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Last Summer Concert

Wed, 05 Aug 2015 09:17:14 CDT
The last of the Hillsboro Summer Concert Series this weekend features a high energy band from Champaign-Urbana. Hillsboro Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Lesley Pollard says it's been a successful season for the concert series.

"Every year it just keeps growing and growing. In the past, weather hasn't been on our side and you kind of take a chance when you hold the concerts in the summer time here in Illinois, but so far it's been really good. We've had some really good crowds... everywhere from a couple hundred to three or four hundred."

Pollard says the last concert this Friday features the band Bones Jugs N Harmony.

"A lot of people say, 'Well what kind of music do they play?' Exactly that. They play bones, they play jugs, they play xylophone and all kinds of really cool instruments. It's very family friendly and very high energy, so we're really looking forward to this show. We always try to save the best for last. All of our bands are really good but we always try to end the year with a big bang, so this will be the one to come see if you haven't been out there yet."

The free concert begins at 7pm on Friday at the Sherwood Forest Campgrounds, 920 City Lake Road. Find videos of Bones Jugs N Harmony performances here: Bones Jugs on Youtube

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