Tag Archives: labor songs

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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Folksongs of Illinois-Booth Shot Lincoln, Lombard, IL

Posted on 08/10/2018 by Bucky

Bucky will be presenting his folksongs of Illinois program at Lombard Historical Society.  Come out and hear folksongs about Illinois and commentary on how they came to this great state.

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Bucky Halker presenting at Illinois Bicentennial Celebration in Vandalia, IL

Posted on 07/20/2018 by Bucky

Bucky will be offering up some of his favorite road songs celebrating travel throughout the great State of Illinois.  Come out to Vandalia and celebrate the bicentennial.  Location TBD.  This is a FREE event sponsored by Illinois Humanities.

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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 celebrates Studs Terkel

Posted on 05/16/2018 by Bucky

This just in-Bucky will be performing at the Hideout, Chicago, IL, with a cast of characters to celebrate Studs Terkel and his contributions to Chicago art, labor and culture.  Bucky will be playing some Studs Terkel favorites, including Joe Hill … Continue reading →

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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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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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