GALESBURG, ILLINOIS (September 19, 2019) — Make plans to attend the Carl Sandburg Songbag Concert Series performance by blues/jazz musicians Sally Weisenburg and Don Berbaum at the Carl Sandburg State Historic Site in Galesburg on Sunday, October 13.
A team both personally and musically since the mid-1970s, Weisenburg and Berbaum perform music from many different styles, but the blues has always been at the heart of their music. Sally’s vocals are always the focal-point of their performances. Don’s playing on the guitar and harmonica provide inspirational coloring for her vocals. Sally also plays the keyboard.
The October 13 Sandburg Songbag performance by Weisenburg and Berbaum will be in the Sandburg site’s barn at 313 E Third Street in Galesburg. The show starts at 4PM and ends at 6PM with a break for refreshments around 5PM. A donation of $5 per person is suggested. The 2019 Sandburg Songbag concerts are made possible thanks to a grant from the Mark and Celia Godsil Family Fund, a Donor Advised Fund of the Galesburg Community Foundation, and the Community Impact Fund at the Galesburg Community Foundation. The concert is presented by the Carl Sandburg Historic Site Association and the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR).
The final 2019 Sandburg Songbag concert of the season will be on Sunday, November 10, featuring Jera Faraipanahi Scott and Carol Jean Trulson on acoustic guitar and keyboard.
Carl Sandburg was a collector and performer of America’s folk songs. The concert series is named in honor of Sandburg’s book “The American Songbag” published in 1927. The Carl Sandburg State Historic Site includes the home where the famed poet and biographer was born. For more information, visit www.sandburg.org.
The Carl Sandburg State Historic Site is operated by the IDNR.
