City of Mt. Vernon issued the following announcement on Nov. 20.
November 24, 2018 at Jefferson County Historical Village, 2 p.m.
Chris Vallillo will perform a program he designed especially for the Illinois Bicentennial, "By Thy Rivers Flowing Gently". He is a nationally acclaimed singer/songwriter and folk musician who strives to "make the people and places of "unmetropolitan" America come to life in song." Having spent the last 30 years in the rural Midwest, he developed an affinity for American roots music. Performing on six-string and bottleneck slide guitars and harmonica, Vallillo writes and performs original, contemporary, and traditional songs and creates musical narratives as a portrait of the history and lifestyles of the Midwest. For more information call (618) 246-0033.
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Source: City of Mt. Vernon