Singers like Mary Travers and Ronnie Gilbert, then later Holly Near are some of the reasons I'm able to just throw back my head and sing the way I do. I have a big voice and thanks to them I don't have to apologize for it or pretend that it is less than it is. As Dave Swan said, "Mary T. showed me how to just plant my feet and commit to the song..." Isn't that splendid? And so true.

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