Mark Sahlgren's musical celebration of Reading Together

Local music legend and co-host of WMUK's Grassroots program, Mark Sahlgren, helped celebrate Reading Together by performing music inspired by the Rick Bragg memoirs. Sahlgren was joined by Grassroots co-host Lorraine Caron (Duffield/Caron Project) and daughter Darcy Wilkin (Corn Fed Girls) in a set that featured a wide range of folk, country and Americana.

In addition to the great music, Sahlgren shared with the audience a stage filled with Gibson guitars, including several specifically crafted during the Depression which ties directly to the Bragg books. After hearing the sweet sounds of Caron, Wilkin, and Sahlgren the audience was encouraged to sing along to the final song!

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4/2/2009 02:19:16 PM, by Kevin King | Add a Comment - 1 Comment
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I am searching to find out who sings "kalamazoo" which played on Sunday the 27th of June . Also who sang "16 tons" played the same day. I tried to record the show on Saturday the 3rd of July but my recorder failed. Please help if you can. Thank you and have a great day.

By Todd Boze, 07/04/2010

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