BARRY CLOYD WILL BE PERFORMING IN BISHOP HILL!

As part of the Doodle Folk Music Festival on Saturday, May 31, 2025, Barry Cloyd will be performing at 10 a.m. in the village park in Bishop Hill, IL.

Barry Cloyd is a Midwestern based, award-winning, touring singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist/historian who typically performs more than 125 shows of all types per year. Barry has created and toured dozens of edu-tainment programs which focus on our own history with music. He has shared the stage & recorded with many stars of the Blues and Americana worlds including members of Buddy Guy’s Band, The Byrds, Stephen Still’s, EmmyLou Harris’, The Oak Ridge Boys, John Denver’s and Dan Fogelberg’s Bands. In addition, Barry has an on-going US/Mexican touring schedule with David Raitt, brother of Bonnie Raitt, 13 time Grammy winner. Barry is also a recording artist with 10 CD’s, the last of which, the all original “Southland”, won an award for best Americana album in 2016 which resulted in his tracks “Spirit Dance” and “Know This River” being placed in international radio rotation.

This free event is funded in part by the Illinois Arts Council, Illinois Humanities Council, Galesburg Community Foundation, and the Geneseo Foundation.  For more details, you can call 309 927-3899 or email bhha@mymctc.net. Information about this festival is also posted on www.bishophillheritage.org and the Bishop Hill Heritage Association Facebook page.