/25/2018 by Bucky

Bucky will be returning to Oldenburg, Germany, while on a short tour of Germany.  Location and time of event to be determined.  Check back for details.

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Bucky Halker, Möllner Festival, Germany

Posted on 06/07/2018 by Bucky

Bucky will be traveling across the pond to present a week of lectures and concerts in Mölln, Germany.  

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Bucky Halker: I Need to Make a Dollar, Protest Songs of Illinois Workers 1865-1970, Tuscola, IL

Posted on 05/09/2018 by Bucky

No sooner had the gun barrels cooled from the Civil War than the nation’s burgeoning industrial workforce began to seek redress for a growing list of economic and political grievances.  Illinois played a central role in that development as its … Continue reading →

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Bucky Halker presents Booth Shot Lincoln: Folksongs of Illinois 1818-1960, Bishop Hill, IL

Posted on 05/05/2018 by Bucky

Illinois has rich and diverse folk music traditions that remain underrecognized by both specialists and the general public.  From the beginning of Illinois statehood through the folk revival that swept the nation and state in the 1950s, the many people … Continue reading →

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