GALESBURG, ILLINOIS (March 28, 2019) — Dan Zahn and Kate Moretti, who flavor their folk music with a love of jazz, will perform April 14 at the Carl Sandburg State Historic Site in Galesburg as part of the Sandburg Songbag Concert Series. They last performed at the Sandburg site in 2013.
Moretti and Zahn met in 1994 and discovered how similar their musical tastes were. Since then, they have performed their unique blend of traditional and contemporary folk, jazz, and original tunes in concert throughout the Midwest doing cafes, coffeehouses, museums, and house-concerts. In addition to their versatile vocal-stylings, they accompany themselves on guitar, mandolin, ukulele, banjo, dulcimer, and Native-American-style flute. Their web site is www.reverbnation.com/danzahnkatemoretti.
During intermission, the Sandburg site’s bookstore will be open providing a chance to do some shopping. The store features books written by and about Carl Sandburg, Sandburg recordings, mugs, bookmarks, items of local historical interest, and more.
The April 14 Songbag performance by Zahn and Moretti 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.
Carl Sandburg Songbag concerts later this spring will include:
- May 5: Ian Johnson and Manny Lopez III, funky guitar and keyboard
- June 9: Last Acre — Mark and Molly Mathewson, father and daughter duo perform traditional bluegrass and folk music
- July 14: David Berntson, blues harmonica
- August 11: Andy Crawford and Harry Tonchev, jazz guitar and bass
- September 8: Barry Cloyd, singer, songwriter
- October 13: Sally Weisenburg and Don Bernbaum, blues and jazz
- November 10: Jera Faraipanahi Scott and Carol Jean Trulson, acoustic guitar and keyboard
Carl Sandburg was a collector and performer of America’s folk songs. The 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 Sandburg site is operated by the Illinois Department Natural Resources.
