Tag Archives: Woody Guthrie
Marjorie Dear, Schrottgalerie, Glonn, Germany
Marjorie Dear, Schrottgalerie, Glonn, Germany – Bucky Halker 2012
Bucky Halker Channeling Woody Guthrie in Latest CD
The Ghost of Woody Guthrie
CD by Bucky Halker & Andy Dee
www.buckyhalker.com
Reviewed by Mike Matejka, Grand Prairie Union News, Bloomington, Illinois
Also appears in Fox Valley Labor News, August 9, 2012
Woodrow Wilson Guthrie (1912-1967) is an American musical genius few people know, outside of leftists and folkies, but we sing his songs.
Yet just gather some Americans and start to sing “This Land is Your Land” and everyone knows to join in, “this land was made for you and me.” But few people know the itinerant Oklahoman who wrote that patriotic anthem that celebrated the land and the people, not armies or “bombs bursting in air.”
A second grader in Ashland, Wisconsin, Clark Halker, learned “This Land.” It stuck with him; Clark Halker eventually became “Bucky” Halker, a talented musician, comfortable with folk, country, rock and roll or the blues. No matter where Bucky traveled musically, scrawny old Woody kept showing up. Halker learned he and Woody had a lot in common: working class politics, music, women and the open road. Continue reading
A Tribute to Woody Guthrie: Chicago Sun-Times
Friday afternoon in Daley Plaza, folk-rocker Tom Morello roused the rally organized by National Nurses United by playing inspirational union songs. Then he tried to lead a sing-along of “This Land Is Your Land.” But the crowd was young and, … Continue reading
The Ghost of Woody Guthrie: Bucky Halker & Andy Dee
Bucky is joined by musical pal Andy Dee for a new double CD project that pays tribute to the influence of Guthrie’s impact on Bucky over the last fifty years. The CD features 18 of Bucky’s original tunes and 4 … Continue reading
Bucky Joins Kevin Kelly Live on WILL-FM, Urbana-Champaign, IL November 18, 2010
Here’s a chance to hear Bucky live with host Kevin Kelly on WILL-FM Radio in Urbana-Champaign on the campus of the University of Illinois. Bucky plays some tunes and talks with Kevin about folksongs in Illinois, Woody Guthrie, and the … Continue reading
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
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
Ain’t Got No Home: Woody Guthrie and the Great Depression
Title: Ain’t Got No Home: Woody Guthrie and the Great Depression Location: Maine Historical Society, Portland, ME Description: Bucky offers a concert of Woody Guthrie’s protest songs from the era of the Great Depression. Start Time: 1900 Date: 2009-09-23 End … 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
The Great American Labor Song
Title: The Great American Labor Protest Song Location: Roosevelt University, Chicago, IL Description: Bucky and the Johnsburg 3 (Bucky, Don Stiernberg & Tom Piekarski) are joined by Janet Bean, Bill Brickey, and Jon Langford for a concert of labor protest … Continue reading