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Underhill Rose headlines Sandburg folk festival

Underhill Rose will perform at the Carl Sandburg Folk Music Festival on Memorial Day.

By Bill Moss, Published: May 18, 2015

Folk musicians from across the region will converge at Connemara for a day of toe-tapping fun and music as Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site hosts the 29th annual Carl Sandburg Folk Music Festival on Memorial Day, May 25.
The free festival offers live music performances from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Seating is available at the amphitheater or visitors may bring their own chair and rest under the hemlocks while enjoying a day of folk fun. Started in 1987, the folk festival honors Carl Sandburg and his preservation of traditional folk music as found in his collection “The American Songbag.” Steve and Jean Smith will perform hammered dulcimer music at the historic barn area from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Here’s the amphitheater lineup:
• 11 a.m. Jhon Akers shares anecdotes of Carl Sandburg’s life and his guitar-inspired passion for music.
• Noon. The 42nd Street Jazz Band performs good-time swing era tunes and nostalgic ballads.
• 1 p.m. John Emil, master of the slide guitar plays a unique show-stopping mix of delta and folk blues. Emil has supplied music for several prominent television shows such as “Dateline” and “The Voice”.
• 2 p.m. The Chuck Beattie band will perform Chicago Style Blues with his traditional old school charm. Chucks’ knowledge of gospel, jazz and the sounds of the Delta make for a memorable experience.
• 3 p.m. Internationally recognized female trio Under Hill Rose will perform their impressive harmonic fusion of Americana, bluegrass, R&B and roots music. Their premier album “Something Real” was named one of the American Music Associations Top 100 albums of the year in 2013.