Trini Lopez, Judy Collins, and Michelle Phillips headline the taping at 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, August 20 at the Byham Theater in Pittsburgh of the American Soundtrack concert series entitled “This Land Is Our Land,” a blend of folk rock and pop music. American Soundtrack, now in its fifth year on WQED in Pittsburgh and on PBS nationally, is the 13th installment of the immensely popular series produced by WQED Multimedia in Pittsburgh and broadcast exclusively on PBS.

Artists also scheduled to appear are the popular 1960s musical groups, Spanky and Our Gang, The Lovin’ Spoonful, "A Serendipitous Reunion," and The Hillside Singers. Other folk music icons on the program include Tom Paxton, Tommy Makem, Erik Darling, Jim Brady, and Scott McKenzie.

American Soundtrack: “ This Land Is Our Land” debuts on WQED in Pittsburgh and on PBS stations across the country in December.

According to George L. Miles, Jr., president and CEO of WQED Multimedia, parent company of WQED tv13, the American Soundtrack series is a venture to preserve American music culture from doo-wop to folk to rock and roll to rhythm and blues.

“The American Soundtrack series is the most successful series of fundraising specials in public television history,” said Miles. “Over 250 groups have come to Pittsburgh for the tapings, in four years we’ve raised nearly $80 million for PBS, and WQED is proud to bring Pittsburgh to the forefront of the entertainment industry through the tapings and promotions of these programs.”

American Soundtrack concert series is a production of WQED Multimedia in Pittsburgh, in association with Rhino Entertainment, Executive Producer, T.J. Lubinsky.

US Airways is the official airline of the American Soundtrack concert series.

For additional information, please e-mail: promotion@wqed.org