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Community Sing in Mt. Morris on February 11
MT. MORRIS WI - The Black Hawk Folk Society welcomes singer and guitarist Craig Siemsen, songstress Julie Thompson and Chicago’s “official troubadour" Mark Dvorak to the Mountainview Community Center on Saturday, February 11 for the first Black Hawk Community Sing. The concert begins at 7:00 pm. There will be a pot luck at 6:00 pm before the concert. The Mountainview Community Center is located at N3137 21st Lane, Wautoma, just off Highway 152, south of Mt. Morris.
Siemsen is one of the pillar's of Milwaukee's acoustic scene. He has performed throughout the Midwest with his wife, Patti Stevenson, and the two are regular performers at Milwaukee’s legendary Coffee House. Siemsen is an acclaimed songwriter, a powerful interpreter and a skilled instrumentalist (www.craigtunes.com).
Thompson is a versatile vocalist and recording artist who sings jazz, blues, folk and show tunes. She performs regularly with several ensembles in the Milwaukee area, and also works with children (www.julievoice.com).
Dvorak is a national touring artist who has seventeen albums to his credit. He was part of the founding cast of The Mid-Winter Singing Festival, and leads the Thursday Folk Jam at the Old Town School of Folk Music and the Folk Club @The Grafton sessions in Chicago (www.markdvorak.com).
“The idea is to get people - of all ages - singing together in a social setting,” said Siemsen. “And it seems like it’s an idea whose time has come.”
“Community singing is popping up all over the place,” said Dvorak, who is artist-in-residence at the Old Town School of Folk Music in Chicago. “We just held the first community sing in Rockford, Illinois and Plymouth, Indiana. And I just got home from East Lansing, Michigan, for the fifteenth annual Mid-Winter Singing Festival,” he said. “Craig, Julie and I have led the singing seven years running in Milwaukee, and we are thrilled to be joining the folks up in Mt. Morris.”
The songs are chosen beforehand and lyrics are projected on a screen for the audience to see.
"The experience can be transforming," said Siemsen. "We try to choose familiar songs that the audience may already know, but we also like to challenge them with other types of songs that may be unfamiliar.”
General admission is $8, kids aged 12 and under are admitted free. For more information phone 715 787 7475 or 715 342 9366. Visit the Black Hawk Folk Society online at www.blackhawkfolk.org.
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