The Amplify Decatur Music Festival has two missions: to entertain and give back to the community. All proceeds from the festival pour directly back into the Decatur Cooperative Ministry, which prevents and alleviates homelessness in Decatur and Dekalb County. The headliner for this year’s Amplify Decatur Music Festival is the multi-Grammy Award-winning guitarist and songwriter Ben Harper. He continues to refine his masterful playing and composition into a rich and eclectic blend of folk traditions. Harper joined “City Lights” host Lois Reitzes via Zoom to talk about a life immersed in music and where it’s taken him lately.
Interview highlights:
On growing up at his family’s California folk music store and community center:
Read this story now for free
To continue reading, sign up for our newsletter and get unlimited access to WABE.org
You can select your preferences for news and local content. We will never share your email address. Learn how your newsletter sign-up will support WABE and Public Media
