Tag Archives: labor protest

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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May Day in Chicago

Posted on 05/01/2018 by Bucky

Come out May 1st and celebrate the International Worker’s holiday in Chicago, IL, at the place where it all began, Haymarket Square, Chicago.  Join Bucky and some friends at the monument located on Des Plaines and Randolph, about 2:30.  Check … Continue reading →

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Bucky Halker Presents Rebel Voices

Posted on 04/28/2018 by Bucky

Bucky will be presenting a solo performance of American Protest Songs.  Rebel Voices includes music from IWW Icon Joe Hill, Depression Era spokesman Woody Guthrie and how their influence brought forth the likes of Bob Dylan and Bruce Springsteen.  In … Continue reading →

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The Origins of International Labor Day, with Bucky Halker

Posted on 04/23/2018 by Bucky

Please join Bucky and the Illinois Labor History Society to celebrate and learn about the origins of International Labor Day at Purdue University, Hammond, IN.  You will hear music and commentary from Bucky as well as representatives from Purdue University’s … Continue reading →

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Bucky Halker presenting at the World Record Symposium

Posted on 04/12/2018 by Bucky

Bucky will be presenting research and performing the songs of Joe Hill at this important event.  

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Bucky Halker brings Joe Hill to Bishop Hill, IL

Posted on 06/03/2017 by Bucky

Bucky Halker is excited to announce he will be playing for the opening of the Joe Hill Exhibit at Bishop Hill on June 3, 2017 at 2:00 P.M. in the Steeple Building.  In 2015, Bucky recorded a CD of Joe … Continue reading →

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