Considered by many as one of our area’s music-making treasures, Jaigh Lowder and Jill Manning play original songs at an exceptional level of composition and performance. Jaigh’s guitar prowess is nothing short of masterful and Jill’s voice reaches into your chest and touches the heart. That combined with a keen sense of the human spirit […]
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You must meet Jackie
Meet Jackie Jackson. If you don’t know her, you should. She has mentored many a writer. Maybe you. She’s written an array of children’s books over the years and tons of interesting and funny stories about growing up on a Wisconsin dairy farm. Since retiring, she has finally sat down and concentrated on getting those big books […]
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Poetic party
The public is invited to hear award-winning poets Allison Joseph and Jon Tribble at Quiddity’s fifth anniversary celebration. Held Nov. 7 in the historic Brinkerhoff Home on the campus of Benedictine University at Springfield, Joseph and Tribble will read, Springfield High School Jazz Band will play Dixieland-style music and the local Vachel Lindsay contest winner will […]
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Hardscrabble sounds
Virginia country-folk duo, Doug and Telisha Williams, play at the Hoogland Center for the Arts Saturday, Mar. 31. This WUIS Bedrock 66 Live concert proves to be a memorable mix of the plight of Blue Ridge Mountain folk and the struggle of main street America. The pair has opened for the likes of Lucinda Williams, […]
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Fabulous folk
Hurry now and phone the Hoogland Center for the Arts because there are only a handful of tickets left for the first WUIS Bedrock 66 Series of 2012 featuring Nashville singer/songwriter Todd Snider. With a slew of albums and a reputation as having a flair for the humorous, he is one act you won’t want […]
