A Road Scholar program by Lee Murdock

Lee Murdock has uncovered a boundless body of music and stories in the Great Lakes. There is an amazing timelessness in this music, a uniquely American maritime music tradition found more than a thousand miles from any salt water. Tracing the settlement of the Great Lakes region, the program includes both maritime history and songs about the people who settled on the Midwestern shores–farmers, lumberjacks, sailors, canallers, family life on the prairie, legends and heroes.

Noted as a fluent instrumentalist on the six and twelve string guitars,

Lee Murdock ‘s musical influences span fifteen generations, from 17th

century harp music to Scott Joplin guitar rags to original songs. A student

of traditional music and folklore for over two decades, Lee has released ten

albums heard on radio stations in North America, Europe and Australia.

For more information contact Merna K. Folkers or Jain Peterson, 847.394.2341.