Chris uses period music Lincoln may well have known and sung, and Lincoln ‘s own stories to illustrate his life and put it into context.

Abraham Lincoln in Song helps shed light on one of history’s most beloved figures “not only as a remarkable leader, but as a man,” who knew and loved many of these very songs himself. Special emphasis is placed on showing Lincoln ‘s unique bond with the common man and his desire for reconciliation, not revenge. It is an extensively researched, historically accurate program.

Chris Vallillo is a singer/songwriter and folk musician who makes the people and places of “unmetropolitan” America come to life in song.

Vallillo’s music has a timeless quality about it, with a “one foot in the past and one foot in the future” quality about it.

Performing on six-string and bottleneck slide guitars and vocals, Vallillo weaves original, contemporary, and traditional songs and narratives into a compelling and entertaining portrait of the history and lifestyles of the Midwest.

Chris is a recipient of an Illinois Arts Council Artist Fellowship Award for music composition and has been nominated for the Illinois Arts Council’s Governor’s Award for Individual Artist.

He has twice served as the Illinois State Scholar for the Smithsonian Institution’s traveling exhibit on roots music New Harmonies.

Root beer and light refreshments will be provided.
This concert is FREE but registration is suggested.

Funded in part with a grant from the Illinois Arts Council.