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28 Apr 17 - 04:02 PM (#3852921) Subject: May Day - modern labor/union singers? From: GUEST,Proud Wobbly Of course, Joe Hill is legendary. Woody and Pete. Utah Phillips. Billy Bragg. Who are the modern singers/writers focusing on workers, unions, etc? Wondering who might be recording or just performing under the scope of the media's radar. |
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28 Apr 17 - 04:13 PM (#3852922) Subject: RE: May Day - modern labor/union singers? From: Mark Ross Anne Feeney, John O'Connor, George Mann, The Low Tide Drifters, Monday Morning Denial, Maria Dunn (in Canada), Si Kahn, Joe Jencks, David Rovics,and of course myself, who's been at it now for 45+ years. Mark Ross |
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28 Apr 17 - 04:25 PM (#3852926) Subject: RE: May Day - modern labor/union singers? From: GUEST,PW again Am I to assume that most or all of these folks, yourself included, have recordings, etc that are available in some format? I've heard of Si Kahn. I will research the rest gladly. |
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28 Apr 17 - 04:41 PM (#3852929) Subject: RE: May Day - modern labor/union singers? From: Steve Gardham Quite a number of us in Hull, Yorkshire, UK, but none of us really on the national radar. We're all amateurs or semi-pro mainly doing local gigs but most of us have albums available. Most are on the fishing industry but we cover canals/maritime and the national political scene as well. You will find some labour songs on our website www.yorkshirefolksong.net but that's only a taster. |
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28 Apr 17 - 06:08 PM (#3852936) Subject: RE: May Day - modern labor/union singers? From: Richard Bridge Liking that |
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29 Apr 17 - 12:44 AM (#3852967) Subject: RE: May Day - modern labor/union singers? From: Mark Ross All the above, PW, have recordings available. Mine can be found here on Soundcloud; https://soundcloud.com/you/tracks Except for the one that comes first THEY'RE TAKING IT AWAY which is by Ian Robb. And there are some cuts of me playing mandolin accompanying Spider John Koerner at the Elko Hobo Festival in 2000 Mark Ross |
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29 Apr 17 - 04:52 AM (#3852978) Subject: RE: May Day - modern labor/union singers? From: FreddyHeadey Mark Ross, SoundCloud link https://www.soundcloud.com/smokestack-mark-ross |
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29 Apr 17 - 11:09 AM (#3853021) Subject: RE: May Day - modern labor/union singers? From: Mark Ross Thanks for th blue clicky Fred. Mark Ross |
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07 May 17 - 08:43 PM (#3853800) Subject: RE: May Day - modern labor/union singers? From: ChanteyLass I'm a bit late to this party, but I'll add Charlie King to the list. |
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07 May 17 - 11:13 PM (#3853811) Subject: RE: May Day - modern labor/union singers? From: Deckman Thanks muchly for the link. NICE TO HEAR YOU AGAIN MARK ... bob nelson! |
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07 May 17 - 11:40 PM (#3853814) Subject: RE: May Day - modern labor/union singers? From: Mike in Brunswick He's been gone for over ten years now but since he wasn't mentioned in the original post as one of the legends, I'll throw his name in - Joe Glazer. Mike |
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08 May 17 - 12:22 AM (#3853816) Subject: RE: May Day - modern labor/union singers? From: rich-joy In Australia, I am sure there are Union choirs still .... When I lived in Darwin, NT, during the 80-90s, there was a Community Performance Choir celebration every May Day, which I was in a number of times. Once I moved to Queensland in the 90s, I know there were similar choirs in Brisbane. Whether or not they are still going, I am not sure; I'm a bit out of the loop! I'd be VERY surprised if Sydney wasn't represented though! Cheers, R-J |
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08 May 17 - 01:30 AM (#3853819) Subject: RE: May Day - modern labor/union singers? From: GUEST,Gerry Sydney is well-served by the Solidarity Choir. Also, John Warner has written excellent union songs. Peter Hicks has written union songs, and some years ago he put together a fine CD of various Australian artists doing union songs, called Songs of Working Life – Power in the Union. I can't find any trace of that CD on the web, except in Peter's biography. |
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08 May 17 - 04:04 PM (#3853978) Subject: RE: May Day - modern labor/union singers? From: GUEST,CupOfTea, no cookies at work Deb Cowan, John McCutcheon, and a WHOLE large group of "Solidarity Singers" in Madison, Wisconsin - Tom Kastle is one who introduced me to that movement. Mark Dvorak is one of the most dedicated of the many promoters of the songs of Pete Seeger. Local friend Charlie Mosbrook has a good line in Woody Guthrie songs, among many, many who sing his labor songs. Gordon Bok, Stan Rogers, are the go-to for many songs of the work life of sailors and fisherfolk. Whaling songs are so much a part of the past, but fishing and how difficult the sea is never change. So many performers, even if they don't sing exclusively for labor/union events, have some labor songs, many traditional, on hand. Lately I've been saturating myself with Brian Peters' singing, and one he performs about textile mill work "Prospect, Providence" is shatteringly beautiful. One advantage to these cherry-picked songs out of large repertoires is that they're often more intensely moving than a steady diet of labor/protest/issue songs. Other than Si Kahn, (who I enjoy & endorse highly) how many singers would bill themselves exclusively as labor/union exclusively? Joanne in Cleveland |
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09 May 17 - 05:45 AM (#3854037) Subject: RE: May Day - modern labor/union singers? From: GUEST,AR Margaret Walters... Alistair Hullett. |
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10 May 17 - 03:38 AM (#3854190) Subject: RE: May Day - modern labor/union singers? From: GUEST,padgett Brian Peters song ~ Prospect Providence, Perseverance etc is of course a Keith Marsden song ~ Keith was from Morley near Leeds and died in 1991 but a fine and I mean fine singer songwriter of traditional style songs industrial and Leeds and well observed working class life ~ died far too young Check out Cockersdale group who continued to sing and present his songs too Morley Main disaster ~ just typing this has brought tears to my eyes: I days ago saw the installation in Barnsley of the memorial statute to the Oaks mining disaster of 1866 when 361 men died the largest number on record in the UK Keith's song on first hearing years ago I had to go out of the room ~ so moving Ray |
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10 May 17 - 09:37 AM (#3854227) Subject: RE: May Day - modern labor/union singers? From: GUEST,FloraG Don' forget the Tollpuddle set and the pitmen poets. The Tollpuddle festival throws up a host of union singers. FloraG. |
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10 May 17 - 09:50 AM (#3854230) Subject: RE: May Day - modern labor/union singers? From: FreddyHeadey Tollpuddle 2017 Friday Saturday Sunday 14 15 16 July http://www.tolpuddlemartyrs.org.uk/festival |