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The Matchsellers visit Our Front Porch
January 19 @ 7:00 am - 9:00 pm
The Western Illinois Museum welcomes the Kansas City-based trio, The Matchsellers for an evening of Bluegrass music on Our Front Porch. The group will perform on Friday, January 19, 2024, and offer an evening of lively original music on the Museum’s indoor porch. The doors and bar open at 6:00 pm with two sets of music at 7:00 pm and 8:00 pm. There is a suggested $5 donation a the door.
The Matchsellers was formed from the musical partnership of Andrew Morris (Guitar/Vocals) and Julie Bates (Fiddle/Vocals) when the two met in Leipzig, Germany. They were two American Midwesterners on Fulbright Scholarships working as Cultural Ambassadors to Germany. The two invited Brian McCarty on mandolin and nearly ten years later, the folk trailblazers have performed on NPR’s Mountain Stage Radio Show and at Winfield’s Walnut Valley Festival, John Hartford Memorial Festival, and the Folk Alliance International Official Showcase Artist. They have been featured in the Bluegrass Situation and Bluegrass Today. To learn more about The Matchsellers visit their website at https://thematchsellers.com/
The Museum’s programs are supported in part by grants from Illinois Humanities and the Illinois Arts Council Agency.
The Western Illinois Museum is a non-profit organization celebrating and nurturing the history, culture, and traditions of McDonough County, and is quickly becoming a vibrant community hub that features exhibits, an open collection, lectures, music, and other programs located in a historic building. The Museum is located at 201 S. Lafayette Street, one block south of Macomb’s Courthouse Square.
Follow us on social media @wimuseum. For further information, call 309-837-2750, text 309-837-2613, or email info@wimuseum.org.