The Carl Historic Site Association is excited to announce the roster of artists playing on the Sandburg Songbag Concert Series 2024! Songbag Concerts occur March thru November for 2pm matinees on the second Sunday of the month.
Songbag Concert Series 2024:
3/10/2024 Bell & Field (Kewanee IL) – Folk/Rock/Cover
4/14/2024 Cactus Lee (Austin TX) – Singer-Songwriter
5/12/2024 Carrie Sue & the Wood Burners (Urbana IL) – Bluegrass/Folk
6/9/2024 Sarah & the Underground (Peoria IL) –Folk/Roots
7/14/2024 King Neptune (Macomb IL) – Blues
8/11/2024 Sunshine Regiacorte & Casey Foubert (Galesburg IL) – Folk
9/8/2024 Carol Jean & Jera (Galesburg IL) – Bluegrass/Country/Rock/Cover
10/13/2024 Lojo Russo (Quad Cities IA) – Americana/Roots
11/10/2024 Triflemore (Shetland & America) – Folk
The Songbag Concert Series is named for Carl Sandburg’s collection of songs and stories The American Songbag. The series aims to present an array of musical showcases that honor the legacy of Carl Sandburg as a poet, writer, activist, musician and prophet. Much of Sandburg’s work beautifully tells tales of wisdom and wit– and The American Songbag reminds us of his respect and admiration of the troubadour, the bard, the musician that tells life’s stories through song.
This season’s opening concert features Bell & Field on March 10, 2024. With their spot-on harmonies, this folk-rock duo will breathe new life into your old favorites!
Songbag Concerts are hosted in The Barn at the Carl Sandburg State Historic Site: 313 E. Third Street, Galesburg. The first set starts at 2:00pm, and the second starts at 3:15. Refreshments served between sets. Songbag Concerts are presented by the Carl Sandburg Historic Site Association and Illinois Department of Natural Resources. Additional funding in part by the Mark & Celia Godsil Family Fund, a Donor Advised Fund of the Galesburg Community Foundation. A donation of $5 per person is suggested when attending Songbag Concerts.
***Courtesy of the Carl Sandburg Historic Site Association***
