As many of you know I am a strong advocate of Carl Sandburg’s poetry. Over the years I’ve added many of his poems to my performance repertoire and have also enlisted musicians Michael Kent Smith, Steven Hashimoto, Carter Luke, Al Ehrich, and Scott Hirstenstein to help me create a musical adaptation of Sandburg’s work entitled “Sandburg to Smith” which debuted at his historical birthplace in Galesburg, Illinois a few years go.
At that debut I met Paul Bonesteel, a man passionately dedicated to refocusing public attention to the People’s Poet. He’s a filmmaker who is creating one hell of a documentary about the old Swede. If you’re a Sandburg fan you’ll want to visit these sites:
http://bonesteelfilms.com/carl.html
http://bonesteelfilms.blogspot.com/
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Marc,
I am desperately looking for a recording of your performance reading Cornhuskers from Sandburg. Could you tell me where I could obtain it ?
Many thanks
Best