English and Celtic duo at Dickson Mounds Museum
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[June 13, 2012]
LEWISTOWN --
The folk duo February Sky will perform an unusual mix of traditional
English folk songs and original, quirky, humorous songs Saturday at
7:30 p.m. at the Dickson Mounds Museum. From old-time English
ballads to stellar songwriting, this group delivers songs that tell
stories of lives and feelings, resonate with messages of social
justice, and adroitly expose human nature.
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February Sky is traditional singer and Celtic guitarist Phil Cooper
with songwriter and singer Susan Urban. Cooper sings and plays his
own arrangements of traditional songs and tunes on six-string guitar
and cittern, and he also interprets a number of carefully chosen
songs from the best of modern folk song writers, as well as backing
up Urban on her songs. Urban is a writer of story songs and humorous
"slice of life" songs. She accompanies her songs, plus Cooper's
songs and tunes, on six- and 12-string guitar, six-string banjo,
mountain dulcimer, and hand percussion instruments. The two
musicians present a combination of old and new songs addressing the
widest possible range of experience, complete with vocal harmony,
intricate instrumentation and thoughtful stagecraft.
The program
is part of the Hickory Ridge Concert Series, hosted by
singer-songwriter Chris Vallillo. Concerts are scheduled for the
third Saturday of every month at Dickson Mounds Museum and begin at
7:30 p.m., with the museum lobby opening at 6:30 p.m.
There is an admission charge of $5 per adult and $3 for children
under 12. Sitting is limited to the first 150 people.
Coffee, drinks and a variety of desserts are available during
intermission.
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The Dickson Mounds branch of the Illinois State Museum is located
between Lewistown and Havana off Routes 78 and 97. The museum is
open free to the public from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. every day. Tours
and special programs are available for groups with reservations. For
more information call 309-547-3721 or TDD 217-782-9175 or visit the
museum's website at
www.experiencedicksonmounds.com.
For more information about February Sky, visit
http://www.februarysky.com/.
[Text from file received from
Dickson Mounds Museum]
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