Song Writer, author
Singer-song writer:  Linda has written numerous songs in English and Spanish.  Her songs include Country and Old Time, Blues and corridos.  She has written songs and parodies for many community and social justice events.  Corrido de Atenco:  Mariposa, Mariposa was written for the women flower vendors of San Salvador Atenco, Mexico and their struggle to gain justice from the Mexican government.  It is an Amnesty International cause, with song proceeds going to AI on behalf of the women.




Linda has written and performed historical narratives with music on the history of Chicago, labor, women and social justice.

Linda has two Readers Theatre Musicals:  Pilsen:  Our Struggle, Our Home   and Telling Women's Lives:  Chicago & Illinois Women's History in Song & Story to be available in fall, 2011.

  

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Awesome Folk Band: Linda Boyle & Dennis Huston

AFB performances:
People's Church, Chicago
Fox Valley Folk Festival Children's Stage, Illinois
Black Hills Heritage Festival, Rapid City, SD
Hill City, SD
Elbo Room, Chicago
Heartland Cafe, Chicago
Decima Musa Restaurant, Chicago

        Educational Programs:

Linda has performed at numerous elementary, middle and high schools, colleges and universities, as well as libraries, museums and educational conferences.

2011 workshop on Childhood Trauma and Literacy/Music in the classroom with Linda & psychotherapist Carol Hayse
"This was the best PD workshop I've ever been to,"  Meredith, teacher at Team Englewood, Chicago

"Linda's  (and Ramona Schwatrz) workshop was the highlight of the conference."  Nancy Miller, Riverside, IL:  International Reading Association Conference, Chicago, 2005

Illinois Reading Conference
Council for Exceptional Children Conference
Young Adult Reading Conference, Illinois
South Dakota Reading Conference
Chicago area schools:  Corkery School, Onahan School, Benito Juarez High School

University of Illinois at Chicago
Northwestern University
Harper College
College of DuPage
National Women's History Association Conferences
Chicago Area Women's History Conference
Children's Music Network Conference   (Linda was a Midwest co-rep for CMN for 5 years.)
Environmental Protection Agency
Waukesha, WI Regional Library