"I play my music, Polshaw, and I don't include politics in my repetoire, and I'm hardly the only musician who avoids mixing music and politics."
If you play folk music it is hard to imagine you NOT being political!
All of the Spirituals, most of Blues or even (spits on ground) Country has a political ellement.
There are some folk songs that the authorities would have removed your lips for at one time!

Power to the people!