On Sunday June 25 2023, Chris Vallillo will be in concert at 3 p.m. in the village park as part of the Bishop Hill Midsommar Music Festival in Bishop Hill IL. Performing on six-string and bottleneck slide guitars and harmonica, Vallillo weaves original, contemporary, and traditional songs and narratives into a compelling and entertaining portrait of the history and lifestyles of the Midwest. In 2016, his “Oh Freedom! Songs of the Civil Rights Movement” charted at # 6 on the folk charts.
Chris Vallillo is a singer/songwriter, and roots musician who makes the people and places of “unmetropolitan” America come to life in song. Having spent the last 30 years in the rural Midwest, he has a natural affinity for American roots music. A master of finger style and bottleneck slide guitar, Vallillo weaves original, contemporary, and traditional songs and narratives into a compelling and entertaining portrait of the history and lifestyles of the Midwest. Dirty Linen magazine described the music as, “vivid, original story songs” delivered with an “eye for detail and a sense of history” while Folk Wax Magazine Editor, Arthur Wood said “Vallillo’s guitar playing flows like warm honey and is a true aural delight.”
This concert is free and open to the public. Please bring lawn chairs. For more information about the Midsommar Music Festival in Bishop Hill IL, please contact the Bishop Hill Heritage Association at 309 927-3899 or at bhha@mymctc.net
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